Seldom Seen Kid cover on show

The original art for the front cover of TSSK has been donated to Manchester Art Gallery's permanent Manchester collection, by Guy. Here's the bumpf from their mailout:

We are thrilled to announce that the artwork for Bury-band Elbow’s Mercury
> Award-winning album, The Seldom Seen Kid, has been loaned to Manchester Art
> Gallery.
>
> Painted by Manchester-based artist, Oliver East, it depicts a cube which
> represents Piccadilly train station while its frame, made by Tom Anstell,
> is from the old banister of the 'Temple Of Convenience', an underground bar
> on Great Bridgewater Street within which the band wrote many of the album’s
> lyrics.
>
> Elbow’s frontman, Guy Garvey has commented:"The album is about life and
> death, love and loss, good times and bad in this city. It seemed fitting
> that Oliver's painting with its tower cranes and sky scrapers, high brick
> walls and shiny glass buildings should be the front cover. Tom’s frame is
> perfect. The Temple has been a hub for artists and musicians for years.
> That banister had been very necessary for most of them.

It's on show now I think, although I haven't been down yet. It being in the 'permanent' collection, I don't think there's any need to rush.