Desert Rock Socks
Description: Tarkus is the second studio album by English progressive rock band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on June 14, 1971. Following their debut tour across Europe during the second half of 1970, the group paused touring commitments in January 1971 to record a new album at Advision Studios in London. Side one features the 20-minute conceptual title track, and side two contains six individual tracks. Tarkus went to number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the only album by the band to do so. It was a top 10 album worldwide, including the US, where it peaked at number 9. The album reached gold certification in the UK and US, the latter for 500,000 copies sold. It has been reissued and remastered several times, including a 5.1 surround edition.
Description: A scenic depiction of a desert landscape, designed in a minimalist style. The background is black. The desert features rock formations in the foreground and towering buttes in the distance, under a radiating sun. The foreground rocks are a darker shade of orange. The distant buttes are in paler colors.
Description: A circular emblem showcases a desert landscape with towering rock formations and distant mountains beneath a bright sky. A winding road leads into the horizon, disappearing near a sun. In the lower right corner, the phrase "ESCAPE THE ORDINARY" is written in a bold, stylized font. The entire landscape is outlined in a thin tan border.
