The cover for "Sabbath bloody Sabbath" by Black Sabbath (1973) by Drew Struzan references Aleph (work 210) (1972-1973) by HR Giger?

 

leading from

H R Giger's Aleph (1972-1973)

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"Sabbath bloody Sabbath" by Black Sabbath (1973) by Drew Struzan

 

 

 

a) The cover for "Sabbath bloody Sabbath" by Black Sabbath (1973) by Drew Struzan

 

 

b) Aleph (painted 1972-1973) (work 210) (Ink on Paper on Wood, 240x216cm,) 

Well I don't really know how soon Giger was showing other people his painting and why it should be that Drew Struzan should be on the receiving end of his painting. Perhaps someone that Giger showed it to Struzan  or it's simply a very weird coincidence that that there should be a similarity. I don't know how this should work but later it looks as if Giger decided to reference Struzan's album cover in The Spell II

 

 

 

 

c)  Lower part of both paintings, one over the other

d) A biomechanoid's head merged with the background becomes the ball on the left side

 

 

e) The testical formations becomes the man's head

 

 

 

 

f) The phallus become his left raised upper leg

 

 

f) The eyes become the feet of the man

 

 

g) Buttock like formations becomes become the place of the right ball

 

 

i) The eye in a triange with crab leg like wings becomes the skull with horns

 

 

j) he collander like head becomes the space on the right side beneath the large arm

 

 

k) A head near the centre becomesthe area of the head and shoulders for a central male figure kneeling over the man lying on the bed

 

l) The upper right arm of the X formation becomes the back of a floating woman, and so the buttocks seen there become her breasts

 

 

m) The head of this creature here becomes the stomach area of a woman standing on the right with its legs becoming one of hers