What is your favourite Album Cover?

[Shamus]

The title says it all really :p. Just for interest's sake, post the name, picture or link to picture of your favourite Album Cover! There are some really great album covers out there, with alot of imagination and creativity.

Personally, mine would have to be Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon :D

[iGav]

The vinyl double gatefold for R.E.M.'s 'New Adventures In Hi-Fi' by Stipe and Bilheimer is pretty special ;) and is certainly a vivid visual counterpoint for the music.

As is Nine Inch Nails 'The Fragile' album by David Carson.

I'm quite fond of Depeche Mode's 'The Singles 81>95' and 'The Singles 86>98' by Intro.

And I love Autechre's 'LP5' by The Designers Republic, especially in the black CD version. ;)

The Limited version of Thurston Moores 'Root' album with the vacuum bag is special, and is an imaginative concept.

Not albums, but Pan-sonics 'Artic Rangers' is pretty f**kin' fresh too. ;)

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

The Clash: London Calling - just an awesome photo that is perfect for that album

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/00/TheClashLondonCallingalbumcover.jpg

Toyah: The Changeling and Anthem - One of my favourite artists with two album covers that capture the feeling from the albums perfectly

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00002544D.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00002544A.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

New Model Army: Thunder And Consolation - because it's often best to keep it simple (as with the OPs Pink Floyd example... where is The Wall, BTW?)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0007ZEBGM.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Probably going to add more as I remember them... ;)

[Dale Cooper]

This:

[iGary]

http://www.freehomepages.com/jweyand1/pwrwin.jpg

[Pyrus]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000F6ZFUE.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Angels & Airwaves - We Don't Need To Whisper
New band from Tom DeLonge of Blink 182.

[mrwildguitar]

GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3861/s02quavxmdj600x6001005xg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[iamhammill]

Got a couple.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0006L16N8.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

If you know the meaning behind this, it's really cool. I can't remember where I read about it, but if you google "X+Y album generator" or something like that you can get the details.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002JSP.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

All the In Through The Out Door covers combined make possibly the best cover ever.

[xsedrinam]

White Album

[Shamus]

White Album

I knew someone would put that :). Simple and effective. I think its great too.

[XNine]

There's too many...

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000076JD.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003RHH.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg



and a TON of old punk vinyl covers....

[HckySo]

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9976/b0003jahba01lzzzzzzz7yp.jpg

[2nyRiggz]

oh yea...

Bless

[WildCowboy]

Herb Alpert's Whipped Cream & Other Delights from 1965. I remember seeing this in my parents' record collection before I knew what sex was...but I knew this was something special. :D

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002GA9.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[bobscliff]

Great album ;) Hilarious web page http://porktornado.diaryland.com/covers2.html

[Oryan]

White Album
Black Album

[mkrishnan]

Herb Alpert's Whipped Cream & Other Delights from 1965. I remember seeing this in my parents' record collection before I knew what sex was...but I knew this was something special. :D [/IMG]

OMG, I remember my father had this album and the cover caught my eye as a little kid.... :eek:

Some random ones for me...

A rendition of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream:

http://www.hbdirect.com/coverm/47/50047.jpg

This:

http://jaime.net/jamc/images/Honeys_Dead_front.jpg

This:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002XEDMG.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[muffinman]

Got a couple.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0006L16N8.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

If you know the meaning behind this, it's really cool. I can't remember where I read about it, but if you google "X+Y album generator" or something like that you can get the details.




right here (http://homepage.mac.com/wysz/xy/coldcode.html)
its pretty neat.

[iamhammill]

Herb Alpert's Whipped Cream & Other Delights from 1965. I remember seeing this in my parents' record collection before I knew what sex was...but I knew this was something special. :D

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002GA9.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg


Hmm, I'm pretty sure I have that record around here somewhere. If I find it I'll send it to ya. Unless of course it's worth some money on ebay ;)

[muffinman]

Very good indie rock band

[iTwitch]

Crack The Sky - Animal Notes

[nightdweller25]

Surprised it hasn't come up yet.

[~Shard~]

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9838/dynodave8ow.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[iBlue]

for some reason this has always been a favorite of mine:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Pink_floyd_the_division_bell_front.jpg/200px-Pink_floyd_the_division_bell_front.jpg

(the division bell, by pink floyd)


i love tool's aenima cover too, close second

[Shamus]

Just remembered another one :). I like this album because it is obscure. It was also introduced in different colours.

True Colours, by Split Enz

[mrwildguitar]

Originally Posted by ~Shard~
<snip>

Hahahaha!

[~Shard~]

Hahahaha!

