Favorite Album Covers

[nicos]

just name your favorite album covers
the ones that you really like, don't have to be five or ten..


my favorite covers are

In Rock - Deep Purple

Crazy Horse - Crazy Horse

Aqualung - Jethro Tull

Sad Wings of Destiny - Judas Priest

In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson

Harvest - Neil Young

Binaural - Pearl Jam

The Division Bell - Pink Floyd

Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Dead Winter Dead - Savatage

Nevermind - Nirvana

[Kurt Rambis throwback]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Big_Bear_'Doin_Thangs'_Album_Cover.jpg/603px-Big_Bear_'Doin_Thangs'_Album_Cover.jpg

[dragafari]

http://www.juniormarvin.com/i_Pics/Discography/confrontation.jpg
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Confrontation

http://www.bitacora.davidesperalta.com/archives/images/caratula-bob-marley-survival.png
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Survival

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/2292837557_841bd61c2f.jpg?v=0
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Babylon By Bus (Inner Cover)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2705682509_e9eb771b11.jpg
Peter Tosh - Bush Doctor

http://mgn.musicgiants.com/mgnv2/version3/artwork/66967386-9fd9-4b54-8886-ab88e3e5985dmedium.jpg
Jimmy Cliff - Anthololgy

And many more!

[SusanNorton]

Great thread!!

This is the first one that pops into my mind, because it's so funny. WTF???

http://www.gigwise.com/gallery/prince-prince.jpg

[tillyn]

Jethro Tulls Songs of the Wood, looks like a photo but it's a painting. Got lots still have over 200 of my albums from when i was a kid.(Beatles, Rolling Stones, Lynard Skynard, Supertramp etc.....

[Srbo]

Well. if this is not the best cover ever, then I don`t know what is...:smile2:

AC/DC - If you want blood

http://kreationrecords.net/images/ACDCblood.jpeg


Even though IN ROCK is a close second.


http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/marco_moioli/WindowsLiveWriter/RMSinWindowsServer2008_14C32/deep_purple_in_rock_a.jpg

Thanks buddy for this thread.:smile2:

[Jax]

When I was a kid this album cover scared the crap outta me. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer Brain Salad Surgery.upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0d/ELP_-_Brain_Salad_Surgery.jpg/200px-ELP_-_Brain_Salad_Surgery.jpg

[mudpuppy]

I remember, when I was little, staring at the cover of Endless Summer for hours and hours and more hours. No matter where I looked there was something different to see.

[betsymae]

Queen and Molly Hatchett had the best album covers that I remember. Journey had cool album covers but I wasnt all that crazy about them.

[rjt65]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Metallica_-_Master_of_Puppets.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/10000Days.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Dark_Side_of_the_Moon.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Alice_in_Chains_%28album%29.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/LedZeppelinHousesOfTheHolycover.jpg


some of them --lot of great artwork! but the covers also attach to the music--

[Srbo]

I remember, when I was little, staring at the cover of Endless Summer for hours and hours and more hours. No matter where I looked there was something different to see.


Look at this one then:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Floyd_PULSE_Cover.jpg
[Double Post]
Achmed...great choices, bud.:smile2:
[Double Post]
And here we go again...editing my own posts...:eek2:

[JRLauer]

[QUOTE=Srbo;265256]Well. if this is not the best cover ever, then I don`t know what is...:smile2:

AC/DC - If you want blood

http://kreationrecords.net/images/ACDCblood.jpeg

Amen to that brother. I love that cover.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Great pics everyone.

I'm with Nicos on The Court of the Crimson King, famous for freaking out the unwary, and surely Sergeant Pepper is one of the greatest?

And Roger Dean did a few great ones for Yes.

I miss album covers, CD covers just ain't the same IMO

Long days and pleasant nights

[Kim L.]

http://www.allmanbrothers.org/images/Allman%20Brothers/Allman_Brothers_Eat_a_Peach.jpg

http://www.collectingvinylrecords.com/200px-Yesterdays_front_cover.jpg

[Agincourt Concierge]

Okay....Here goes..
What's not to love here? Rolling Stones...Sticky Fingers :)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/218/486055759_34d6f118b5.jpg?v=0

OMG...Robin Zander.....so hot...when I was a teen...(one in white...)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jF9NuB2wL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

I loved "The Cars" ...Know that the famous pin-up artist Albert Vargas did this when he was 83 years old....he did this for his niece who loved this band and the drummer approached him to do it....Model's name was "Candy" coincidentally...who wouldn't want to be draped like this over a Ferrari?

http://ginavivinetto.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/the-cars-candy-o1.jpg

One of my favorites albums...
http://vinylobsessions.com/images/EaglesHotelCalifornia(1976).jpg

[Cody44]

Here are a few of my favorites...

http://www.floydianslip.com/news-pics/news-echoes-lg.jpg

http://www.rainierpr.co.uk/blog/uploaded_images/Radiohead_OK_Computer_large-775053.jpg

http://www.music.usb.co.il/images/Pink_Floyd___A_Momentary_Lapse_of_Reason.jpg

http://zero.co.nz/music/images/p/Pink%20Floyd%20-%20Delicate%20Sound%20Of%20Thunder%20%5Blive%5D.jpg


http://bp1.blogger.com/_bZG8scQDCHk/RuXKHEP6bAI/AAAAAAAAACY/JqpZE8VNlLI/s320/dosage.jpg


Almost all of Pink Floyd's covers are amazing, in my opinion.

