ITT: Album covers that sum up the year in design when they were released

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http://thatdoesntsoundright.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/album-stained-class.jpg

1978

Nate Carson, Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:16 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/0/4/4/2044.jpg

1989

Nate Carson, Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:17 (fourteen years ago)

I like that Judas Priest cover!

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:19 (fourteen years ago)

show me an album cover with drop shadow confetti pls

makes da cool chewbaccas in pain sounds STAR WARS (arby's), Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:22 (fourteen years ago)

http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu92/damien_stone/moderntimesfront.jpg

1981

No one is too good for this album; it is better than all of us. (herb albert), Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:24 (fourteen years ago)

1974

http://algoritmomusical.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/relayer_front_cover.jpg

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:28 (fourteen years ago)

"I like that Judas Priest cover!"

Me too. And the Voivod one changed my life.

Nate Carson, Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:29 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.amiright.com/album-covers/images/album-The-Who-The-Who-Sell-Out.jpg

1967

kornrulez6969, Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:30 (fourteen years ago)

http://fuckingsick.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/1976-technical-ecstasy.jpg

1976

Nate Carson, Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:30 (fourteen years ago)

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/swmeco_d.jpg

1977

Nate Carson, Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:31 (fourteen years ago)

1968

http://sinhazinha.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/0003020614132_500x500.jpg

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:35 (fourteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f5/KinksLowBudget.jpg

1979

MumblestheRevelator, Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:37 (fourteen years ago)

Are those Pat Benatar's sandals?

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:40 (fourteen years ago)

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/alice%20in%20chains%20dirt.jpg

1992

Johnny Fever, Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:41 (fourteen years ago)

1990

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/f6/1b/d6bc225b9da0371b547bc010.L._AA300_.jpg

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:46 (fourteen years ago)

1997

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31UXzEATIdL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:49 (fourteen years ago)

1999

http://adeli.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/millennium_cover1.jpg

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 01:56 (fourteen years ago)

1981

http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/t/tangerine-dream/album-exit.jpg

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 02:01 (fourteen years ago)

Oops that was done.

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 02:01 (fourteen years ago)

1975

http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/c/camel/album-the-snow-goose.jpg

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 02:03 (fourteen years ago)

i am very interested in seeing album covers that resemble these, though i'm not sure they'd belong in this thread tbh? i mean because that kinda covers a large swath of years and bunches of budding designers way too excited to be learning photoshop.

makes da cool chewbaccas in pain sounds STAR WARS (arby's), Thursday, 15 July 2010 02:14 (fourteen years ago)

Those are awesome!

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 02:31 (fourteen years ago)

1988

http://standing8.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/kid-n-play.jpg

PappaWheelie V, Thursday, 15 July 2010 02:34 (fourteen years ago)

So far I kinda feel like only the Backstreet Boys one really and totally captures that year.

he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 15 July 2010 02:35 (fourteen years ago)

I was gonna post Bobby Brown's "Don't Be Cruel" for 1988, but that's even better.

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 02:41 (fourteen years ago)

2010:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Fe1Quf2lL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 15 July 2010 02:45 (fourteen years ago)

sad but true ;_;

orchestral manure in the dark (corey), Thursday, 15 July 2010 02:48 (fourteen years ago)

Honestly I think the Best Coast cover sums up this year better.

he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 15 July 2010 02:50 (fourteen years ago)

1976

http://www.curiopete.com/images/chinga-chavin-country-porn.JPG

bendy, Thursday, 15 July 2010 03:31 (fourteen years ago)

Grammy for best art, came out in 1958

http://dsaviosoares.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/baae124128a086651a72c010_l.jpg

bendy, Thursday, 15 July 2010 03:38 (fourteen years ago)

In answer to arby's request upthread:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006JC7R.jpg

Moodles, Thursday, 15 July 2010 03:38 (fourteen years ago)

Alternatively

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_The_Miracle.png

Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 15 July 2010 03:40 (fourteen years ago)

http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e3/Queen_The_Miracle.png/200px-Queen_The_Miracle.png

Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 15 July 2010 03:41 (fourteen years ago)

1991:

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/27476415/BassOMatic+Science+And+Melody.jpg

Tuomas, Thursday, 15 July 2010 08:42 (fourteen years ago)

^ the inner sleeve photos of Game Theory's Lolita Nation made 1987 come flooding back when I got a copy about ten years after the fact.

bendy, Thursday, 15 July 2010 19:03 (fourteen years ago)

1982:

http://www.amiright.com/album-cover-themes/images/album-Duran-Duran-Rio.jpg

All 10 songs permeate the organs (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 15 July 2010 19:47 (fourteen years ago)

a few Bowie albums might be suitable here.

But I offer this 1993 ambient, erm, classic.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QAmFO6bpuEg/So-br8IUYtI/AAAAAAAAAAc/ZGlD6lk3AKU/s400/dreamfish.jpg

Duke, Thursday, 15 July 2010 20:26 (fourteen years ago)

I've always wondered who's idea it was to stick a 1993 rave-fractal on the US version of the Strokes debut.

bendy, Thursday, 15 July 2010 20:36 (fourteen years ago)

from the year 2000. I stopped buying these at vol.3 -- just discovered they went to vol.5

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41YPFQHQ7CL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Duke, Thursday, 15 July 2010 21:07 (fourteen years ago)

2008:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41WqiQDOxRL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Gavin in Leeds, Thursday, 15 July 2010 22:20 (fourteen years ago)

1995:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kbIbG2ODL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Gavin in Leeds, Thursday, 15 July 2010 22:21 (fourteen years ago)

one month passes...

I've always wondered who's idea it was to stick a 1993 rave-fractal on the US version of the Strokes debut.

Sir Dennis

Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 19 August 2010 14:09 (fourteen years ago)

Sorry,

Sir Denis Eton-Hogg

Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 19 August 2010 14:09 (fourteen years ago)

1992 (UK version)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VCS0a70IdXg/R0ucIjm8KUI/AAAAAAAAAB0/GwdPRx8ogoU/s400/boss-drum-the-shamen.jpg

Karen D. Tregaskin, Thursday, 19 August 2010 14:18 (fourteen years ago)

In that vein, 1994 in Germany:

http://img3.nnm.ru/a/b/9/e/8/ab9e8e9f45e0444e24fa052d3a924155_full.jpg

Tuomas, Thursday, 19 August 2010 17:10 (fourteen years ago)

Whenever I see that font (what's it called?), I immediately think of early 90s German techno:

http://img11.nnm.ru/f/5/5/4/9/8952f82c64bb63749537e63e5e2_prev.jpg

Tuomas, Thursday, 19 August 2010 17:12 (fourteen years ago)

1986

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41eSccL2JnL._SS500_.jpg

Vast Halo, Thursday, 19 August 2010 18:17 (fourteen years ago)

1989

http://nycfreeconcerts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/nicesmooth.jpg

Haunted Clocks For Sale (Dorianlynskey), Friday, 20 August 2010 10:43 (fourteen years ago)

1989

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_499wVdW8GZY/Scsot2hUOeI/AAAAAAAAAOc/vKOqD0q6cX0/s320/Pop+Said+%5Bfront%5D.jpeg

like an ant to a crumb (DavidM), Friday, 20 August 2010 10:57 (fourteen years ago)

two years pass...

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/804/MI0001804139.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

1995

Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 30 July 2013 00:09 (eleven years ago)


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