What's Your Favorite Album Cover? (Artwork-wise.)

[arwalden]

Here's mine: Santana Abraxas

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

1. Hard to pick one, but...

...The Grateful Dead's "Europe 72" comes to mind.



:toast:

[intheflow]

2. The Beatles' Revolver

[Cooley Hurd]

29. Klaus Voormann - unsung genius...

http://www.voormann.com/

[Bullwinkle925]

36. Yeah - mine too. That was the first one that came to my mind!!

[Lannes]

3. Its only Rock n Roll

[unsavedtrash]

4. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

[parasim]

5. so many...

but one of my all-time favorites:

[rfranklin]

6. The White Album

great concept

[MazeRat7]

7. I always loved Roger Dean covers from the Yes days...

here is a link to some of his work...

http://www.rogerdean.com/upclose/index.htm

MZr7

[eyepaddle]

25. I love Roger Dean's work

have you by any chance see the book "Magnetic Storm?"

[MazeRat7]

52. No I haven't. I gather from your tone I should seek it out.

[eyepaddle]

55. It was pretty cool,

it had stuff in it like Roger Dean's designs for some War of the Worlds thing that I don't believe was ever produced.

But yeah, if you like Roger Dean, it is a big dose of cool! :)

[MazeRat7]

57. Thanks for the tip, I'll check into it.

[asthmaticeog]

8. John Oswald, "Plunderphonic"

Not safe for work or around kids, so if you wanna see it, copy/paste it into a new browser window and replace the * with a t.

h*tp://celie.net/imgs/270104/oswald-jackson.jpg

[cornfedyank]

9. in the court of the crimson king... by king crimson

sorry i don't know how to paste the picture, but here is the url.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ekqikl6bbc9

[Wilber_Stool]

11. You have very

good taste.

[unsavedtrash]

12. excellent taste in music!!

[Martin Eden]

53. You beat me to it.

Knowledge is a deadly friend when no one sets the rules.

The fate of all mankind I fear is in the hands of fools.

[mac56]

10. The Firesign Theatre!

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. Great album!

Is Geordie Tirebiter on that one?

[LostInAnomie]

13. KMFDM - XTORT

I think all their album art is cool as hell though.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

14. All the ones by Hipgnosis, but I always liked this one too!

:evilgrin:

[hippywife]

27. I remember when that one came out!

I laughed myself silly when I saw that cover! :rofl:

[Tektonik]

15. New Order's Technique

[sundog]

18. movement is a great cover too

:)

[gmoney]

16. Best of Otis Redding

This is an oldie that never made it to CD in this form (I don't think)... it came out after the plane crash that took Otis so damn young, and it didn't need big lettering on it, just this simple portrait, which is actually a collage made up of performance photos and newspaper articles about Otis. A fantastic piece of art and a great tribute to a great performer.

I have this framed on my wall at home, but I'm at work so I had to make do with what I found online.

And an obvious favorite:

[sundog]

17. Jobim - "Wave"

[arwalden]

19. This New Order Cover Is One I Always Loved

[Tektonik]

20. I can't think of a NO/JD cover that isn't top notch

well maybe except Republic

[sundog]

22. much like that album

:puke:

no, i didn't care for republic :blush:

[Jamastiene]

21. Autoamerican

by Blondie

[proud2BlibKansan]

24. Mothers of Invention

Overnite Sensation

[eyepaddle]

31. Sin After Sin

In case you folks hadn't noticed, I like Judas Priest!

On Edit: I was just testing to see if I could link to an Amazon pic, figuring I'd find out and then reply to the ORIGINAL post. I was kind of surprised that they'd let me do that, so I forgot I was just replying to the Mothers of Invention. Sorry 'bout that!

[sundog]

26. Kevin Yost - Small Town Underground

[Robeson]

61. Great call....

...Nice one. Music's not bad either.

[LoZoccolo]

28. /How dare you!/ by 10cc

http://www.connollyco.com/discography/10cc/dare.html

[Magrittes Pipe]

30. Pixies - "Surfer Rosa"

[Lannes]

33. Another hot one

:)

[LoZoccolo]

47. .

[Lannes]

56. barf!

Ill take the first one thankyou!

[saltpoint]

32. Since you insist, arwalden, I'll list just 7 million of my personal

favorites.

Ok, just one:

The Police. SYNCHRONICITY.

[arwalden]

34. I Could See It Even Without A Picture...

... but for those without the same steel-trap memories that you and I have... here's a reminder:

[saltpoint]

37. Dammit, arwalden. I am loving your post & this thread.

It is bringing many good things to bear on my evening.