[LadyPain]

Great thread!!

This is the first one that pops into my mind, because it's so funny. WTF???

http://www.gigwise.com/gallery/prince-prince.jpg

You know... I once heard someone describe Prince as a little dwarf that looked like he had been dipped in a vat of pubic hair... *wry grin*

[smooth operator]

Molly Hatchet - "Flirtin with Disaster"
pretty much all Pink Floyd
lots more - these just leap to mind

[Agincourt Concierge]

You know... I once heard someone describe Prince as a little dwarf that looked like he had been dipped in a vat of pubic hair... *wry grin*

Yeah....but I've also heard he smells really really good...:) seriously...Sheila E...said it...she worked with him....

[Srbo]

Yeah....but I've also heard he smells really really good...:) seriously...Sheila E...said it...she worked with him....


And...she doesn`t ?:biggrin2:

[Srbo]

Agi...that Cheap Trick cover made me really chuckle.:biggrin2:

[dsurrett]

Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

[Agincourt Concierge]

Agi...that Cheap Trick cover made me really chuckle.:biggrin2:

I had the biggest crush on him when I was a silly teenager....and what a range his voice had......boy he could sing....I saw them several times in concert..they put on a great show......and he was so dreamy.....:)

by the way....LOVE YOUR AC/DC COVER.....!!!!!!

[nicos]

In Rock - Deep Purple

Crazy Horse - Crazy Horse

Aqualung - Jethro Tull

Sad Wings of Destiny - Judas Priest

In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson

Harvest - Neil Young

Binaural - Pearl Jam

The Division Bell - Pink Floyd

Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Dead Winter Dead - Savatage

Nevermind - Nirvana

and the pics :



http://www.discogs.com/mpimage/990810 http://www.johnmcferrinmusicreviews.org/itcotck.jpg


http://www.musicdirect.com/shared/images/products/medium/lcla9145.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41X378TYMFL._SL500_AA240_.jpg


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uaSIp_1tsPY/SLdAhHE4W7I/AAAAAAAAFPc/tCSe5UFMBIg/s400/dead+winter+dead.jpg

[nicos]

and..

http://assets.mog.com/amg/pop/cov200/drd100/d134/d134656n42d.jpg http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c834/c83487y1091.jpg
https://www.whatrecords.co.uk/live/pics/16880.jpg https://www.nakasha-spain.com/shop/images/Nirvana-Nevermind-162788.jpg
https://www.whatrecords.co.uk/live/pics/5046.jpg

[Tery]

http://991.com/newGallery/Genesis-Nursery-Cryme---B-259236.jpg

http://www.landofgenesis.fr/genesis/albums/04foxtrot.jpg

http://teacherweb.com/LA/JHMS/JBUSH/BlueDesert1024x768.jpg
Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe

[SusanNorton]

http://bigearflux.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/the_moody_blues_-_days_of_future_past_-_front.jpg

[aptpupil]

Has to be "The Magician's Birthday" from Uriah Heep in the early 70's, a time when cover art was at its most imaginative. The contrasting red and blue of the picture was a head trip.

[cocomajo]

layla

exile on main street

after the gold rush

my mom had a fit over frankenstien

how coll was sticky fingers with the working zipper?

[Scoutabout]

I've always had my favorites. A couple of years ago I decided to root through the one's I had and create a collage of some of them. It turned out awesome and I love my "album wall". If I could figure out how to attach a picture I would. If you're like me and you can't bring yourself to throw out some of your old "gems", you may want to try it.

[Anni M]

Jethro Tulls Songs of the Wood, looks like a photo but it's a painting. Got lots still have over 200 of my albums from when i was a kid.(Beatles, Rolling Stones, Lynard Skynard, Supertramp etc..... Heavy Horses is a great album cover too. Come to think about it, I think I have most of Tull's albums and they are all super, even Benefit.
:smile2:

[Anni M]

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa134/tinglefinger/albumcovers.jpg

A few of my faves*******
Clockwise:

Houses of the Holy--Led Zep
Uriah Heap-Demons and Wizards
Physical Graffiti--Zep again...
Diamond Dogs--David Bowie
Quadrophenia--The Who
Fragile --Yes
Sweeney Todd Soundtrack
Black Sabbath-(self titled-1st album...)
Beggars Banquet-The Rolling Stones

and Thick as a Brick -Jethro Tull http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/80/JethroTullThickAsABrick.jpg/200px-JethroTullThickAsABrick.jpg
These are just a few! :smile2:

[demorgan]

black crowes-amorica( or something like that, the one with the bikini bottom)

[Gillie]

http://www.connollyco.com/discography/santana/abraxas.jpg

Santana - Abraxas, spent many a strained afternoon staring at this one....

