Favorite Album Cover EVER!

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Based on the endless Cover Connections threads,....I have to say, I don't even remotely *LIKE* Budgie (too screechy for my taste), but this album cover simply kicks a giant silver platter of ass, as far as I'm concerned. What are yours?

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre600/e693/e6938766pwk.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 14 December 2002 07:21 (twenty-two years ago)

First person to post Satan is Real loses. :-)

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 14 December 2002 07:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Incidentally, this has *NOTHING TO DO* with the music inside said cover either. I'm merely talking about cover ART. The music can be unlistenable pabulum as far as I'm concerned. I just want to see what some of your favorite covers look like.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 14 December 2002 07:26 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc300/c364/c36428i4a53.jpg

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 14 December 2002 07:36 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc300/c382/c38277f07n2.jpg

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 14 December 2002 07:38 (twenty-two years ago)

http://radiofree.homestead.com/files/MEATDOG.JPG

note tiny palm trees near the bottom.

― your null fame (yournullfame), Saturday, 14 December 2002 07:43 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c838/c83883su9w1.jpg

Maybe not my favorite, but definitely one of the most memorable. Vegetarians, avert your gaze...

― paul cox (paul cox), Saturday, 14 December 2002 07:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Nice!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 14 December 2002 07:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Another of my all-time faves:

http://www.plasmatics.com/coup1.gif

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 14 December 2002 08:00 (twenty-two years ago)

i love this one
http://www.bulletsofautumn.com/boredoms/bore017.gif

― chaki (chaki), Saturday, 14 December 2002 08:03 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.hiphop-elements.com/images/364.jpg
classic

― chaki (chaki), Saturday, 14 December 2002 08:05 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.rockguiden.se/Bilder/trex.jpg sexy

― chaki (chaki), Saturday, 14 December 2002 08:08 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc500/c534/c53496911x2.jpg

It's hard to get more "eighties" than this (unless you're Duran Duran).

― paul cox (paul cox), Saturday, 14 December 2002 08:10 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c838/c83853107o2.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 14 December 2002 08:12 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c838/c83833qk27c.jpg

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 14 December 2002 08:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmmm...Alex's pick actually comes from 1979, and Jody Beth's pick is bright and shiny, but not necessarily defined by its decade.

This one, however, could come from no other time than 1988:

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc300/c389/c389075hpib.jpg

― paul cox (paul cox), Saturday, 14 December 2002 08:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Since I'm already treading water in the 80's, I remember being fascinated with the imagery of this car on both the cover and the video:

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c859/c85993cky4r.jpg

― paul cox (paul cox), Saturday, 14 December 2002 08:40 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc300/c368/c36808h62rd.jpg

― brains (cerybut), Saturday, 14 December 2002 08:51 (twenty-two years ago)

You want eighties? You got it, kiddo.

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c852/c85271k8739.jpg

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 14 December 2002 09:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Are those the girls from the Cinderella videos?

― paul cox (paul cox), Saturday, 14 December 2002 09:05 (twenty-two years ago)

That's Scottish girl group Strawberry Switchblade.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 14 December 2002 09:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yeah, I think the girls in the Cinderella videos were blonde. The polka dots were throwing me off, though.

Speaking of eighties and Cinderella, this really is one of the best hair metal album covers ever. It's so...PURPLE!

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc300/c385/c38563yqvap.jpg

― paul cox (paul cox), Saturday, 14 December 2002 09:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Right back atcha, Tom Keifer!

― paul cox (paul cox), Saturday, 14 December 2002 09:13 (twenty-two years ago)

You want 80's, eh?

http://www.spudtalk.com/covers/detroit12.JPG

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 14 December 2002 09:20 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc000/c019/c019041gxx9.jpg

― Damian (Damian), Saturday, 14 December 2002 10:43 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002KCO.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Hope this works

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Saturday, 14 December 2002 10:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah! I get this picture thing now. REALLY think about this one...

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Saturday, 14 December 2002 10:53 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000235G.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Saturday, 14 December 2002 10:54 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000019GE.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Venga, Saturday, 14 December 2002 11:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I bought this album based totally on its cover after about a year of seeing it every time I went to the record bar and wondering about it. It's actually really good.
http://80music.about.com/library/artist/images/asf.jpg

― toraneko (toraneko), Saturday, 14 December 2002 11:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Budgie album covers rule!!

