As art and not the music inside, Beatles White Album and AC DC’s Back In Black can go and put these two in. Neil Young – Harvest or After the Goldrush The ubiquitous Hipgnosis team outdid itself with this ultra-clever 10cc sleeve, which is not only inspired by one of the songs (the phone sex-themed “Don’t Hang Up”) but is full of hidden gags, with the same people turning up in each of the four main photos. Metálica : Ride The Ligthning must’ve missed the Van Halen 1984 album cover. should be in the top 10 Album covers for albums by The Band, found by OneMusicAPI. Not one Moody Blues album cover….unfrickinbelievable!!! What about ‘It’s only a Movie’, with the free Banger inside?! Einstürzende Neubauten – Strategies Against Architecture Why never name the covers artists? Ten Years After “SSSSH, “Stonehenge”, and Cricklewood Green” VAN HALEN “VAN HALEN” OR 1984 SHOULD HAVE SURELY MADE THE LIST. Read some good books about them. Playing Possum – Carly Simon Before the Flood. Many great covers here, but The Police’s “Ghost in the Machine” should have been included. In this case, the interlocking geometric shapes are a visual answer to the album’s innovative time signatures. (So has the Interpretation Of Classical Works.). Joanna Newsom – The Milk Eyed Mender We know now who the real fool really is…. Misplaced Childhood? Grateful Dead’s “Blues for Allah” is one of my favorites!! The Stones always had attention-grabbing covers and Let It Bleed was equally unique and surreal. US Heat. The somber, shadowed photo featured on both the US and UK album version of Meet The Beatles! Why in the world did Humble Pie get a bunch of policemen to form a human pyramid? Gone Fishin – Flipper Rick Griffin artwork. Iron Butterfly: In-A-Gadda-da-Vida (and Live) Talking Heads’ The Name of This Band is Talking Heads is a double live album with the quartet on one album/cover and the 11 piece band on the second album/cover. At the peak of their success, the lineup consisted of Pete Burns (vocals), Mike Percy (bass), Steve Coy … As the first classical album to go platinum in America, Carlos helped to bring Bach… to the future. Turns out to be the first CD I ever bought. You did not feature Roling Stones “Sticky Fingers”?? Not one Moody Blues album cover? While everyone of these are worthy, there are so many that could be included that a top 100 best covers list seems woefully inadequate. NRBQ At Yankee Stadium is a classic cover and album. Anyone still interested in this old thread? Fleetwood Mac was the first album for the band after singer Stevie Nicks and singer/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham joined and their contributions are prominent on the record, especially on what became two of their most popular songs, "Rhiannon" and "Landslide," both written and performed…. Not so with John Coltrane’s Blue Train, whose somber photo and mood lighting marked it as a work to take seriously. Black Moses by Isaac Hayes! Check again.. Looking In- Savoy Brown. Well, I’ll just put my personal fav into the mix. Where is Quicksilver Happy Tails ? The more commonly known US cover is nice enough but makes it look like a conventional singer-songwriter album and Kate Bush is anything but. My thoughts exactly. But how could they leave off the album of one of the most iconic and longest playing bands of the late 20th century with perhaps their most identifiable icon on it,s cover,The Grateful Dead,s “Steal your face”? Dream Weaver was a neat cover also. You are not being serious here…. See more ideas about album covers, album, 80s album covers. come on, nobody noticed? See more ideas about album covers, album, album cover art. Next time shoot for 250 and you,d still better prepare for some flack. The White Album is a good cover, but come on, man, it’s a blank page. Allman Bros. The Notorious B.I.G., 'Ready to Die' (1994) 5. Release date: 1974; Label: Myrrh/A&M — — — First full-length studio album; 1977 Come and Join Us. In any case, there was no way to do this list without SOME argument was there ? finally someone brought up Argus by Wishbone Ash. Until the arrival of Elvis, entertainers had typically been restrained and on best behaviour while on stage. Inspired by the album’s themes of the subconscious, the dark sleeve of Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Gotta go with just about any of the 30 or so covers Warhol designed, As an aside,did I miss the Greatful Dead’s Iconic “Skull and Roses” ? Explore their music with more than just one ear and you’ll discover that they were not only unique and groundbreaking, they WERE music for a period of time. The designer also wrote one of the album’s most vivid lyrics on “Tales of Brave Ulysses.”. – Overnight Sensation by Frank Zappa Barnes’s sensual figures and jubilant dancers reflected the carnal nature of Gaye’s 1976 album. It’s not the original Ramones co Stand Up by Jethro Tull about 10 months earlier? Blue Cheer “Outsideinside” their 2nd LP has very creative cover art. Bow Wow Wow should be off. What about including some Budgie album covers. Nothing to much iconic about that selection, where is Symarips Skinhead Moonstomp cover, now that itself is well known for all old BootBoys old and new, Budgie – Squawk '"[47] The cover of the album is an image of a Transparent Anatomical Manikin, with angel wings superimposed. Deep Purple’s ‘Deep Purple in Rock’ and The Beatle’s ‘Abbey Road’? Great graphics on that one. I ended up with Sticky Fingers – Warhol, Weasel’s Ripped MF – Neon Parks, Disreali Gears – Martin Sharp etc. Do It Yourself was issued in at least 32 different wall paper sleeves and was designed by the great Barney Bubbles. The art director for In Utero was Robert Fisher, who had designed all of Nirvana's releases on DGC. Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha. How can you have missed Bebop Deluxe Axe Victim. It doesn’t make much sense , we always mix cover art with album content, or we like a cover with no special art because it reflects so well album content that we love so much, or a period, or because she reminds a girlfirend… so is this meaningful? My first album (x2) that my Grandma bought me cause I told her I liked it; Mom was not pleased when I opened it at XMas and played LOUD! How about some love for the greatest live album ever recorded? Psychedelic album covers were an art form in themselves, and the explosion of color (with the band looking suitably avuncular) made Cream’s Disraeli Gears one of the definitive ones. Everyone should have this album to realize the genius of this band. The image of a baby grasping at a dollar bill became one of grunge’s most enduring symbols, capturing the attitude of Nevermind and the era. Kiss: Destroyer Dukes of Stratosphere – 25 o clock. Sigur Ros all. Black Sabbath-Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (front & back), Black Sabbath-Heaven & Hell, Atomic Rooster-Death Walks Behind You, Slade-Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, Bad Company-Run with the Pack, Bad Company-Straight Shooter, Frank Zappa-Joe’s Garage, Roger Glover & Friends-Butterfly Ball, to name a few, Greenslade – Time and Tide Can’t wait to see Roger, the voice and co-founder of Supertramp, on his tour this summer in Europe. Can – Ege Bamyasi This iconic album cover said it all about coy mid-60s sexuality, bachelor-pad style. Seriously???? some of these covers are just bands posing. An iconic cover – and album …. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication [CD] Jan 1, 2019 01/19. Nazareth: Hair of The Dog… By defacing the Heroes cover, Bowie found the most dramatic way of saying “that was then, this is now”. Kate Bush – Lionheart absolutely amazed that After The Goldrush isn’t on here. Be Good To Yourself At Least Once A Day by Man – if only for the fantastic origami map of Wales. That cover is supposed to suggest she WAS naked because she could easily have been. Here’s proof: https://youtu.be/QARxQsSJo58. As a Personal request, I’d say that Roy Harper’s “Lifemask”, with its split centre -and-fold-back Definitely’s got a place amongst the 100 most Unique Record-Covers. 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