The London Philharmonic Orchestra – The Planets by Gustav Holst album art
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
on Jan 1st, 2026. Artwork published in
circa 1971
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This cover is for a c.1971 reissue of The Planets as recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Adrian Boult on September 10–11, 1953, at Walthamstow Assembly Hall. Instead of showing the planets themselves, designer Norman Glick opted for light trails that hint at their orbits. The typeface to go with these multiline structures is Rémy Peignot’s Cristal, released by Deberny & Peignot in the year of the recording.
