Hoelderlin – Traumstadt album art
Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Feb 9th, 2025. Artwork published in
April 1978
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Traumstadt is a live double LP by German prog rock band Hoelderlin. It was recorded on 24 and 25 October 1977 at Opernhaus Wuppertal, in the group’s home town, and released on Spiegelei, Intercord’s dedicated prog rock label.
The cover represents one of the more prominent uses of Erwin Poell’s eponymous display typeface, Poell. It was designed by Ingo Hamacher, following a concept by guitarist Christian von Grumbkow. Poell is used in all caps, featuring its dotted I.
The labels visualize the name: Spiegelei is German for fried egg. Text is printed in Helvetica.
