Best album cover

[JamesHunt]

Another shallow thread :lol: which album cover inspired you???

[wombat33]

obviously this

[PghTGrlLvr]

Actually 3 right off the top of my head...

These 2 are artistic masterpieces (and kick ass musically)

[PghTGrlLvr]

And this one for obvious reasons........

HE IS #1.

[Willie Escalade]

Simple. And the album is pretty damn good as well.

[dave252]

FLOYDS WISH YOU WERE HERE

[ironx]

Boston - Amanda... (not because of the cover..)

[hippifried]

Best album ever & bestcover too.

[dderek123]

album cover war!

very entertaining video

http://thatlitevideosite.com/video/3408

[johnie]

Can you name all of these covers?

And yes, some of these girls have cocks.

[Fox]

It's hard to choose one, so here are some of my faves.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/SnoopDoggyDoggDoggystyle.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/Back_To_Bedlam.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/GZALiquidSwords.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/NasIllmatic.jpg
He kinda looked like me when I was a kid.

[Willie Escalade]

Two more of my favorites. The music is excellent as well.

[Willie Escalade]

Two more. That Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here" and Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul. Two more excellent albums.

[Wombat]

Australian Crawl - The Boy Light Up

[Wombat]

Kiwi band Split Enz who kicked off their career here in Australia. First album of theirs that I bought, still give it a twirl now and then.

[Wombat]

Closer - Joy Division

[Proper]

Bad Brains! Unbelieveable Band...

[Bluntasaurus-Rex]

a few favorites

[Bluntasaurus-Rex]

some more

[Bluntasaurus-Rex]

few more

[Beagle]

a few of my favs...

[Beagle]

a few more...

[DaddyBjackn]

Always enjoyed FZ's bad taste in humour.

[LBCDO]

Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version

ANd this is from someone who designs CD COvers for a living

[the Adrienne Barbeaubot]

Can you name all of these covers?

And yes, some of these girls have cocks. Atom Heart Mother, Relics,Dark Side of the Moon,Wish You Were Here,the Wall, Animals. Pink Floyd is definately on the top 5 of my fav bands.

[2754tim]

Roxy Music Country Life Brian Ferry

[Night Rider]

:arrow:

[PghTGrlLvr]

Roxy Music Country Life Brian Ferry

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Wow, I forgot a bout that one. I spent alot of time in the record section of stores when it came out. HOT (at the time), pretty much pre-cable and computer.

[hondarobot]

"Best" album cover is too broad of a question. Personally I really liked the Coop devil girl ones for Lords Of Acid. If the question was "Freakiest Album Cover", I'd have to go with Black Sabbath's first album. That thing use to scare the hell out of me when I was a kid. The old house, the creepy woods, and that strange looking woman just standing there. Freaky.

Interesting topic, though.

[ottorocket]

A few gems.

[ottorocket]

more

[ed_jaxon]

Ohio Players
Honey

Inside of the album

[hondarobot]

Alright, I've been thinking about this all morning. I think the "best" album cover would honestly be impossible to identify. I've narrowed things down to a criteria of: 1) cover art that perfectly conveys the general concept of the album, 2) a powerful and effective picture on it's own merits, and 3) something which has particular impact considering the current state of world events.

I might be over thinking this a bit, but that seems like a pretty good check list. I suppose a person could pick a Steve Miller Band cover because they really like unicorns, or something, but I don't.

This would be my choice. It's hard to ignore the impact of this cover, and it's a good album:

[Nikka]

I always always loved this one

[hondarobot]

I always always loved this one

That's a good one. I can probably beat that, but it'll have to wait until later. I gotta think about it.

8)

[Willie Escalade]

Ohio Players
Honey

Inside of the album
Good one! One has to have the vinyl to appreciate that picture; it's not the same with the CD.

Pretty much all of The Ohio Players' albums were cool. Their ones with Westbound Records (Pain, Pleasure, Ecstasy) are great if you're into Sado-Masochism.

Below are a few album covers that give me a chuckle or two.

[Willie Escalade]

Oh, yeah...

