Most beautiful album cover ever?

here ya go, a few fron RUSH

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Not sure is this my all time favorite, but close to it at least. I just love the colours here

There is one album by the British Amon Düül that exists with two versions of the cover (at least the vinyl edition); the 2nd is the one we have, showing the band rehearsing through a fish-eye lense. But the first cover of the album (which I unfortunately can't find in the web) was a wonderfully surrealistic picture. I only saw it once on a 2nd-hand vinyl fair; it must be a real rarity. The CD version unfortunately uses the 2nd versiion of the cover.
The original version of the first album of the British Amon Düül, "Hawk Meets Penguin", exists in 2 versions of the cover too. The first version (which we have) shows a strange nightly scene on a cemetery. A penguin is standing on a grave, and beneath it is a mine with a burning fuse. At the other end of the grave there is another mine with a burning fuse, and a hawk is about to land on it. The album cover is in black and white and wonderfully surrealistic. The 2nd version of the cover, and the only one available now, shows a photo of the band.
I have no idea why these higly original covers where replaced by the boring ones that now are used.
Somehow the pic of "Hawk meets Penguin" does not appear here; if you want to see it go to this link: http://www.andygilham.com/amonduul2/ad2hawk.htm




Edited by BaldFriede

misplaced childhood has a nice use of colour on the album cover. Train of Thought is more colourful than a rainbow lol

but that can be ACTUALLY said for dark side of the moon, i dont know if it is beautiful, but it is a lovely album cover, tho the darkness with beams of light and hollow prism give me a feel of claustrophobia and madness (themes on the album), also represents floyds light shows of the time (something very important that hasnt been put onto dvd yet)

Although I can't say the music inside matches the cover.

BTW, I miss gatefold sleeves.




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I have always loved this cover. Can't think why.......... Oh, yes I can.

Just a few that came to my mind:

The mighty Zeit..



Obviously this is one of the greatest..



The gloomy covers of Opeth are naturally among my favourites..



This is really cool..




Sorry I can't decide which one is the most beautiful

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