Favorite Album Cover EVER!

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REVIVE! And now some praise for the fan-fucking-tastic Jim Flora...

http://www.317x.com/albums/v/variousmambo/enlargement.jpg
http://www.jimflora.com/01/bixtram2.jpg
http://www.jimflora.com/08/pjolly2.jpg
http://www.jimflora.com/06/shorty2.jpg

― darin (darin), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Four I love more or less equally:
http://members.aol.com/pau1ramone/private/stoogesfh.jpg
http://ubl.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drc500/c576/c576785wxkw.jpg
http://www.omelete.com.br/imagens/musica/artigos/black_sabbath/album.jpg http://www.themusicindex.com/rockahead/reviews/boc_tyranny.jpg

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf500/f530/f53056ig9ta.jpg

(something about the clothes ... the hair ... the bold but simple logo ... the seeming offhandedness of the photo ... it's one of my favorite ever matches of cover and album ... i know we weren't supposed to consider the music here ... but part of what does it for me with any cover is the way it works with the contents.)

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005MNP5.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

leaning and peeping

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

alex in doncwhatever is b0ring

― no way mister shit licker, Wednesday, 24 November 2004 22:04 (twenty-one years ago)

that's for damn sure

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought it was already scientifically proven by various experts that THIS was the greatest album cover of all time.

― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 24 November 2004 22:34 (twenty-one years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre700/e781/e78163nf5it.jpg

― Ken L (Ken L), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 22:40 (twenty-one years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002GA9.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Zimmer026 (Zimmer026), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 22:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, Mr. Snrub that definitely belongs in the top ten at least.

More of my favorites...

http://www.footlight.com/img/product/125/751.jpg
http://www.flensburg-online.de/beatles/butcher-cover.jpg
http://www.btinternet.com/~hypnotique/greatest_hits_image.jpg
http://www.dsquared.org/locust.gif

― darin (darin), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 22:51 (twenty-one years ago)

And I wish I liked Yes as much as I like Roger Dean's covers.

http://classicyes.net/images/yesterdays.jpg
http://classicyes.net/images/yessongs.jpg

― darin (darin), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 22:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Here's a better pic of Download's III cover:
http://bsg-inc.com/offngone/discography/releases/img/III.jpg

Dave McKean's genius matched only by the twee-ness of Twilight Circus's collected of hand drawn album covers (in crayon) for Horsie:
http://www.brainwashed.com/weddle/reviews/horsie.jpg http://twilightcircus.com/discography/img/170.jpg http://www.twilightcircus.com/discography/img/170sm.jpg http://images.google.ca/images?q=tbn:jKvXCA0_DiIJ:www.rayx.freeserve.co.uk/twilight%2520circus%2520-%2520%2520cd.jpg

― Apparently now known as (o )( o) (Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 28 November 2004 22:16 (twenty-one years ago)

three months pass...

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000060O15.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― late adopter, Monday, 21 March 2005 09:35 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.atlantatimemachine.com/images/chfolcover.jpg

― Ian John50n (orion), Monday, 21 March 2005 09:41 (twenty-one years ago)

two years pass...

So many crappy covers claimed as greatness. Perhaps 10% of the covers on this thread are worthy.

― libcrypt, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 04:01 (eighteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000019HU.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― poortheatre, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 06:23 (eighteen years ago)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/411692474_95b218574c_m.jpg

― StanM, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 07:12 (eighteen years ago)

yea, that is a good 'un.

― poortheatre, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 07:25 (eighteen years ago)

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6272/841db340dca0517c16bc901uc5.jpg
This one caught my eye recently. Also it is a really good album.

― CaptainLorax, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 07:55 (eighteen years ago)

What's the birdie one?

― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 10:07 (eighteen years ago)

Wilco

― StanM, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 10:14 (eighteen years ago)

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Blue_Sky#Artwork )

― StanM, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 10:15 (eighteen years ago)

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5x.7ht1GmxUB5WSjzbkF/SIG=12aolrs23/EXP=1189009467/**http%3A//www.adawson.clara.net/albums/sleeves/woteot.jpg

― outdoor_miner, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 16:25 (eighteen years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/yaxhaxley/solo.jpg

― Brakhage, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 21:41 (eighteen years ago)

Best image I could find of Cecil Taylor's 'Solo' (also called 'Solo In Tokyo')

― Brakhage, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 21:42 (eighteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5e/Madvillainy_cover.png

― gman, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 22:55 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.vinylrecords.ch/D/DE/Death/Leprocy/IMG_9811.jpg

so weird

― roxymuzak, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 23:20 (eighteen years ago)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000060O15.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

this one i really something.

― jed_, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 23:31 (eighteen years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf800/f871/f87187op4o1.jpg

Killed by rock!

― Jeff Treppel, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 23:40 (eighteen years ago)

charlie haden = so demented!

― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 01:02 (eighteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WTA7E5XRL._AA240_.jpg

― wanko ergo sum, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 01:07 (eighteen years ago)

That 'nette cover has always been one of my favorites

― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 01:32 (eighteen years ago)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9214/stanleyrm4.jpg

― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 01:45 (eighteen years ago)

Kidding about the last one, but not this. My dad had this LP in his collection, and it fascinated me to no end when I was a child. Still does, in fact:

http://krucoff.com/images/tarkus_cover.jpg

― Jeff Treppel, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 02:29 (eighteen years ago)

http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/V/Various/VA_guitarsf.jpg

― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 02:48 (eighteen years ago)

snrub - thats really good haha. never seen that before

― gman, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 03:03 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.moorsmagazine.com/images8/unclemeat.jpg

― Rock Hardy, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 03:51 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/images/fact10frontcoverdetail.jpg

― Chelvis, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 05:22 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.dominorecordco.com/site/resources/images/ororke/ororke_rel_11.jpg

― Eazy, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 05:28 (eighteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/2121QB9KMVL.jpg

― Eazy, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 05:31 (eighteen years ago)

I don't know why, but I just like minimalism in covers.

http://www.turtlekat.hu/pages/bp-silentalarm.jpg
http://www.alternativmusik.de/images/alcest.jpg
http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/burial.jpg
http://www.citypaper.net/blogs/clog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/stellarscope-cd-cover-72-dpi.jpg

but not TOO minimalistic:
http://www.popboks.com/img/albumi/babyshambles.jpg
http://i.walmart.com/i/p/00/09/36/24/85/0009362485072_500X500.jpg

― StanM, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 07:27 (eighteen years ago)

That Bloc Party one still doesn't fit the album, IMHO. That picture should be the cover of something like Sigur Ros. But anyway - this isn't about the contents, so nevermind.

― StanM, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 07:32 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.southern.com/southern/band/ULYSS/pics/17971L.jpg

― gr8080, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 07:34 (eighteen years ago)

^^undisputed champ for the last 10 years now.

― gr8080, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 07:35 (eighteen years ago)

also:

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/l/liquidliqui_optimocav_101b.jpg

http://www.smuju.com/mkportal/modules/reviews/images/B000654Z2I.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://f.freeblog.hu/m/a/r/martireteto/files/coltrane.jpg

― gr8080, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 07:38 (eighteen years ago)

Have yet to listen to this, but I've always been very fond of the cover:

http://www.tomajazz.com/jazzred/cd-tayl.jpg