most creative album covers

[Ilikevinyl]

 

[Ilikevinyl]

 

[RichTassoni]

Here's two of the albums I still have from when my sister's husband gave me from his DJ room when when he was a DJ I was 15. You can see the promotional copy stickers not for sale on them.

 

[simplynuts]

All the Moody Blues covers.

 

[RebelKat]

Whew! I read all through tis thread, but didn't see this one posted...I probably missed it. The Who "Who By Numbers"

 

[RebelKat]

This one's been mentioned. but without pictures. So here's Twisted Sister "Come Out And Play"

 

[durk80]

Well, maybe not 'creative' but certainly memorable:

The white font is excitingly 2000's fresh.

XTC's first lp from their side project. Front

Back:

It seemed like everybody had a basement in the 70's and 80's. But one with a safe AND a T.V. hidden inside? Plenty of details to let your eyes focus upon.
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I wonder how many of those girls were hit in the face before the photographer got that right shot.

Read em' and weep girls!

High contrast at its best

A Robert Crumb cover? No, Gilbert Shelton illustrated this for Shakedown Street. Seedier, yes.

Probably where Led Zep's designer got it's idea to use a rotating wheel on their third lp...

Another hipgnosis cover.

 

[durk80]

I'd like to add Def Leppard's debut album's cover to the list, if it isn't already listed. The massive guitar strapped and loaded on an eighteen wheeler sent to outer space was quite the concept. My best friend had this t-shirt and I always wanted one. Either that or, a personalized license plate with 2MS-180 to go with my imaginary 1980 Chevy Camaro Z-28 with t-tops. The production on their isn't completely polished, yet it's tight, loud, and the songs have almost a Mad Max feel to them.

 

[Adam S]

This is the work of Hipgnosis.

 

[Montycat]

I don't know about "creative" but someone just offered me this album. I turned them down.

 

[Pio1980]

I don't know about "creative" but someone just offered me this album. I turned them down.

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Of course he doesn't look quite (or anything like) that.

 

[Montycat]

Of course he doesn't look quite (or anything like) that.

Thanks for doing the research. I was a bit reluctant to do it myself.

 

[Pio1980]

Thanks for doing the research. I was a bit reluctant to do it myself.

If that is insufficiently homo-erotic-----'

 

[SinglePoint]

Alice Cooper - From the Inside

Another that I always remember is the Stones - Sticky Fingers

 

[Adam S]

Toe Fat- S/T

 

[FOH Engineer]

I don't know about "creative" but someone just offered me this album. I turned them down.

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Yikes, I cant unsee that

 

[FOH Engineer]

Neville Brothers

 

[jbrainey]

 

[FOH Engineer]

DONNIE IRIS
BACK ON THE STREETS
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