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Mow

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Sep 14, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/14/96
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Does the infamous symbol on Maiden's albums have any special meaning?

Bill Mason

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Sep 14, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/14/96
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> Does the infamous symbol on Maiden's albums have any special meaning?

I think that's Derek Riggs' thing. I wish I knew what meaning it may have.
Then again, maybe he just made it up and thought it was a cool symbol and
there's nothing more to it?


Prowler

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Sep 14, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/14/96
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In article <323A61...@earthlink.net>, matt...@earthlink.net says...

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>Does the infamous symbol on Maiden's albums have any special meaning?
it's derek rigg's sig.


boaz

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Sep 14, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/14/96
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Mow wrote:
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> Does the infamous symbol on Maiden's albums have any special meaning?
yeah-it's some kind of derek riggs initials
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Pat Merrill

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Sep 15, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/15/96
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Mow wrote:
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> Does the infamous symbol on Maiden's albums have any special meaning?if the symbol you are reffering to is on almost all of their albums and
is a circle with an arrow, and is undrelined, it is Derek Riggs's
"signature", who was the cover artist for many years.

Pat Merrill

Peter Cherukuri

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Sep 15, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/15/96
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Well, that's the pragmatic approach, but surely Derek had something
in mind when he did that symbol. I've always thought coming from an artistic
point of view it had some kind of basic simplicity so often esteemed in
modern art. Yet, there is some kind of mysticism to it...It could be
compared to the Yin-Yang as it contains some kind of continuum of sexuality
in the combination and juxtaposition of the two readily accepted symbols of
male and female...I don't know...anyone else have any opinions or whacked out
ideas?
-Crazy Dream

Richard W Evitts

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Sep 17, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/17/96
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Pat Merrill (pmer...@sprynet.com) wrote:
: Mow wrote:
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: > Does the infamous symbol on Maiden's albums have any special meaning?if the symbol you are reffering to is on almost all of their albums and
: is a circle with an arrow, and is undrelined, it is Derek Riggs's
: "signature", who was the cover artist for many years.

: Pat Merrill


It is a 'reversed' D and an R - Derek Riggs.


Richard Evitts


Ford_Prefect

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Sep 20, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/20/96
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I've read its a backward D and then a forwards R. Take some time and you
will see it too.

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