Gatefold

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A gatefold cover or gatefold LP is a form of packaging for LP records that became popular in the mid-1960s. A gatefold cover, when folded, is the same size as a standard LP cover (i.e., a 12½-inch [32.7-centimetre] square). The larger gatefold cover provided a means of including artwork, liner notes, and/or song lyrics that would otherwise not fit on a standard record cover. It became famous as an extension of progressive rock, as the expansive, transient gatefolds by artists such as Roger Dean, H. R. Giger, or Hipgnosis became associated with concept albums. Gatefold sleeves were also frequently used when an album contained more than one record, with Bob Dylan's 1966 double album, Blonde on Blonde being an early example of a multi-LP album to be released in a gatefold. Typically, double albums would feature one disc on each half of the cover, with larger albums either placing multiple LPs in one sleeve or using larger gatefolds. While some multi-LP releases (particularly those issued during...

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