[Suckerpunch]

8) These spring to mind

[Suckerpunch]

8) & more (London Calling inspirtation is obvious)

[Suckerpunch]

8) & more

[Suckerpunch]

8) two more (bored now)

[odelay24]

Still no one has posted this?!
Amanda Lear

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Roxy_Music_-_For_Your_Pleasure_%28Polydor_1973_LP%29.jpg

[odelay24]

Can you name all of these covers?

And yes, some of these girls have cocks.

What the hell is this about? None of those Pink Floyd girls have cocks.

[CORVETTEDUDE]

My vote.....

[JamesHunt]

I'm listening to this album at the mo, spacey 8)

[bklynboy]

no way. Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune

[francisfkudrow]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CSGR7X74L._SS500_.jpg

[redhotmailer]

Could be an old-school HA .... perhaps?

[redhotmailer]

The Donnas - Bitchin'

[TJT]

The Ramones-Rocket To Russia

[Niccolo]

I always liked this one.

http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/Niccolo22/Iron_Maiden_PieceofMind.jpg

[Paladin]

Some real good ones on the first page esp Pink Floyd and Santanna.

[kimjongil]

A few of my favorties :

[redhotmailer]

Ohio Players
Honey

Inside of the album

Got my vote !!!

[jjhill]

I've been looking for this thread for weeks,

Let the fun restart again

That's New York! Skyline, Pigeon and all!

[Sunny Dee-lite]

LOVE THESE WOMEN... THEY INSPIRE ME SO I LOOK AT THE PICS AND THEY ALWAYS INSPIRE ME! THESE ARE JUST A FEW!

1. CHER- DUH I SECRETLY ALWAYS WISHED I WAS HER! IN THE SONNY AND CHER SHOW! HER BODY!!!!!!!

2. LYNDA CARTER- A WOMAN WHOSE TIMELESS BEAUTY IS NEVER FORGOTTEN AND INSPIRES ME EVERYDAY! NOT TO MENTION "WONDERWOMAN" IS MY THEME SONG! LOL

3.JENNIFER BEALS- GORGEOUS THEN AND NOW! I WATCH THAY MOVIE AND WONDER HOW IT MUST HAVE FELT TO WAKE UP AND LOOK LIKE HER! DOES THAT SAY ENOUGH! GODDAMN GODDESS! YOU TAKE YOUR BRA OFF WITH OUT TAKING OFF YOUR TOP! I LIVE!

[jjhill]

Another one of my favorites

[chrissygirl]

.......yeah, KISS!........what a surprise......I liked guys in make-up!......my 1st concert too!.........I remember leaving the concert thinkin' these guys are GODS!.......spiitin' blood and blowin' fire!.........Ace shooting fireworks out his guitar!.......smoke, explosions.....and oh yeah, the long forgotten drum solo of the 70's........they don't do that anymore......thank heavens.... :D

[fred41]

Tool's "Aenima" is an excellent album and includes some fine art within-

[Willie Escalade]

Good bump! Three more from me.

[Willie Escalade]

These too. :oops:

[alpha2117]

lmao

[hwbs]

my 2 cents , lol

[jaycanuck]

Here's some of mine. Great covers, great albums.


http://www.verge.ca/albums/beatles.jpg
http://www.verge.ca/albums/joydivision.jpg
http://www.verge.ca/albums/kmfdm.jpg
http://www.verge.ca/albums/nirvana.jpg
http://www.verge.ca/albums/pixies.jpg

[LTR_Seeker]

Always enjoyed this cover

[jjhill]

came out 16 days after his death! amazing album too

[LTR_Seeker]

another one

[speedking59]

in grind we crust

[Alyssa87]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fAmByzoqIGE/Rwvhvq_jDdI/AAAAAAAAAjU/uVwJQg6zdUA/s320/tlcfanmail.jpg

this cover was cool because it wasnt made of paper, but some hard plastic that actually made the pic 3D.
the girls look like they're heads are floating in space. it was really exciting at the time.

[chromeheart44m]

my faves no particular order :oops:

[chromeheart44m]

summore

[Deimos]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y279/void_x/nineinchnailsdownwardspiral8az.jpg

[redhotmailer]

I'll throw this one back up for an encore ...

[SexSlave1972]

]
http://www.verge.ca/albums/nirvana.jpg

Vote for this, priceless coverpic.


Few good ones:

I like Disturbed's covers, mostly graphical art.

