Argus - Cover Art

Original cover art by Hipgnosis.

US CD: 088 112 816-2 (remastered version)

German CD: MCAD 10234

Canadian LP MCA 2344 gatefold inner

Canadian LP MCA 2344 gatefold inner courtesy of Stian Brekke. See his web page here: www.hipgnosiscovers.com.

Argus deluxe, Cat# Set 9849624 / CD1 9849625 / CD2 9849626
Front cover with see-through slipcase on:	Back cover with see-through slipcase on:
Argus deluxe booklet cover (with UFO)
Argus deluxe, Front half open
Argus deluxe, inside half open
Argus deluxe, inside fully open
Note that Andy Powell can be seen twice among the black and white photos but there's no picture of Ted Turner.

Argus, LMLR (Culture factory) Limited Edition 2 CD, Cat# 782 213

Japanese 2013 single SHMCD release, UICY-75890, including bonus tracks: No Easy Road single version and all Live from Memphis tracks. (Bonus track list correction courtesy of Neil Hunt.)

Note that the cover for Live from Memphis is a dummy. There is no separate CD for it. All tracks are on a single SHMCD.

Japanese 2013 single platinum SHMCD box, UICY-40015, including bonus tracks: No Easy Road single version and all Live from Memphis tracks. (Bonus track list correction courtesy of Neil Hunt.)

Portrait view:

Outside view of box:

Inside view of box and contents:

All tracks are on a single platinum SHMCD.

Pink label factory test pressing:
Pictures courtesy of Ben Reinhardt.
White label test pressing:
Thank you Mike Tarling!
Greek white label test pressing, 14C 064-94994
Picture courtesy of Dr. John.

Tsutomu Kubota's LP with a "couple of signatures":

Detail of Back Cover. GER LP 250 473-1 (Single sleeve)

180 gram single LP release from year 2010, Universal DL 75347 (80013902-01) Single sleeve. Detail of front cover with a sticker. Upper right corner.

180 gram single LP release from year 2010, Universal DL 75347 (80013902-01) Single sleeve. Detail of back cover. Upper left corner without the UFO!

Detail 1 of US LP release MCA-49 which was re-distributed by EMI as MCG 3510. Upper right corner of back cover.
	Text partially covered by sticker: MCA-49 (FORMERLY DL7-5347) All selections previously released on DECCA album old number DL7-5347 entitled ARGUS
Detail 2 of US LP release MCA-49 which was re-distributed by EMI as MCG 3510. Lower right corner of back cover.
Note the Decca logo that's been edited out (or tried to be edited out).

Russian LP R60 02137, front	Russian LP R60 02137, back
Sticker, side 1	Sticker, side 2

UK Cassette TC-MCG 3510

UK Cassette MCLC 1787, front

UK Cassette MCLC 1787, back

Note that the track running order is different from the original LP. Side A on the LP has become side B on the cassette and vice versa.

All 70's MCA UK cassette pictures courtesy of Philippe Gweganton.

UK Cassette CLAMC 140

Japanese Promo Boxes

Promo boxes published together with Japanese paper sleeve CD releases.

Front of box 1

Back of box 1

Spine of box 1

Front of box 2

Back of box 2

Spine of box 2

 
Other promo boxes:
Pilgrimage
Wishbone Four
Live Dates (two versions)
Live Dates Volume two

All promo box info and pictures courtesy of Jean-Paul Baume.

Written by: Rainer Frilund - Last update: Jan, 2024