The Mars Volta, The Widow Single Cover, 2005
By Storm Thorgerson
About the image
"The Widow is a song by The Mars Volta, a wayward jazz-rock band from the most dangerous border town in existence, namely Juarez. They are a couple of sweeties, and wrote an album that is like a film score but without a film. If I remember correctly an element of this story was about an orphan who was looking for his parentage, namely his roots, which is of course why he is going down the tree not up it!
This picture was shot near Gatwick airport, where the rain has washed away the earth around the yew tree roots which cling to a rock and become exposed, looking like something from a fairytale." - Storm Thorgerson
Collector's Notes:
In 2010 Storm selected several of his favorite album cover designs to release as large mural-sized limited edition prints. Several of these pieces were installed in a long-term exhibition at YouTube's corporate offices in San Bruno, CA.
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The Mars Volta, The Widow Single Cover, 2005