Example:
http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/Large/85/597785.jpg


Allso U2 has few good ones, specially Joshua Tree's cover but I really enjoy Anton Corbijn's photographs so maybe there's a reason.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fi/9/9c/Thejoshuatree.jpg

Allso The Unforgettable Fire's cover is fine, same as Rattle and Hum's cover
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fi/3/31/RattleandHum.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fi/f/fb/The_Unforgettable_Fire_album.png

[jjhill]

summore


i couldn't have put it any better! 8)

[stephenward]

My choices...

[jaycanuck]

]
http://www.verge.ca/albums/nirvana.jpg

Vote for this, priceless coverpic.


Hard to believe this album turns 20 in a couple years.

[aprilian]

This was always one of my favs

[jaycanuck]

This was always one of my favs

Some of their stuff could still be used in clubs. I'm not as up on that scene, but I'm sure sampling has been taken from them.

[gunner55]

Just one album? Without a doubt, it would have to be.....

[DL_NL]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41E4PC8V9NL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Nice cover, great album.

[jimjamcan]

rare Psych classic from 1967...........

[jjhill]

rare Psych classic from 1967...........


where can i find her music? I love psych esp psych funk!

[jimjamcan]

One more......the album is as bizzare as the cover.....like one bad acid trip !!!!!!!!

[jimjamcan]

The Emily Small album is a real rarity it goes for about £300in nice condition. It is certainly one I would love in my collection of gems.
Having many rare great obscure albums !!

[Caff_Racer]

here's a few:

http://hpbimg.lasse2112.com/rush_2112.jpg


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iAP4ae0iHeE/SYNPPI1qjNI/AAAAAAAAFm4/HzwgobN1pHQ/s400/Zz_Top-ZZ_Top_s_First_Album-Frontal.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/2626316625_c10744b9ea_o.jpg


http://www.bilderhoster.net/safeforbilder/1gyczlwr.jpg

[JanetElise]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jfNyr-zoL._SS500_.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/613oqJgBrGL._SS500_.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61rRVHRFcWL._SS500_.jpg

[Caff_Racer]

Good stuff there, JanetElise!! Specially SRV and Steve Vai!

[JanetElise]

Good stuff there, JanetElise!! Specially SRV and Steve Vai!

I am a sucker for a killer guitar riff.

Speaking of that, check out this....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATub40Npxik

[sockmonkey]

Front 242 - Tyranny For You: One of the defining albums of my formative years. They made the image by using photographs of one of their synth players in a bathtub filled with ice water.

Skinny Puppy - Last Rights: If the apocalypse had a soundtrack, this would be it.

Front Line Assembly - Tactical Neural Implant: I still want to someday play this album while watching Robocop to see if they synch up in any meaningful way.

[idiot savant]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41E4PC8V9NL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Nice cover, great album.

totally agree

[blakpadi]

Some of my faves...outsiders

[frank]

RATM

Oops already listed

Lets try Gwar Lust in Space
RUSH Permanent Waves

The wild ones growing up were Molly Hatchet (yes I am a reformed hillbilly)
And Iron Maiden

[frank]

And: My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult

[frank]

More Thrill Kill Kult

[frank]

I can't believe no one mentioned Dead or Alive. The 3rd Tranny group I can remember after Kiss and Bowie. :rock2 :rock2 :rock2

[BrassVillanueva]

In terms of Rush, I see Permanent Waves got posted, but I'm surprised no one's mentioned Fly By Night yet!

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

One that was my favorite as a child... the album cover flipped open, and the inside had a larger, zoomed-out version of the old, early computer-generated radar image of a hurricane that you see on the TV there. Very 80's. Very cool. Wish I could find a picture of that as well, but my search turned up nothing.

http://goingdigitalmusic.com/images/album%20covers/imperials%20-%20let%20the%20wind%20blow%20gdmac.jpg

[EZWind]

a coupla my faves
...if I had a buck for every minute I spent staring at this one, I could afford a trip to the Moon

[EZWind]

...always admired Rick Griffin's work

[smoof]

this one is pretty disturbing it is of the vocalist who commited suicide from a Norwegian black metal band meyhem. and instead of calling the police they went to the store and bought a disposable camera and took a picture to use as there album cover.

