All time greatest album covers

[steve gibson]

This thread caused me to buy this album which I promptly hung on the wall in my man cave.

 

[clint e.]

Ska.

Ska from the 80's.

clint.

 

[mhardy6647]

Did anyone ever mention the Vargas cover for the Cars' second album, "Candy-O"?
That's a good one. Pretty good album, too. I like it as much as their first album, although it's a bit more... rarefied.

 

[Mark B]

A simply great cover

 

[Rybeam]

Got to include this one !

Rzzzzz !

 

[Rybeam]

Yeah !

My parents had this album when I was a kid. It was my favorite long before I knew why.

:thmbsp:

 

[foetusized]

I personally like this parody of that cover -- http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41453 -- Foe

 

[john_w]

My parents had this album when I was a kid. It was my favorite long before I knew why.

:thmbsp:

Wow...My folks had Herb Alpert when I was a kid too, but certainly not THAT one!!

As long as we're on that theme, Hendrix' Electric Ladyland deserves mention - but I'm not gonna display it. This is a family-friendly site, after all!

Regarding the Zep cover - isn't that from the famous "wall of windows" from the castle ruins in Heidelberg, Germany? I was just there a couple summers ago. And no, I can assure you there is no girl in the shower in any of those windows.

 

[Workingslug]

I guess the cover of Blind Faith's LP would also be considered in the same category as Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland"? Did not include it for that very same reason, concerned with the family status of the site. As I understand we are 9,000 members?, therefore will consider the opinions of others and that they may have kids that are also on the site.

 

[clint e.]

Beautiful Cars.

Did anyone ever mention the Vargas cover for the Cars' second album, "Candy-O"?
That's a good one. Pretty good album, too. I like it as much as their first album, although it's a bit more... rarefied.

I allways liked The Cars and Ric Ocasek , and they allways have exciting covers.

clint.

 

[clint e.]

Beautiful Girls.

Another great cover.

clint.

 

[clint e.]

Beautiful Banana.

The classical Pop-Cover,by Andy Warhol.

clint.

 

[clint e.]

Beautiful Prunes.

The Electric Prunes_Underground.

Electrifying. :thmbsp:

clint.

 

[clint e.]

Beautiful Heart.

The Manic Street Preachers. :thmbsp:

Love's Sweet Exile
"Author: Nicky Wire / Richey James"

Between the billboard masturbation
Across highways of metallic isolation
There lies the deafening screaming of the millions
Wiping out the diseased pages of apathy that bleed our innocence...

clint.

 

[WhiskeyRebel]

Styx Grand Illusion and Molly Hatchet Flirtin' with Disaster. Also two of my all time favorite records.

 

[clint e.]

Beautiful Moons.

Dwight Twilley.
Power-Pop come back. :thmbsp:

clint.

 

[DKak]

Wow...there are some great ones in there!

Look here for the other side of the best covers...how about some of the worst?

http://www.hotbot.com/default.asp?q...rchbox&tab=web&provKey=Ask+Jeeves&prov=Google

 

[Texas42]

Here's my favorite. This is the oil painting I had made of Kansas Point of Know Return when I was stationed in Korea in 1981. The music is as great as the album cover too!

 

[clint e.]

Hey Texas,
you are an artist.
Beautiful painting.

clint.

 

[Texas42]

Thanks...I wish I could take credit for it. But this is a painting I had made 'for me' by an artist named Paul Shin in Korea. I'll only take credit for bringing him the album cover...