Favorite Album Covers
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Topic: Favorite Album Covers
Posted By: gdub411
Subject: Favorite Album Covers
Date Posted: September 08 2004 at 23:38
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In the Spirit of Greenbacks Album Covers I thought I would find out what people's favorite Album Covers are Mine are: 1. Marillion-Fugazi 2. Marillion -Script for a Jester's Tear 3. King Crimson-In the Court of the Crimson King |
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: September 09 2004 at 03:09
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1) Glastonbury Fayre - opens out into a giant poster, and comes with all manner of intriguing inserts, including a D-I-Y pyramid instruction kit. 2) Their Satanic Majesties' Request - the Rolling Stones - had a 3d image of the Stones on a psychedelic backround. When you opened out the gatefold, there was a maze and stuff inside. 3) Metal Box - P/I/L and From the Makers of... - Status Quo - round metal tins. 4) Ogden's Nut Gone Flake - Small Faces - Opens out into 6 roundels. 5) No Remorse - Motorhead - leather sleeve. The cassette came in a leather cigarette packet. 6) In Search of Space - Hawkwind - had a kind of zigzag opening with a closing tab. 7) Look at yourself - Uriah Heep and The Mirror - Spooky Tooth (both had mirrors) 8) Led Zeppelin III (the wheel) 9) Warrior at the Edge of Time - Hawkwind - opens out into a shield 10) Roger Waters - The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking (they don't all have to open out or have spinning things attached...) Also the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers, which had a real zipper and a picture of some guy in his pants behind it (nice
Mind you, some of my favourite album covers can be found http://www.bizarrerecords.com/index.html - here... |
), and the other truly notable Andy Warhol cover on the Velvet Underground & Nico, with the peelable banana.Posted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: September 11 2004 at 09:49
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Some of my favourites, not in any particular order, are: ELP - "Brain Salad Surgery" ELP - "Tarkus" GREENSLADE - "Greenslade" YES - "Tales From Topographic Oceans" YES - "Yessongs" YES - "Fragile" BUDGIE - "Squawk" BUDGIE - "In For The Kill" PINK FLOYD - "Dark Side Of The Moon" TRIUMVIRAT - "Illusions On A Double Dimple" TRIUMVIRAT - "Spartacus" VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - "Still Life" LED ZEPPELIN - "IV" All have to be seen on LPs to be properly appreciated. CD-size covers just don't cut the mustard. |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: September 11 2004 at 13:28
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The Yes ones done by Roger Dean, and I suppose the Asia ones too (I could say "shame about the music", but I won't) Dream Theater's "Images and Words" and "Awake" ELP's "Tarkus" and "Brain Salad Surgery" http://www.metal-archives.com/images/32695.jpg - http://www.metal-archives.com/images/32695.jpg ! more later |
Posted By: Spanky
Date Posted: September 11 2004 at 20:48
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Primus - Pork Soda Pineapple Thief - The new one that hasn't come out yet, I really like the cover for it. Frank Zappa - Weasels Ripped My Flesh |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: September 12 2004 at 04:41
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My favorite album cover is my avatar.....BSS Then:
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: September 13 2004 at 19:59
As remarked about in the Robert Wyatt biography Wrong Moves by Mike King - yet another idea LZ lifted, this time from Soft Machine's first LP cover! Personally I think you have to go a long way to beat the original LP cover of Man's Be Good To Yourself At Least Once A Day. with its 24" square fold away cartoon map of Wales being barge-poled away from England |
Certif1ed wrote:Posted By: Pixel Pirate
Date Posted: September 15 2004 at 06:20
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One of my favourites has always been "For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night" by Caravan. (Incidentally also one of my favourites album titles!). A beautiful,classic 70's cover. They really knew how to make them in those days! Another couple of favourites from the 70's: "Deceptive Bends" and "Bloody Tourists!" by 10cc. ------------- Odi profanum vulgus et arceo. |
Posted By: Pixel Pirate
Date Posted: September 15 2004 at 06:21
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And not forgetting "Crime Of The Century" by Supertramp. ------------- Odi profanum vulgus et arceo. |
Posted By: chadk77
Date Posted: September 20 2004 at 00:15
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Speaking of album covers....does anyone know what this one happens to be. Id greatly appreciate any help!! http://www.band-boards.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=62 - http://www.band-boards.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=62 |
Posted By: Eddy
Date Posted: September 23 2004 at 20:53
 td's ZUit album cover kicks ass. it still creeps me out, as does the music.