[rose key]

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa134/tinglefinger/albumcovers.jpg

A few of my faves*******
Clockwise:

Houses of the Holy--Led Zep
Uriah Heap-Demons and Wizards
Physical Graffiti--Zep again...
Diamond Dogs--David Bowie
Quadrophenia--The Who
Fragile --Yes
Sweeney Todd Soundtrack
Black Sabbath-(self titled-1st album...)
Beggars Banquet-The Rolling Stones

and Thick as a Brick -Jethro Tull http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/80/JethroTullThickAsABrick.jpg/200px-JethroTullThickAsABrick.jpg
These are just a few! :smile2:

A woman after my own heart....:love:

[rose key]

How about this one?:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41D56JD6YEL._SL500_AA240_.jpg
and this one?:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31YT12VSB9L._SL500_AA130_.jpg

[nicos]

vs ~ pearl jam
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRM24Oq4wms/RwIxx-Uj9SI/AAAAAAAAAJc/l2Bha_14GXQ/s400/Pearl_Jam_-_Vs_-_front.jpg
fits perfectly with the "versus" feeling of the whole album and maybe with how the band was feeling about the media at that period..


Congregation ~ The Afghan Whigs
http://johnpette.com/discographies/images/AWSP26-183slv.jpg


More Light ~ J. Mascis & The Fog
http://images.jambase.com/merch/jmascis.jpg

[Jax]

http://www.brain-salad-surgery.de/02%20Artwork/Giger%20Works.JPG
When I was a little kid this used to really scare me. I would cry and carry on whenever my mom and dad would play this album.

[Eva9]

Rammstein Live aus Berlin
http://w1.136.telia.com/~u13602243/cdcover/berlin/cover.jpg

Enrique Bunbury- El Viaje a Ninguna Parte
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Bhrj8NmTEoY/SV3i_QTkftI/AAAAAAAAAPI/CEOEPvNSjBo/s400/Bunbury-El_Viaje_A_Ninguna_Parte-Frontal.jpg

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Fabulosos Calavera
http://letrasmp3.com/images/discos_l/fabulosos-calavera.jpg

[pandora]

I have always liked this one!http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Van_Halen_-_Women_and_Children_First.jpg Used to listen to it as a teen and LOVED IT!

[tillyn]

Hey Sirbo, i had that album!! Can't find it now though. Boy does that bring back memories!!

[doughboyblue]

Does anyone remember Kansas from the 70's? Point of Know Return, Leftoverture, Monolith, etc. Covers were works of art! Early Styx as well. Loved Grand Illusion! The music and the album cover were very ethereal. I was actually sad to see vinyl go because of the great covers, CD size never did them justice.
Sorry, I don't know how to put the pics on here :sad:

[Anni M]

How about this one?:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41D56JD6YEL._SL500_AA240_.jpg
and this one?:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31YT12VSB9L._SL500_AA130_.jpg oh, YEAH!!!!!!! :biggrin2:

[pandora]

[QUOTE=doughboyblue;283287]Does anyone remember Kansas from the 70's? Point of Know Return, Leftoverture,

Oh yes, I remember it well.
Good times!!! Thanks for the flashback.

[bookworm101]

Led Zeppelin~ Physical Graffiti

Ventures~ Greatest Hits

Alice Cooper~From the inside

sorry I can never get pics to post.

[cocomajo]

layla - derick & the dominoes(eric clapton& friends)

the beatles white album

[nicos]

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/images/9004.jpg

[Anton177]

http://i32.tinypic.com/359zrsx.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/2d1bue.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/2vadrhv.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/2w3qc5i.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/1z2hpg5.jpg

[plgordon]

Tough to rate my favorite but, all of the YES album covers were cool, Boston Had some cool album covers back in the day, as did Queen, Moody Blues, Judas Priest, Ahhhhh the hell with it, There are just too many I can't pick.

PS. I wish I was cool enough to post some of them, but I guess I've not yet reached that level!

[psj77]

Hi,

Great pics everyone.

I'm with Nicos on The Court of the Crimson King, famous for freaking out the unwary, and surely Sergeant Pepper is one of the greatest?

And Roger Dean did a few great ones for Yes.

I miss album covers, CD covers just ain't the same IMO

Long days and pleasant nights

There are a few artist still being released on vinyl. My favorite is Hank Williams III. His last 2 are just awesome. They are Straight To Hell & Damn Right/Rebel Proud. As far as the music goes the better one is Straight To Hell, but Damn Right/Rebel Proud has the better cover. Also Straight to Hell was the first country album to have the parental advisery lable on it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B001ET0862/sr=8-8/qid=1251337053/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music&qid=1251337053&sr=8-8

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B001TW69GW/sr=8-9/qid=1251337099/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music&qid=1251337099&sr=8-9

[rose key]

[QUOTE=Anton177;319012]

http://i27.tinypic.com/2d1bue.jpg

You brought back alot of memories with that one! Good music. Good times.
:cool2:

[Autumnlyn]

http://991.com/newGallery/Van-Halen-Women-And-Childre-384747.jpg

Loved the poster inside too. :)

[nicos]

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http://alias.codiferes.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dream_theater_-_black_clouds__silver_linings-2009-home320.jpg..