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     spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 654 Registered: 05-2005 |
This been done before fellas? My faves: Orange Juice - you can't hide your love forever Joy Division -- Unknown Pleasures The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus Marvin Gaye - What's Going On The Go Bees - Liberty Belle Magazine - Second Hand Daylight (the inside of that sleeve the gatefold part sums up the album!!!!) | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 712 Registered: 05-2005 |
Durutti Column - Return of... - made out of sandpaper. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers - with Warhol designed zip Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 638 Registered: 03-2006 |
Clash - London Calling Roxy Music - Country Life Muddy Waters - Hard Again Pixies - Surfer Rosa Roxy Music - Country Life Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks Beatles - Sgt. Pepper The Band Randy Newman - Good Old Boys Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning Grant McLennan - Horsebreaker Star As a bonus, one that gives me the heebie jeebies: Two Virgins, by John and Yoko. Nudity: not always a good idea, though I appreciate the sentiment. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 639 Registered: 03-2006 |
One more bad one for ya, Spence (don't you work in graphics, or sumthin arty like that?)...John Mayer, who really IS the anti-Christ, has a new album coming out called, "Continuum"...it has what I believe is an absurdly unappealing and amateurishly designed cover for an artist with such big bucks (if not talent)...I'm sure you'll see it popping up someplace soon... | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 488 Registered: 04-2005 |
Totally agree with Kev on BIABH--maybe my favorite of all time, even better than Highway 61--and Spence on Unknown Pleasures. A few other faves that spring to mind... My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation Throwing Muses - House Tornado Roxy Music - Siren New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies Thee Headcoats - Heavens to Murgatroyd, Even! The Velvet Underground & Nico Television - Marquee Moon (love everything about this LP) Talking Heads - Fear of Music and More Songs About... Husker Du - Zen Arcade Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime John Cale - Fear Brian Eno - Another Green World I'll think of few hundred more by tomorrow... | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 489 Registered: 04-2005 |
Oh, and... Patti Smith - Horses | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 518 Registered: 05-2005 |
Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 656 Registered: 05-2005 |
Yeah LK I am a designer, anything goes now, shit sells. I'll take a look out for JM though! The few I have picked, like a lot of things in my life right now hark back to being young. In the olden days, before techno, techno, techno, you may have hgeard a promo or pre release on the daio of a single from a forhcoming album. But in the main the first thig you sould see would be the sleeve on and advert or in the rack the day you buy. The ecitement and pleasure in purchasing said item was unbelievable and to this day, I remember fondly being excited when buying evryone of those albums and that has stuck with me I guess. Apart from OJ my Mum bought me that for Christmas!! It was hard to find too! Kurt. Marquee Moon is great isn't it! That sort of colour xeroxed imagery. Talking Heads too, they were the real deal alll the way through, from music to the cover. Another LP sleeve for m is Josef K's Only Fun in Town. (It had to be), but I really really like it, the gold on black, this European style of line drawing, its of Princes Street Edinburgh. The inner sleeve was a collage of JK related imagery. Some of which are on my cork board right now!! But that inner sleeve imagery I associate with the music now. Its the imagery that makes it all the more evocative. Its all black and whoite, I swear that all New Wave was in monchrome and we all lived in black and whote for a couple of years, really!! | ||
| jerry hann Member Username: Jerry_h Post Number: 218 Registered: 07-2005 |
Dylan-Bringing it All Back Home had to lok which Dylan cover I preferred last night this is the one closely followed by Freewheelin. Clash-London Calling ,but thats a take on an old Presley cover Liberty Belle Power Corruption and Lies Rain Dogs-Tom Waits | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Nemo Post Number: 63 Registered: 07-2005 |
Forever Changes - Love I love the artwork/design on the Elektra label ( Jac Holzman era ) in general and that by William S. Harvey in particular. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 164 Registered: 01-2005 |
Born Sandy Devotional - The Triffids The 1960's ariel shot of the western Australian coastline perfectly matches the music inside. Priest=Aura - The Church I love the dog and the pyramid and siver, gray and black color scheme. Or maybe it's because I have been playing it a lot these days!! "They kill their enemies by loving them to death". It's a lesson the world's leaders should all subscribe to. The Gilded Palace of Sin - The Flying Burrito Brothers. I think this is one of the great covers of all time. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 643 Registered: 03-2006 |