Glad you approve - it just doesn't get much better than that one. :D :cool:

[aricher]

Some of my favorites:
http://static.flickr.com/49/135377824_27bdebeb37_m.jpghttp://static.flickr.com/49/135377823_d5ab21fb84_m.jpghttp://static.flickr.com/54/135377822_5129b4e1b8_m.jpghttp://static.flickr.com/55/135377820_eb27465abb_m.jpghttp://static.flickr.com/55/135377818_598f2321e9_m.jpghttp://static.flickr.com/55/135386819_bc99ecff19_m.jpghttp://static.flickr.com/51/135386806_2e0aba72dd_m.jpghttp://static.flickr.com/44/135386778_617720ed87_m.jpghttp://static.flickr.com/51/135386757_5bb2660cca_m.jpg

[calculus]

Just remembered another one :). I like this album because it is obscure. It was also introduced in different colours.

True Colours, by Split Enz
I seem to recall that the vinyl had some kind of etching on it? Unfortunately sold my copy many years ago

[calculus]

White Album
It's a great cover and a perfect example of 'less is more'.

[Lyle]

Herb Alpert's Whipped Cream & Other Delights from 1965. I remember seeing this in my parents' record collection before I knew what sex was...but I knew this was something special. :DHeh. We usually make it over to Seaside (http://www.seasidefl.com/) whenever we're vacationing at the beach in Destin, Florida. There's a record store there (upstairs from Sundog Books, the bookstore), and this album cover is on the wall in the bathroom.

[thequicksilver]

Not an album, but a single. New Order's True Faith 94. I use it as my avatar absolutely everywhere.

[MacRy]

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9838/dynodave8ow.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Oh man, I don't know who that dude is or what he sounds like but I really really want to buy his records now! He's hilarious.

[~Shard~]

Oh man, I don't know who that dude is or what he sounds like but I really really want to buy his records now! He's hilarious.

Tell me about it! I was shocked when I couldn't find any of his music on iTMS... :(

:p :D

[----Bowie----]

The Band - Music From Big Pink


It was painted by Bob Dylan

[iGary]

I like this one, too:

http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/albums/testforecho-cover-s.jpg

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/07/Beautifulfreak.jpg

[MonksMac]

My fave is Let It Loose by Gloria Estefan.:)

[Qoxiivi]

My favourite band. Not my favourite album of theirs (I still love it though) but there's something about the Hail To The Theif artwork I love.

[The Mad Kiwi]

45900

Dre's classic cover.

Or one of these 2, well not really but I just put 'em here because they're my 2 new records which have just come out.

45901

45902

[CompUser]

Definitely this

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00008Z1UJ.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

No doubt about it.

[PlaceofDis]

of course:

[dotdotdot]

I always thought this was really cool:
http://www.cosmik.com/aa-junejuly05/reviews/pics/review_rem_monster.jpg
And the monster guy is awesome.

But the best part: the blue CD:
http://orangefox.svs.com/rem/gif/discog/wb-945740-2c.jpg

[Shamus]

Some of my favorites:
<Album: Julies Sixteenth Birthday>

Hehe, I have seen that one before. Funny :p.

[DZ/015]

Have to go with one of the classics:

45921

[applemacdude]

http://www.scopecreep.com/prince.jpg


http://porktornado.diaryland.com/images/manowar.jpghttp://porktornado.diaryland.com/images/playmate1.jpg


http://porktornado.diaryland.com/images/millieshot.jpg

[iBlue]

of course:

they never fail us, do they? ;)

[killuminati]

http://homepage.mac.com/prodriguez/artwork/notorious_big/ready_to_die.jpghttp://api.mds.cw.com/xmlserver/img/021000-021999/med_21482.jpg

[jaydub]

This one right now. :o

http://www.themodernage.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/01/thesounds_dtstty_blue.jpg

[panoz7]

I just have this thing for ravens and crows... I even have a poster of it hanging on my wall.

[jaydub]

I just have this thing for ravens and crows... I even have a poster of it hanging on my wall.One of my favorite albums ever. I saw them in concert last month and they were great. :)

[tip]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003TAF.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000019KC.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000019LE.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[zach]

of course:

tool's artwork is brilliant.. that being said the 10,000 days art is pretty friggin' sweet as well. i prefer lateralus but they are both by the same guy (Alex Grey, he's friggin' awesome).

for anyone who hasn't seen this art, the "cover" of the album is a multilayered translucent picture of the human body that you flip through to reveal more things.. it's awesome.

[~Shard~]

tool's artwork is brilliant..

Quite true... :cool:

[jsw]

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