***1000 piece version***
"Animals" is the tenth studio album by English
rock band Pink Floyd, released on 23 January 1977 through Harvest and Columbia
Records. It's both a progressive rock/concept album, focusing on the
social-political conditions of mid-1970s Britain, and was a change from the
style of their earlier work. Loosely based on George Orwell's political fable
Animal Farm, the album's lyrics describe various classes in society as
different kinds of animals: the predatory dogs, the despotic ruthless pigs, and
the "mindless and unquestioning herd" of sheep.
The cover concept was, unusually, designed by Waters. At the
time he lived near Clapham Common, and regularly drove past Battersea Power
Station, which was by then approaching the end of its useful life. A view of
the building was chosen for the cover image, and the band commissioned German
company Ballon Fabrik (who had previously constructed Zeppelin airships) and
Australian artist Jeffrey Shaw to build a 12-metre (40 ft) porcine balloon
(known as Algie). The balloon was inflated with helium and manuvered into
position on 2 December 1976, with a marksman ready to fire if it escaped. It
did escape and managed to fly over Heathrow Airport, resulting in panic and
cancelled flights. It was eventually recovered and the cover was completed.
SPECIFICATIONS
1000 pieces
Weight: 665g
Jigsaw size: 57cm x 57cm
Box size: 30.9cm x 30.9cm x 2.8cm