An alBum Cover

[clifford]

Anal Bum Cover?? What do you mean? It says AN ALBUM COVER.. perv. :rolleyes: (Cheers, SNL)


:D So, whats the best album cover art, ever? You can do this a couple of ways.. 1.) Look at how well it reflects the music upon the album, or 2.) simply as art (as in.. it can be the worst band ever, but it may have a nice cover). Either way will do, lets just talk album covers.

I think many would agree with Pixies-Surfer Rosa.. OH YEAH. Because.. it... uh.. matches with the song Cactus well, thats all.

tool-Ænima's cover art is also very cool. Long live holographic, moving stuff.

[apocalypsecow]

i liked coldplay's fist album's cover art. the light-up globe spinning in a dark room. very cool.

[joeinthebox1980]

"OK Computer" - Radiohead
"The Beatles" - The Beatles
"Abbey Road" - The Beatles

etc.

[trim]

Sgt. Peppers .... hands down the winner for me. There is so much on that cover to see, plus all of the symbolism that is hidden in it is amazing...

London Calling.... angst at its finest, makes you want to smash a guitar on stage

1984.... something about an angel smoking a cigarette works...

Ten.... I like the solidarity of the band

[Iced Guardian]

Iron Maiden's Somewhere In Time, you have to see it.
I thought the Lateralus album sleeve was cool too.

[Rayguitargod]

Buzums ASKE EP.

[Rosstrum]

Wish you were here's album cover by pink floyd, i dont know the meaning of it, but its quite thought provoking

[entrada]

ADD N TO X-On the Wires of our Nerves
Ann(one of the members) is on an operating table giving C-section birth to a Moog Rogue synthesizer. The only CD I've ever bought based on the cover alone.

[teleman]

Originally posted by gururyan
Herb Alpert's "Whipped Cream & Other Delights" is the best though.......I kept that one next my bed as a kid.


ahhh, such a nice memory for me too.

Springsteen's "Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ"
love the 50's postcard look.

the Clash's "London Calling"
one of the best Rock n Roll photos of all time.

Aerosmith's "Pump"
two trucks humping? genius at work there.

[NormanConquest]

Monster Magnet--Spine of God--It's a Satanic Drug thing, You wouldn't understand!
Yes--Tales from Topographical Oceans--I can't stand Yes & the album title is obtuse as hell, but it still looks really cool.
Beatles--Rubber Soul--they had the best haircuts at that point in their career.

[Talent?!]

RATM- self titled (the monk)

Alice in Chains - Dirt

Sex Pistols-Nevermind the B*llocks

[RUSHFANnLV]

Rush-Moving Pictures link to picture (http://www.rush-signals.com/rush/discography/mov.html)

I like it because there are people moving pictures. The pictures are moving to the viewer. And the pictures are moving the old people to tears.

[all hail moltar]

rage against the machine

coldplay - a rush of blood to the head

coldplay - parachutes

radiohead - ok computer

[NoteBOOM]

Fugazi-In on the Kill Taker

Also, Thursday-Full Collapse (The special edition, with only the white dove and the blue background. It rules)

[BlueOrb]

I like the De-loused in the comatorium cover by the mars volta cover, and ( ) by sigur ros

[Tone_Gecko]

Originally posted by RUSHFANnLV
Rush-Moving Pictures link to picture (http://www.rush-signals.com/rush/discography/mov.html)

I like it because there are people moving pictures. The pictures are moving to the viewer. And the pictures are moving the old people to tears.

I just have to add that is one of my favorite all time albums! Cool info on the it! thanks for posting that.

I always liked Edwin McCains Far From Over. Far From Over shows him walking along the beach with his acoustic and a hat on. In all the pictures you can't see his face, but you know it's him. This was also an unauthorized photo shoot for the album, and he consequently was released from Atlantic records.

Their loss!
Kevin

[boyecho]

nearly any man or astroman cover... especially eeviac.

i'd also say.... hm...

so... any man or astroman cover :)

[Iced Guardian]

That Type O Negative album with pete steele's asshole! :rolleyes:

[BossMXRHarmonix]

I love Joy Division's album covers. Austere, solemn and straight to the point artwork. Same with post-Violator Depeche Mode.

[skip tracer]

The pinkness of Loveless. That's exactly how the music looks to me.

