London Symphony Orchestra – The Planets by Gustav Holst album art, Sine Qua Non
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
on Jan 11th, 2026. Artwork published in
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This 1975 reissue of Gustav Holst’s The Planets as performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under Malcolm Sargent was produced by American variety label Sine Qua Non under license from London Records.
The cover art features a view of multiple celestial bodies that seems to be too good to be believable: Earth rises large over the horizon of its moon (?) in the foregroud, with Saturn directly behind it. For good measure, this artistic perspective serendipitously captures a partial eclipse further away.
The title typography features the rarely seen Avanti Caps, issued by Californian phototype company Lettergraphics by 1967.
Compare to Decca’s 1954 cover.
