best album cover!

the wolf

as a kid i always loved Queens News to the world.


so as i sit here deciding what to do as far as artwork for my first "solo" record without my band, ive been thinking about cool album covers, any thoughts?

reversedarwinism

Not my favorite band, but the cover always caught my eye in the store:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll222/Brantner1974/Godsmack.jpg

fada

Has to be the daddy of them all Sgt Pepper

lalalalaaaaaaaa

Division Bell I think:

http://991.com/newGallery/Pink-Floyd-The-Division-Bell-54888.jpg

catefrances

back in black - AC/DC

my sister bought me this for xmas when i was 15(i think. my memory is vague for various reasons) and i thought WTF!!

Mike_Muse_Rage

reversedarwinism wrote:

Not my favorite band, but the cover always caught my eye in the store:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll222/Brantner1974/Godsmack.jpg

Wow. Even their logo is the same as AIC's. Outrageous.

NYbenben

This has always been one of mine... H.R. Giger-- Emerson, Lake and Palmer- Brain Salad Surgury...

http://www.the-artfile.com/ArtFile/artists/giger/images/surgery2.htm

Trailer

Tool- Aenima

the CD version with the modified jewel case that makes the cover look like it's moving around.:cool:

itsevobaby

i love jeff's artwork for tone, beautiful.

ever thought about putting a half-sliced piece of fruit on a blue background?

no, didn't think so...

itsevobaby

or how about the artwork for 'smell the glove':

"It's like how much more black could this be? And the answer is none, none more black"

keeponrockin

Dark Side Of The Moon

Cassandra-Geminni

The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute

tybird

keeponrockin wrote:

Dark Side Of The Moon

Sometimes the simple things are the best.....great choice. I would also consider Rush's second album cover, "Fly by Night", Roger Dean's cover for the album "One Live Badger" by Badger and "Red" by King Crimson.

suns rival

U2 - boy

http://991.com/newgallery/U2-Boy-11-151490.jpg

BonnarooJam

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000002VPF/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music

The Bogmen

jeffbr

Easy one for me. Roger Dean designed Yes' album covers and they were each a work of art. I remember putting on the records, grabbing the album covers, and just getting lost in them.

Click through the album covers here:
http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/entertainment/0205/yes.albums/content.4.html

More abour Roger Dean:
http://www.rogerdean.com/

pjoasisrule

Devastatin Dave The Turntable Slave - Zip Zap Rap
http://www.usemenow.com/web-log/zipzaprap.jpg

pjoasisrule

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/djlanda/the_100_worst_album_covers_ever/

BonnarooJam

pjoasisrule wrote:

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/djlanda/the_100_worst_album_covers_ever/

http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/rupaul/ho_ho_ho/

lol

Strangest Tribe

Black Crowes

http://www.sleazeroxx.com/censored/amorica1.jpg

tones

U2 Boy

i like matt.c

Neil Young Zuma-
http://dreamchimney.com/slvs/Zuma_20071015102003.jpg

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Damn the Torpedoes-
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2817/8522d8e59ff2cecef48653awf2.jpg

tybird

Strangest Tribe wrote:

Black Crowes

http://www.sleazeroxx.com/censored/amorica1.jpg

Damn great album cover......it was originally a cover of Hustler Magazine!

marker_in_the_sand

Hmm... I really like the desolated look from Neil Young's On The Beach...

Ahhh... Great cover, great album!

Jeremy1012

http://www.southern.com/southern/band/BIGBL/pics/17724L.jpg

NSFW

supersonicyears

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Elton_John_-_Captain_Fantastic_and_the_Brown_Dirt_Cowboy.jpg

Elton John \ Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

Jack_C_Gregory

I have always loved this cover because it made me think, "Geezus, Anything can happen at their shows."

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~ptn/mudhoney/news/sfdeluxe.jpg

youngster

Nirvana's Nevermind has always been my favorite album cover. Metallicas Kill em All is a close second.

itsevobaby

seriously though, the answer is:

NO CODE

individual polaroids for each track, c'mon! then if that isn't enough, opening all four gate folds to find a giant no code symbol! :eek:
it is without a doubt the most beautiful & artistic packaging for any cd i own.

i like matt.c

itsevobaby wrote:

seriously though, the answer is:

NO CODE

individual polaroids for each track, c'mon! then if that isn't enough, opening all four gate folds to find a giant no code symbol! :eek:
it is without a doubt the most beautiful & artistic packaging for any cd i own.

That's true. I could stare at this album for hours and find something new each time.

mark arm

Stooges - Fun House