[speedstick112]

this one is pretty disturbing it is of the vocalist who commited suicide from a Norwegian black metal band meyhem. and instead of calling the police they went to the store and bought a disposable camera and took a picture to use as there album cover.

MAYHEM IS INSANE. I learned about their band's history, well, ending. Norwegians. The singer, Dead, shot himself and the guitarist went and bought a disposable camera and the picture was leaked, on the cover of their live album. Dead was only 22. They lived in a forest cabin or something. He died a few days before my birth date. He said sorry for firing the weapon indoors.

Guitarist made stew with Dead's brain and necklace out of his skull frags. Bass player (YEAH) stabbed the guitarist and goes to jail, he still makes records in jail. Drummer is still in the band.

[Coroner]

this one is pretty disturbing it is of the vocalist who commited suicide from a Norwegian black metal band meyhem. and instead of calling the police they went to the store and bought a disposable camera and took a picture to use as there album cover.

MAYHEM IS INSANE. I learned about their band's history, well, ending. Norwegians. The singer, Dead, shot himself and the guitarist went and bought a disposable camera and the picture was leaked, on the cover of their live album. Dead was only 22. They lived in a forest cabin or something. He died a few days before my birth date. He said sorry for firing the weapon indoors.

Guitarist made stew with Dead's brain and necklace out of his skull frags. Bass player (YEAH) stabbed the guitarist and goes to jail, he still makes records in jail. Drummer is still in the band.

Mayhem´s history is full of controversies. Like any other Norwegian crappy black metal band, Mayhem gained popularity throughout their murder cases. Their later "vocalist" Euronymous was stabbed to death by that nazi crackhead Varg Vikernes (Burzum). That Mayhem cover doesn´t impress me.

This is an example of creative art cover:

http://musicmetal.net/uploads/posts/2009-08/1249146108_1976-strange-new-flesh-re-1987.jpg

[Coroner]

a coupla my faves
...if I had a buck for every minute I spent staring at this one, I could afford a trip to the Moon

Great choice. Early Santana covers are among my favs. Too bad his music sucks nowdays.

[EZWind]

Sad to say I have to agree. I was in college when that first album came out tho...it was playing constantly wherever you went on campus and I never got sick of it.

[lupinIII]

I know it's clichéd but there's a reason it's been named one of the greatest rock 'n' roll photographs of all time. It's the perfect encapsulation of the raw intensity of Rock-And-Fucking-Roll.

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

I'm also partial to the ciggie lighter as the thematic link in The Streets' albums.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bf/OriginalPirateMaterial.jpg/200px-OriginalPirateMaterial.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/72/The_Streets-A_Grand_Don%27t_Come_For_Free.jpg/200px-The_Streets-A_Grand_Don%27t_Come_For_Free.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a0/The_Streets-thehardestwaytomakeaneasyliving.jpg/200px-The_Streets-thehardestwaytomakeaneasyliving.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/18/Everything_Is_Borrowed.jpg/200px-Everything_Is_Borrowed.jpg

[Ben]

Madonna: True Blue....

[chefmike]

Another shallow thread :lol: which album cover inspired you???

The one where I first saw your mom gobbling cock...probably even better than you can....

[Willie Escalade]

:lol:

[vice_city]

Some Favourites:

The Beatles - Abbey Road:

http://pimpandhost.com/media/simple/22438/358dc4efdd90.jpg (http://www.pimpandhost.com)

Oasis - Definitely Maybe:

http://pimpandhost.com/media/simple/22438/494fbec7414c.jpg (http://www.pimpandhost.com)

The Beatles - Revolver:

http://pimpandhost.com/media/simple/22438/52a4e871f375.jpg (http://www.pimpandhost.com)

David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars:

http://pimpandhost.com/media/simple/22438/096dfd7ab8a6.jpg (http://www.pimpandhost.com)

[vice_city]

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan:

http://pimpandhost.com/media/simple/22438/ff1059d68fa3.jpg (http://www.pimpandhost.com)

[bte]

Avulsed!!!

[Kramer]

these are mine, I think they both send the same message.

[Abartig]

http://i35.tinypic.com/jttndh.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/oa6j45.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/t6fm8m.jpg