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Poll Question: Which album was best helped by its cover?
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^^ I've had the Strawbs' Hero & Heroine album on CD for years, but I didn't realise it was a dove on the cover  until just now when you blew it up to full size.  Embarrassed

It just goes to show that you can't beat the old 12-inch vinyl album covers for impressive artwork. Smile

Do you remember the mini-discs that were half the size of CD's and never really caught on? Those "album" covers were really tiny. Smile
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No idea.....the ones I like on the list I heard at the same time I first saw the cover....usually in somone's dorm room or apartment at college or bought it beacuse I had a previous liking of the band.
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If "helped" is the criteria then I'd give it to Asia .   But for me it was the Tarkus and Hemispheres covers that made me want to listen to them and to experience my first prog.
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

If "helped" is the criteria then I'd give it to Asia .   But for me it was the Tarkus and Hemispheres covers that made me want to listen to them and to experience my first prog.

I took it that way, which is why I voted for Asia. Personally, KC was the cover that helped me decide which album to buy from that band. I didn’t know a single piece of music from the band, or even have any idea what they sounded like. All I knew was that they were a band that so many bands I loved called an influence, I felt I had to give them a listen. Given the choice of all the albums, that one album cover stood out the most, and that first album by the band was also the first I heard from them. Needless to say, it was not the last.
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Good topic, Paul! 

Back in the day, I, for one, was driven to try new bands based upon album cover art. It's how I discovered artists like Anthony Phillips, David Sylvian, and the Cocteau Twins (and all early 4 A.D. albums).

Of the ones you've listed here, the only one that I (would've) bought for its album cover is the same one who's album art kept me intrigued and enrapt throughout the end of the 1960s: The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper




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I have no idea what a "helping cover" is unfortunetely but I voted for KC's debut, because of how iconic it is.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ I've had the Strawbs' Hero & Heroine album on CD for years, but I didn't realise it was a dove on the cover  until just now when you blew it up to full size.  Embarrassed

It just goes to show that you can't beat the old 12-inch vinyl album covers for impressive artwork. Smile

Do you remember the mini-discs that were half the size of CD's and never really caught on? Those "album" covers were really tiny. Smile
Then they became 'Files' and disappeared altogether! LOL
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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

I have no idea what a "helping cover" is unfortunetely but I voted for KC's debut, because of how iconic it is.


I think "help" means in this case that the cover helped the album to reach a wider audience, or contribute enhancing or complementing the music.
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I don't know. I'll vote for KC because I think it's the most eye catching. 
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I dunno, when i think of best helping cover i can only think of this!

The Beatles Help! album cover

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Originally posted by Heart of the Matter Heart of the Matter wrote:


this used to be my avatar. I was forced to either blur it..... or change for something less....offensive .hahaha
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Is there something more offensive than censorship?
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I recall there being something about trying to keep things family friendly..but then most of us are probably old farts anyway so unless it's REALLY offensive, why bother. They did the same with Roger Waters Pro and Cons album cover. I'd like to think we're over that stuff now.
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TBH, if I want to keep something out of my family's eyes, then I handle it myself. Waiting for some kind of Big Brother supervision is the lamest attitude in the world.
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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

I dunno, when i think of best helping cover i can only think of this!

The Beatles Help! album cover
And it doesn't even spell "help".
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First "concept" cover, perhaps?
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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

I recall there being something about trying to keep things family friendly..but then most of us are probably old farts anyway so unless it's REALLY offensive, why bother. They did the same with Roger Waters Pro and Cons album cover. I'd like to think we're over that stuff now.
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