THANK YOU.

blue * yellow * red

[eyepaddle]

35. OMG how could I forget?!?

You've gotta love '70s heavy metal album covers.

(and did Imention I like Priest?)

[peekaloo]

38. Little Creatures

[Catch22Dem]

39. Emerson Lake & Palmer - "Brain Salad Surgery"

[El Fuego]

40. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John

When I was a kid, we studied every detail for hours...

[Catch22Dem]

41. Zappa - "We're Only in it for the Money"

[dolo amber]

42. Big Black - Headache

The original cover was a corpse with his head blown apart. Literally. The front was just the head as is; the back was the dr's hands squashing it together to what it (sorta) originally was. I used to just stare at it for hours.

I can't find it to post it, and I'm not sure anyone would want to see it anyway. :D

[Beware the Beast Man]

51. That's right up there with Brujeria's "Matando Gueros"

Which was a pic of a train accident victim's head.

[CanuckAmok]

63. I have that one.

It's pretty horrific.

Not like the other Big Black cover I posted further down this thread.

I like all their artwork:

Atomizer, Hammer Party, Heartbeat, Racer X.

My favourite is the cover they did of Cheap Trick's "He's a Whore", in which on the 7" sleeve, Albini et al are made to look exactly like Cheap Trick.

[supernova]

43. Abraxas gets my vote too

Of course, I understand it now more than I did when I was ... what 9 or 10?

[DemoTex]

44. My 1968 album with the Auburn Knights: "Total Eclipse."

The sound engineer photographed the total eclipse that night as we recorded the album in the old band room at Auburn University. I suggested the title when the proofs came out. It stuck.

Mac

http://www.auburnknights.com/


My band in the mid-60s. I was the bass violinist, out of sight.


On my way to 'Nam as my old chums played this gig!
The guy in the sombrero is the long-time Democratic mayor of Gadsden, Alabama. I want him to run for Alabama governor or US Senate. His name is Steve Means. Vote for Means in Alabama!


Buddy Rich with the Knights in 1941.


Sinatra with the Knights in 1941.


Tony Tennile with the Knights.

[KittyWampus]

66. What A Great Trip Down Memory Lane. How Many Bandmembers Do

you keep up with.

P.S., your photos deserve their own thread! :)

[DemoTex]

77. We have a reunion every July ...

Some of the cats are pushing 90. Band members rehearse and perform by decades (30's band, 60's band, 80's band, etc). It's a great gig!

[CornField]

45. I can't remember the band & it's driving me insane

White cover - outline of a head with eyes visible. There is a rainbow, a butterfly on the side -- maybe a brook or river and maybe one of the eyes has a tear.

Damn. I thought it was The Who or Yes, but I looked and didn't find it.

[Beware the Beast Man]

46. Queens of the Stone Age- "Rated R"

Exquisite in its pop-art simplicity.

[KittyWampus]

48. Nektar- All Their Albums Were Beautiful & Reminscient Of Alchemical Art

[KittyWampus]

49. Uriah Heep

[redacted]

50. White Album

[carpetbagger]

60. Black Album.

[redacted]

65. There's a smart*** in every crowd. (Or is there really a Black Album) :)

[Jara sang]

69. Metallica's Black album

[CanuckAmok]

54. what every rock record has ever tried to say:

[Emops]

58. Yes' Relayer

You really need to see this close up to appreciate it.

Then of course, there's this:

[Kire]

59. just talking about this in another thread

Grand Guignol, Naked City

[Robeson]

62. Too Old to Rock N' Roll, Too Young to Die.....

...

[BulletproofLandshark]

64. This one

[NuttyFluffers]

67. damn, abraxas is good. i'd say right now... voodoo u, lords of acid. n/t

[Trigger Hippie]

68. Disraeli Gears ... Cream

On Edit: still trying to figure out how to post an image :)

[Burma Jones]

70. Rough Mix - Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane

I couldn't find pics of the entire fold out album cover, but it's great

[arwalden]

71. My Fair Lady (Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison)

[Atlas Mugged]

72. 'Sticky Fingers' & 'Diamond Dogs'

[arwalden]

73. Image Too Small... Try This One :-)

[DelawareValleyDem]

74. Smell the Glove - American Reissue

"None more black"

[livetohike]

75. Axis: Bold as Love

[Lauri16]

76. Ozzy

It's a tossup, though. I like these 3 album covers.....

The Ultimate Sin (probably my favorite)


Ozzfest 2001


Ozzfest 2002

[TyeDye75]

78. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Blood Sugar Sex Magic

Deftones- White pony


simple but elegant

Janes Addiction- Ritual de lo Habitual