[commuter]

i'm a big fan of the work peter saville did for factory - joy division, new order, etc. such amazing design. i love the fact that one of his designs contributed to the economic downfall of the label (the blue monday single was to expensive to manufacture that they lost money for every copy sold - it turned out to be the highest selling 12" of all time).

alot of the chicago stuff that came out in the 90s was great too - all the fireproof press (i don't know if i have the name right) stuff like shellac, june of 44 and tortoise. really amazingly printed custom cd sleeves, usually with some kind of extra touch (like cheesecloth bags or handmade stamps). there are still lots of cd designs influenced by this - ikara colt and division of laura lee come to mind.

between the buttons is an all-time fave of mine. something about it is so off-the-cuff and perfect.

[BossMXRHarmonix]

Looks like there's someone here who digs JD and New Order!
I have to concur that Shellac's, Tortoise's etc album cover artwork is super-cool. However, my all-time favourite sleeve has to be the one for Unknown Pleasures. It's zen-perfect.

[fiveways]

Both loveless and unknown pleasures are great.

I really like Trans Am "Future World". I like that cover FAR to much in fact. it is perfect for the album.

[BossMXRHarmonix]

Hey man, the sleeve for Pere Ubu's "Modern Dance" was pretty damn cool too! ;)

[fiveways]

Originally posted by BossMXRHarmonix
Hey man, the sleeve for Pere Ubu's "Modern Dance" was pretty damn cool too! ;)

I also like trminal towers and Cloudland.

[The User]

The Beatles-white album
Sigur Ros- the one with the foetus
Yanqui U.X.O

[commuter]

the 12"s for atmosphere / she's lost control, transmission and love will tear us apart were all pretty great too.

all the blood and fire reissues of classic dub and reggae are nice too. the congos' heart of the congos limited edition was amazing.

[21stCenturyBoy]

Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Hawkwind - Space Ritual Alive
Smashing Pumpkins - Machina/the Machines of God
Marilyn Manson - Holy Wood (ISVD)
Beatles - The Beatles (White Album)

[skip tracer]

The artwork on the Flaming Lips' "Transmissions from the Sattelite Heart" fit nicely with the music: the oddly-shaped speakers, the 24 string guitar..really cool.

[nickname]

APC - mer de noms
deftones - white pony (wow, come on, everyone must love it)

[industrialmg]

THE WORST -
Two Virgins - John Lennon
(unless...you're into that sorta thing...and then of course you're not my friend and you need to stay away....*shudders* damned Yoko)

The Best -
Smell the Glove - Spinal Tap
Freak*on*Ica - Girls Agains Boys
Wither, Blister, Burn, and Peel - Stabbing Westward (baised, i know)

[jcoriha]

The Unforgettable Fire
Mer de Noms
AEnima
Pisces Isceriot
Disco Volante
Album of the Year
Awake
Meddle
A Farewell to Kings

[clnh5]

Even though i hate soulfly...i love soulflys ablum cover, the one where the guy is standing with his arms open, and a green background, thats cool!

[skip tracer]

Cocteau Twins always had pretty album art...

[Skuzze]

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Opeth - Morningrise
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings



~Skuzze...likes his music.

[malcom]

Definately Spinal Tap.

"You have a naked, greased woman on all fours, with a dog collar around her neck, and a lead attached to the collar, and a man hand, holding a glove, stuffed in her face, forcing her to "smell the glove," and you don't find that at all offensive?"

I also like:
Public Image Limited- "Compact Disc/Record/Cassette Tape, etc."
Television-Marquee Moon
Dinosaur Jr-Where You Been
All of Belle and Sebastian's Covers
The Pogues-Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash
John Fruisiante- Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a Tshirt

[TheMadShoe]

Originally posted by Talent?!
RATM- self titled (the monk)


That one freaks me out. The last moment of someone's life, it sends a shiver down my spine.

Mine are:

Black Sabbath- Paranoid
Radiohead - OK Computer
Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy, IV
New ****ographers - Electric Version

also that Papa Roach album with the baby. I hate them but I like the cover.

[Phantom Man]

Weezer- Pinkerton

[Iced Guardian]

Originally posted by malcom
Dinosaur Jr-Where You Been

"I know you're out there."