http://www.bestartvinyl.com/vote.html?nc=1385468989
Might be wrong about this, but I've noticed since vinyl sales have picked up that big, busy, slightly-psychedelic album art seems to also be making a resurgence. There must be a difference for artworkers when creating something for vinyl or CD markets?
― a beef supreme (dog latin), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 12:53 (ten years ago) link
it's like, if i'm going to shell out for something on vinyl, and i'm trying to pick between two albums but can't decide, often it's the artwork that's the deal maker.
― a beef supreme (dog latin), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 12:56 (ten years ago) link
Ras G is the best one there, love that cover
― space bl00ps (NickB), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 12:59 (ten years ago) link
This came out months ago and everyone has probably already seen it, but I love this
http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fantasia-side-effects-cover.jpg
― including 'weird men' who fancy the mermaids (soref), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 13:12 (ten years ago) link
Back cover:
http://christalrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/back-of-fantasias-side-effects-of-you-album-christal_rock.jpg
― including 'weird men' who fancy the mermaids (soref), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 13:13 (ten years ago) link
http://nme.assets.ipccdn.co.uk/images/gallery/2013GeorgePringle_GolfoDeiPoeti_600G190413.jpg
George Pringle- Golfo Dei Poeti
― including 'weird men' who fancy the mermaids (soref), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 13:34 (ten years ago) link
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0161/8690/products/DING-DONG-DISQUESweb_grande.jpg?v=1383427113
― including 'weird men' who fancy the mermaids (soref), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 13:37 (ten years ago) link
george pringle one is awesome-- what's it sound like?
― 乓乒 (gr8080), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 13:56 (ten years ago) link
There's a Quietus review here-http://thequietus.com/articles/11621-george-pringle-gulfo-dei-poeti-review
― including 'weird men' who fancy the mermaids (soref), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 13:58 (ten years ago) link
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Hmmm, I dunno how true it is (there could be lots of other reasons for the popularity of psychedelic imagery right now) but I could almost imagine that simply seeing more things on vinyl might encourage an artist to imagine their work in that nice large format, and go ahead and include details that they might otherwise not have. But then I think that the worst era for album art was probably the height of the CD years. Even stuff that I imagine doesn't sell that much on vinyl has been looking a lot better lately (big pop albums and stuff).
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:49 (ten years ago) link
bring back longboxes imo
http://i.imgur.com/NuSC4zr.jpg
― 乓乒 (gr8080), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 15:16 (ten years ago) link
I had all but two of those (Cure and Smiths) cut out and taped to my door in high school.
― joygoat, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:05 (ten years ago) link
http://nnatapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/NNA069.jpg
― My god. Pure ideology. (ey), Tuesday, 3 December 2013 20:51 (ten years ago) link
kewl
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 December 2013 20:52 (ten years ago) link
a nice festive one for you:
http://www.erasuresnowglobe.com/img/erasure-snowglobe-album.jpg
― exciting vampire castle (NickB), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 14:06 (ten years ago) link
Can't remember whether it was posted or not but shittiest cover of the year is... Cut Copy?
― exciting vampire castle (NickB), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 14:20 (ten years ago) link
gotta be black flag
― i have sounded the very dub step of humility (anonanon), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 15:24 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, Black Flag and then Cut Copy.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 15:25 (ten years ago) link
oh how could i forget the flag?
― exciting vampire castle (NickB), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 15:26 (ten years ago) link
Bleed the patriarchy
http://i4.sndcdn.com/artworks-000058227456-wwwq40-t500x500.jpg?b09b136
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 December 2013 17:50 (ten years ago) link
http://gp1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/802892/production_public/Album/23443/album_image/e10acafa67d52fec117725b29b4da475f109a00a.jpg
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Monday, 9 December 2013 20:46 (ten years ago) link
FACT did their best and worst lists btw:
http://www.factmag.com/2013/12/07/the-30-best-album-covers-of-2013/http://www.factmag.com/2013/12/07/the-30-worst-album-covers-of-2013/
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Monday, 9 December 2013 20:48 (ten years ago) link
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0164/9352/products/spin050_Vastum_COVweb_1024x1024.jpg
^ can't stop looking at that bat
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 15:50 (ten years ago) link
feel like i wanna wave back
meant to add the vastum cover the other day, but forgot. so great! was bummed by the comparatively dull imagery on the vinyl version, but turns out it has a poster of that ghastly thing inside (uncropped art, no text).
― CANONICAL artists, etc., etc. (contenderizer), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 18:30 (ten years ago) link
the artist, paolo girardi, also did the covers for this year's power trip and inquisition albums (among a ton of other stuff, busy dude). think i might have posted the former somewhere way upthread...
― CANONICAL artists, etc., etc. (contenderizer), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 18:37 (ten years ago) link
man, FACT's best 30 are almost as bad as their worst 30. baffling choices, most of them.
― alpine static, Sunday, 22 December 2013 06:04 (ten years ago) link
fact sure doesnt like r&b/hip hop
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Sunday, 22 December 2013 06:33 (ten years ago) link
For those of you who liked the Deafheaven cover.
http://pitchfork.com/news/57800-deafheaven-selling-sunbather-font/
― how's life, Friday, 12 December 2014 14:08 (nine years ago) link