I love the Rain Dogs sleeve, Jerr. It's in a tie with Swordfishtrombones for favorite Tom Waits cover...Supposedly that isn't Tom on the cover of RD, though it is a dead ringer. It's said to be a Dutch sailor, cavorting with a prostitute... Thought of some more... I left out Elvis Costello. For him, it'd be a tie between King of America and Get Happy!! the Kinks - Schoolboys in Disgrace. Too bad the album didn't match its cover, in terms of quality or interest. Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You. Most of the time, I can barely match my socks to my shirt. Here, natty Al manages to coordinate his ensemble with the whole ROOM! He is the uber mack daddy. Richard Thompson - Rumour & Sigh This thread reminds me, that even with the advent and increasing primacy of downloading, cover art's an intrinsic part of the experience for many music lovers. In David Byrne's excellent blog, he had a piece a few months ago that took the opposing argument - that the cover wasn't really that important and that, since in most cases it wasn't even picked out by the artist, had no real relevance. Interesting piece, even if he's full of ca ca on that one. If I can find the link, I'll post it. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 493 Registered: 04-2005 |
But can we pretty much agree that covers have mostly sucked since we moved from the vinyl era to CDs? Not very many we've listed come from the post-vinyl era. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 648 Registered: 03-2006 |
I would definitely agree, Kurt. Something has definitely been lost. There is still tons of vinyl around, but some on this board may not remember what a thrill that was to get a new LP and marvel at the creativity that just seemed to flow endlessly, when the whole cover art thing was at its zenith..I'm not sure, but it looks like most of the picks from above date from the pre-CD era... | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 716 Registered: 05-2005 |
Agree Kurt, but it might also be that we're (mostly) an older bunch on here. So we're not likely to list Razorlight, Keane, Coldplay, Green Day, The Kooks etc etc who are all from the post vinyl era | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 142 Registered: 04-2006 |
the fall - perverted by language pil- metal box. the tin box and please guys, just note,that '4 man with beards' have reissued this gem as 3 x 12" in its original package etc. small faces - odgen's nut gone flake. also reissued with tin box (but as cd). beach boys - surf's up, holland and smiley smile quicksilver messenger service - happy trails zappa/mothers - we're only in it for the money beefheart/magic band - trout mask replica ramones - ramones just classics. and i always liked the smiths covers/sleeves and yes, kevin. we list those things we know, we like and we own (and i still own more vinyl than cd's). | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 499 Registered: 04-2005 |
Andreas is right--I probably never give the time of day to album covers by artists I don't like or am indifferent to. But in the spirit of being more generous, I'll add Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" to the great covers list. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 662 Registered: 05-2005 |
Kurt yeah that flloyd cover always mistifed me as a kid and now, its cool beacuse there was nothing like it, on the other hand its also the worst cover in the world, an absoluts pile of shit, it looks like a crappy still from a bad American gore fil or something by Romero. Andras the cover to Surfs Up was and still is beautiful. Its hard to make out what it was exactly on the album sleev let alone the cd. Its sleeve is beautiful like the album is.That album was a real influence on me, I could shed a tear or two to some of those tracks. For rocking up the vibe I love nae adore Sunflower, crap sleeve. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 907 Registered: 03-2006 |
In this video, some of the classic (or at least, well-known) album covers "do battle"...this is very funny and clever, but be careful with it, as parts are a little violent and/or sexually suggestive (have your interest now?): http://youtube.com/watch?v=sqZNog4h7j8 | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 701 Registered: 04-2005 |
Oh, that's brilliant. It must be nice to have too much time on one's hands. (The people who made it, not you, LK!) | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 799 Registered: 05-2005 |
lk very clever aren't they, nice to see they used some of the less known sleeves too, obvioulosy from the designer's own collection! | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 910 Registered: 03-2006 |
Here's hoping they do a hipper, indie version using the cover of 16 LL...they could pull that towel, or whatever it is, off of Lindy, and make her spin like a dervish! | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 702 Registered: 04-2005 |
Or how about the cover of TFORW, with bullets shooting out of the gun on the shirt Grant is wearing? | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 912 Registered: 03-2006 |
Or GM's apparent megaton detonation on the cover of Liberty Belle - Photoshop in a mushroom cloud... The possibilities are endless... |