What's Your Favorite Album Cover?
 

I would love to be able to buy certain album covers in huge posters.

1) "4" by Foreignerhttp://kr.asiamusic.net/imgdata/arti...oreigner_4.jpg
I like this one because it shows the old fashioned TV countdown - five - bleep - four - bleep - three - bleep - two - bleep - one... You don't see that anymore.

2) "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath http://en.wikipedia.org/upload/d/da/...ebut_album.jpg
The whole scene is eerie - with the witch in the back ground in the woods...ooohhh

3) That Neil Young album where he's leaning against a tree - but its all viewed like minicular structure. http://neilyoung.rockmetal.art.pl/ne...is_nowhere.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Too bad the music sucks



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Awesome cover, awesome album.

My favorite of all time...

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Honorable mentions...
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I'm not sure why, but I really dig this one:

http://www.blastwaves.com/cdreviews/cds/burning.jpg

It just captivates me for some inexplicable reason. I like the album itself, too. I wouldn't say it's my favorite album cover ever(I have difficulty picking favorites), but it did spring to mind upon reading the topic question.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg


Simplicity is beautiful. :)

This one is fun too, and most fitting:
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Probably this

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

That Clash one is pretty cool too, though (and I disagree about the music sucking)

Here's the Elvis Presley cover that inspired it:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Tom Waits "Rain Dogs" would get my vote, followed closely by David Bowie "Scary Monsters" and Beatles "Abbey Road" (duh!)

(Sorry, I'm at work and cannot post pics....)

And, lest we forget, these threads can be a pain to load for people on dial-up. I remember that this one (now locked) used to take an <i>age</i>:

<li><A HREF="http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152665" target="_blank">What is your favorite album cover art? [dial-up users beware: MANY pics!]</a>

Off the top of my head I always liked the cover of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. [<A HREF="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002KET.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" target="_blank">Link</a>]

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I really want this version since it has the bonus song "New York City Cops".
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here are my top 5:
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There are TWO good reasons why I like this cover. Never heard the music though.

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:up: forgot about this one, great clean cover.

I bought this album blind not knowing anything about the music. I just thought the cover was awesome.

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New Order - Technique

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg


Afghan Whigs-Gentlemen

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This thread has been done before. Anyway... the Eels rule for album covers:

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http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...47225u078w.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...30738bvi6e.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...9530452u00.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...43446oj756.jpg

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Actually, now that I think about it, one of those above reminded me of probably my all time favorite album cover:

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Any and all Iron Maiden are tops! Few Def Lepps and this one...

http://www.the-scorpions.com/images/loveat.jpg

I always got a kick out of:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Pro-Pain The Truth Hurts

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Horrible album, though.


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And Jane's Addiction's "Nothing's Shocking" (I dont know If I can post it though)

basically every cover from the 4 AD label. done bye the geniuses at v23.

for example:
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I always liked the Deftones - Around the Fur cover. Sorry, I can't post a pic, so here's the link:

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Hey Tscott, Nice Herb Alperts cover. My dad loves that album cover and he still has it in his collection, I think that is why he bought it actually.

I love the Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here cover, too, it is just an excellent pic.

I've always liked these:

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http://www.simaudio.com/images/recor...andGuignol.jpg


If I felt like searching for an image a little more, I'd defnitely post the cover of Attacker's "Battle At Helmes Deep"....they were a band from Bayonne, NJ...released in the mid 80's....and no one's ever heard of them. But they had a damn cool album. And a damn cool cover. Their second album (featuring, quite coincidentally, the track emanon, wasn't nearly as cool...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by emanon
[B]I've always liked these:

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:up:

I've always like these ones. Wow, seems I like them a bit on the violent side.

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I actually have that album...part of my late grandfather's record collection...it's a kickin' record too...

My personal fave - Led Zeppelin ~ Presence
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and The Crystal Method - Vegas
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Before they went pop I am guessing

Yep - awesome album. Not sure what went wrong with 'em.

Just thought of another...

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Hell, just one more...

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Van Halen's "1984" was always interesting - the little baby sneakin' a cigarette. (How'd they do that?)

PRINCE'S "PURPLE RAIN" FROM 1984

He looks so cool on his motorbike and Apollonia in the background??

Anybody have a copy they could post??

Cheers!!