Best Album Cover

[andy_s]

Stanley Donwood

[Mr_Yogi]

Love the photography of this album, great msuic too

[andy_s]

Here's some debut album covers that I haven't seen up yet -













( http://www.nme.com/photos/50-best-debut-albums-eve... )

[AndyFoo]

My favourite album covers are the ones I spent hours looking at while by dad played them on the record player. Here are some of my favourite, some are pretty obscure but the music is great!

MC5 - Kick Out the Jams - great album too...


Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run - doesn't get much better!


Appletree Theatre - Playback - The alternative to Sgt Peppers (imo much much better!)


The Fuggs - It Crawled into my hand, honest - Another odd one, but still great songs.


Rolling Stone - Let it Bleed - Just great!

[kingysilvers]

Will never forget seeing this in record shops as a kid thinking "I have to know what that sounds like" as it intrigued/disturbed me so much.



Iconic alternative hiphop cover.



Does this count?

ETA: Well beaten on the Zappa cover so I'll add this one:



So basic yet it sticks with you, amazing album too.

Edited by kingysilvers on Thursday 2nd December 11:44

[evenflow]

Mr_Yogi said:

Love the photography of this album, great msuic too

Reminds me a bit of Pearl Jam's No Code:

Front of the album was:


Which folded out into four sections to form:

[zax]

I like Funkadelic's Free your mind...

[RichB]

Has anyone posted Electric Ladyland?

[mxspyder]

AndyFoo said:

Rolling Stone - Let it Bleed - Just great!

Delia Smith made that cake, not a lot of people know that.

Here's my favourite, but I am biased:

[kiteless]

evenflow said:

Mr_Yogi said:

Love the photography of this album, great msuic too

Reminds me a bit of Pearl Jam's No Code:

So that's the one I was thinking of!

I thought it looked familiar.

[RichB]

mxspyder said:

Here's my favourite, but I am biased:

Why are you biased?

[goldblum]

RichB said:

mxspyder said:

Here's my favourite, but I am biased:

Why are you biased?

He's two faced.

[mxspyder]

RichB said:

mxspyder said:

Here's my favourite, but I am biased:

Why are you biased?

Thats the view I have as I drive home at night, less the two giant steel heads of course. Although they where there for a while!

[RichB]

Interesting, I wondered if you were going to say you were the photographer. I've never studied the view, where is it then?

[mxspyder]

goldblum said:

RichB said:

mxspyder said:

Here's my favourite, but I am biased:

Why are you biased?

He's two faced.

That too.

[mxspyder]

RichB said:

Interesting, I wondered if you were going to say you were the photographer. I've never studied the view, where is it then?

I wish, although I have taken a couple of picture of that view

[Progressive]

The Streets - Orginal Pirate Material

The cover artwork photograph of Original Pirate Material is by German photographer Rut Blees Luxemburg called Towering Inferno. The towerblock pictured is Kestrel House on City Road, London.

[Progressive]

Also, always had a soft spot for this one. First album and CD I ever bought (1994).

[hesnotthemessiah]

Brings back fond memories of looking through my big Brother's collection

[ferg]