NAKED CHILD VS. LAZ

Do we got any Lee Clayton fans in the house? Of course he's super huge.. Well maybe not to all of us. And the same goes for Halloween, a french, very less known progressive rock group from the 80s/90s.

Todays post is about Lee Clayton's great release "Naked Child" and also Halloween's fantastic album known as "Laz" (even thou the liner notes on my re-CD says "I.az", but then again, the spine says "Laz") and their respective covers.

In the picture below I've put together the two artworks side by side so we easily can make the comparison. Anyone who doesn't see any resemblance and totally disagrees should visit an eye doctor and consider wearing glasses because it's starring you right in the FACE!

Lee Clayton released "Naked Child" in 1979 on Capitol, so it's obvious that the artwork artist responsible for Halloween's "Laz"-cover, released in 1990, owned this magnificent record and looked at it while painting his alien-version.

So let's get started for real. Lee Clayton's "Naked Child" has actually a quite disturbing looking artwork. We have a man, naked or in tights, standing in a doorway with bottle and glass in hand, looking at you. The naked child in his/her bed? Or is he the naked child? Because he's naked and can't handle the reality as a grown up and resort to alcohol consumption?

Halloween's artwork is much like "Naked Child" except mirrored and slightly altered. In "Laz" we see an alien coming out of his spaceship, or the sewer, tightening his fists. I don't know what's more to be said, except: look at it and agree; "yeah, this is no coincidence, but hey, two great covers."



Great tracks to "Youtube":
Halloween - Yule Horror
Lee Clayton - I Ride Alone