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Posted By: Pixel Pirate
Date Posted: September 24 2004 at 03:43
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Not only "Zeit" creeps me out but all the albums TD did before "Phaedra". It's the scariest music known to man! ------------- Odi profanum vulgus et arceo. |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: September 24 2004 at 09:38
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I agree, this a SCARY album but great too. I love minimalist covers, Pink Floyd's The Wall is superb as is (dare I say it), The Beatles White Album. ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: September 24 2004 at 09:42
Can go far wrong with Crimson's In The Court Of The Crimson King either (see avatar)  ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Pixel Pirate
Date Posted: September 25 2004 at 06:23
I know someone who really liked the music on "In The Court..." but was so freaked out by the cover that he just couldn't keep the album in his house. ------------- Odi profanum vulgus et arceo. |
Posted By: Eddy
Date Posted: September 28 2004 at 22:01
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002HOM.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg"> i dont know if you would consider ween as prog. but that is one freaky MOLLISK!
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: September 29 2004 at 13:26
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The cover of pendragon's Window of life is the reasons I bought the album, without listening, and never heard of the band before that. So I consider that the greatest cover of them all. Also "Fugazi" and "Script.."have great artwork. Of course Roger Dean (reminds me of Weiss & Hickman novells and Gulliver's travels to some extent) I also like the cover of "A Day At The Races" by Queen in LP format is great. And sometimes less is more so I'll also add the white album by the Beatles. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: October 02 2004 at 08:30
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Posted By: Lunarscape
Date Posted: October 02 2004 at 10:35
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Record Covers from the seventies was all about Hypgnosis and Roger Dean, they ruled ! I remember catching myself staring for hours at the Close To The Edge cover. But the CD format sort of killed the art of great covers. Man, and those small letters, its getting harder and harder to read those credits, let alone the lyrics on a CD cover or inner sleve. My favorite covers would be;
Some non Prog covers deserves consideration such as
But The overall winner is Himekami Sensation, you'd buy their records just for the fantastic art work on their covers. http://himekami.musicstack.com/ - http://himekami.musicstack.com/
_________ Lunar ------------- Music Is The Soul Bird That Flies In The Immense Heart Of The Listener . . . |
Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: October 03 2004 at 14:15
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All of the above and this one:
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Posted By: Eddy
Date Posted: October 03 2004 at 23:36
 by greenslade~ WOOOO has lots of nice drawings included with this album.
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: October 04 2004 at 19:51
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Here are my favorites:
http://porktornado.diaryland.com/albumcover.html - http://porktornado.diaryland.com/albumcover.html
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Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: October 07 2004 at 10:02
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Devastatin' Dave has my vote Garion ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: October 07 2004 at 12:51
That is a good one. I thnik mine is on the second page "at play with the playmates" That is very disturbing to say the least.
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: October 07 2004 at 17:37
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Spinal Tap - Smell The Glove Feel Euphoria from Spocks Beard is superb. Again all of the Roger Dean covers.
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Posted By: JigsawVariation
Date Posted: October 07 2004 at 22:27
| I really like the artwork used on Death's "Symbolic" album. "Human" looks cool too. Like someone else mentioned, Primus' are neat too. |
Posted By: Carlos
Date Posted: October 08 2004 at 13:37
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ANIMALS - PINK FLOYD REVOLVER - THE BEATLES SGT. PEPPER'S - THE BEATLES ILUSSIONS ON A DOUBLE DIMPLE - TRIUMVIRAT RELAYER - YES TEST FOR ECHO - RUSH IN ROCK - DEEP PURPLE A FAREWELL TO KINGS - RUSH ONCE IN A LIVETIME - DREAM THEATER PRESENCE AND IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR - LED ZEPPELIN EXILE ON MAIN STREET - ROLLING STONES ECHOES (THE VERY BEST OF PINK FLOYD)
AND MANY MORE THAT I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER ------------- Democracy=A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people... 
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: October 08 2004 at 13:42
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Here are more of my favorites http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2004/albums/ - http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2004/albums/
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: October 08 2004 at 14:51
That's Geddy Lee at the back there isnt it? Never seen this album on a Rush discography. Obviously the inspiration for Fly By Night! "The plane Boss, the Plane!!" ------------- 
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: October 08 2004 at 17:11
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Here Reed see if this doesn't make a beleiver out of you: I know Satan is behind that one.
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Aren't those great? I love the name of th album "Why". You may be right that does like Geddy there in the back. Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: October 08 2004 at 19:11
That is one funny site! I love the way the "demon" is so polite-I wont come out tonight, I dont want to come out tonight! The Judgement day one is a pearler too! Obviously a lot of intelligent thought went into the scenes.The Rev had even rationalised how the Scott Kemp character would react to being sent to Eternal Damnation.I thought paying tithes had gone out in the Middle Ages, but poor old Scott is being sent to hell for not giving 10% of his pay to the church.Just shows you the evil manipulation of Christians that goes on with these Phoney Reverends and Ministers. If you've any more of these please send em to me by PM or Email. -------------
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