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000074QI.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 14 December 2002 11:30 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.mjemmeson.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/richard_hayman_gellm.jpg

― michael (michael), Saturday, 14 December 2002 11:37 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc900/c962/c962957tbh7.jpg

― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 14 December 2002 11:57 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005RG7.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 14 December 2002 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre300/e323/e323137q0c9.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 14 December 2002 12:05 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000007S2Z.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 14 December 2002 12:15 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004T462.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 14 December 2002 12:20 (twenty-two years ago)

what's that last one?

― michael (michael), Saturday, 14 December 2002 12:27 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc100/c105/c10560xqpot.jpg

― Curtis Stephens, Saturday, 14 December 2002 19:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I take that back.

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre400/e401/e40199f6sv4.jpg

― Curtis Stephens, Saturday, 14 December 2002 19:22 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002IZC.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Dying_Fetus@corpsicle.com, Saturday, 14 December 2002 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000008412.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Tom Millar (Millar), Saturday, 14 December 2002 19:31 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000I8U7.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Tom Millar (Millar), Saturday, 14 December 2002 19:32 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000J2TO.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Tom Millar (Millar), Saturday, 14 December 2002 19:34 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000I5Y6.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― original bgm, Saturday, 14 December 2002 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000DAD7.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― original bgm, Saturday, 14 December 2002 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003T8M.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― original bgm, Saturday, 14 December 2002 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf400/f412/f41270npsb2.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c835/c83595n30wx.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre100/e176/e17656gwqe4.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf100/f130/f130383xuox.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf200/f296/f29638ps8he.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre700/e743/e7433066pwk.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc500/c594/c59490wk6ti.jpg

― jammy, Saturday, 14 December 2002 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.imagemagician.com/images/grimstitch/shadowy.GIF

― Kim (Kim), Saturday, 14 December 2002 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Some old, great, lovable standbys....

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc300/c304/c30453ljb8n.jpg http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc300/c304/c30441n1e1u.jpg http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc900/c917/c91708q7315.jpg http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre300/e371/e37134kix91.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 14 December 2002 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

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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

― Ivan, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 07:43 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.altairnouveau.com/steppenwolf_front.jpg

and the back is even cooler...
http://www.altairnouveau.com/steppenwolf_back.jpg

― altair nouveau, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 08:04 (eighteen years ago)

I put this in the wrong thread, here is where it belongs:
http://www.yesworld.com/gallery/images/albums/Tales.jpg

― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 13:08 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.bluebeat.com/i/an/2/6/7/5/l5762.jpg

― sleep, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 14:55 (eighteen years ago)

tago mago is great too

― sleep, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:09 (eighteen years ago)

that coletrane/hartman one is great!

― roxymuzak, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:28 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.requesound.com/imagenes/01downbythejetty.jpg

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:34 (eighteen years ago)

OR :

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00000899I.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1118645810_.jpg

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:36 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.loughrigg.org/yardbirds/images/fivelive.jpg

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:41 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.smalltowntalk.biz-web.jp/roogalator1.jpg

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:44 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.slippytown.com/nomadlp.jpg

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:45 (eighteen years ago)

http://home.dialix.com/~u3336/factory/images/080.jpg

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:46 (eighteen years ago)

http://musicangle.com/upload_images/AlbumCovers/Who_My-Gen_web1.jpg

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:48 (eighteen years ago)

http://home.wxs.nl/~frankbri/LTM2367F.JPG

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:50 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.future.legend.records.freeservers.com/honeycombs.JPG

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:52 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.adriandenning.co.uk/smallpics/smttte.jpg

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:54 (eighteen years ago)

http://joemeekpage.googlepages.com/RGX-ST-5000_front.jpg

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 15:58 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.caio.it/musica/lettera_q/siouxsie_kalei.jpg

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 16:00 (eighteen years ago)

Orpheus, Orpheus:
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre700/e794/e79474hspzg.jpg

Death Cab for Cutie, TYransatlanticism:

