Goreuon / The Best Of... 1977

Inside the image.

A square cover shows a suspension bridge at dusk or night, crossing a calm stretch of water from the left edge towards a low, built-up shore on the right. The bridge fills much of the left half: its pale deck angles slightly upwards into the distance, supported by a row of tall stone arches. Warm golden light falls across the arches and their inner curves, while the bridge’s fine cables and upright supports are visible against a deep blue evening sky. The nearest part of the bridge is cropped by the left edge.

The water occupies the lower half and mirrors the bridge, its arches and lights in long, wavering vertical streaks of gold, orange and white. The reflections are strongest below the arches and along the left edge; the centre and right foreground are dark blue and nearly black. On the far bank, small houses and other buildings cluster beneath a dark, uneven line of trees. Their windows and nearby streetlights make scattered points of amber and white. The sky shifts from a darker blue at the top to a lighter, dusky blue near the horizon. There is no visible border, and the open sky above the bridge provides a broad field for the main lettering.

Large white serif lettering reading “Côr y Traeth” is centred across the upper portion of the sky. Near the lower right, a compact block of small uppercase lettering reads “GOREUON CÔR Y TRAETH” and “THE BEST OF CÔR Y TRAETH MALE VOICE CHOIR”; beneath it, a smaller line reads “1977 – 1997”. The lettering is pale blue-white and aligned centrally within the block. The image is photographic in appearance, with the still, dark water and illuminated bridge creating a strong contrast between cool blues and warm lights.