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg000/g081/g08151wr7xh.jpg

Monkees, PAC&J, Ltd.:

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd300/d386/d38637e4i36.jpg

― Joseph McCombs, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 16:25 (eighteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41M2ASJ6VWL._AA240_.jpg

― onimo, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 16:35 (eighteen years ago)

http://printisdeadblog.com/wp-content/photos/Joy_Division_Unknown_Pleasures.jpg

― Chelvis, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 19:10 (eighteen years ago)

lol @ the Death logo

http://www.emptywords.org/images/support_Leprosy_back.jpg

every letter treated individually with a touch o' evil

― am0n, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 19:31 (eighteen years ago)

YEs!!!

― roxymuzak, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 21:44 (eighteen years ago)

roxy have you heard that coltrane/ hartman one? i bet you'd dig it.

― gr8080, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 23:32 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.connollyco.com/discography/omd/dazzle.jpg

― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 23:34 (eighteen years ago)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MSW7SKAQL._SS500_.jpg

― kingkongvsgodzilla, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 23:59 (eighteen years ago)

I should have found a better photo, because the reds on that cover should really stand out.

― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 6 September 2007 00:03 (eighteen years ago)

No I haven't! YSI?

― roxymuzak, Thursday, 6 September 2007 00:24 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.foetus.org/discog/nail.jpg

Conveniently, also one of my favorite albums, but what a fucking great piece of cover art.

― John Justen, Thursday, 6 September 2007 01:22 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

A couple of my favorite album covers. Have most of these on vinyl and they look awesome.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k139/moteldemoka/aquinoestalarespuesta1.png
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k139/moteldemoka/aquinoestalarespuestacopy.png

Oh yes, did this ones for a 'guess the album cover' game with some friends so the names of the albums and the bands have been removed on purpose. Most of them are pretty easy to guess but if you wish to know info on a certain album please let me know.

― Moka, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 22:55 (fifteen years ago)

And some more:

http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/reviews/2008/va-soundboys-ashes.jpg
http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/reviews/2008/shackleton-soundboys-suicid.jpg
http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/reviews/2008/skull009.jpg
http://lineout.thestranger.com/files/2007/06/600px-666_Aphrodite%27s_Child.jpg
http://zimsam.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/born-into-trouble-as-the-sparks-fly-upward.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i26/DiaperWolf/RadicalFashionOdori.jpg

― Moka, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 22:58 (fifteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

http://www.conceptoradio.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ShangaanElectro.jpeg

― Umm, I think that's my glass. (laser precise purpose maker era), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 04:22 (fourteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51o8e3w6XXL._SS500_.jpg

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpa1tbMGeJ1qzf8yeo1_500.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QAusY9RJL._SS500_.jpg

― Professor Respect, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 05:55 (fourteen years ago)

one year passes...

Numerous album cover threads...Dave Wiegel, who usually writes about politics, has a slide show up of "The Beautiful, Horrible Album Covers of Prog" (he's been writing about the genre all week):

http://www.slate.com/slideshows/arts/the-beautiful-horrible-album-covers-of-prog.html

― clemenza, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 23:18 (thirteen years ago)

three months pass...

http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/w/widespread-panic/album-everyday.jpg

I haven't listened to this album at least since I had a cassette deck, but I'd still go to bat for a few of the songs and this album cover still draws me in, twenty years later.

― Judah Ben Ghazi (how's life), Friday, 16 November 2012 23:47 (twelve years ago)

wow. just went and listened to some of those songs. maybe nevermind.

― Judah Ben Ghazi (how's life), Friday, 16 November 2012 23:52 (twelve years ago)

yeah that one's a good second choice

― sug ones (omar little), Saturday, 17 November 2012 00:06 (twelve years ago)

http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/3744/35111/TheSpinanes_Manos.jpg

― Come Into My Layer (Old Lunch), Saturday, 17 November 2012 00:23 (twelve years ago)

Weird opening this thread and seeing posts by me under my real name NINE years ago.

Anyway, I've kind of settled on this being my favorite album cover ever. As I've described it before, it's an entire movie in a single frame.

http://i.imgur.com/p2OY6.jpg

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 17 November 2012 02:23 (twelve years ago)

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