Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking The Byrds Fifth Dimension and Younger than Yesterday. Queen enlisted Rock to capture the photograph for the cover of their second record, eager for some of the glam rock kudos that he had - following work for David Bowie, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop - to rub off on them, after their debut album had failed to take off as they had hoped. No Moody Blues? I grew up shopping in the vinyl era, and there were so many great covers then. Artist: Van Halen Album:1984Designer: Pete Angelus, Richard Seireeni, David Jellison, Margo Zafer Nahas.
It was declared to be 'anti-packaging' but paradoxically resulted in an infinite amount of different designs being available. Making full use of the Mini V, DX-7 V, CMI V, Solina V, and Wurli V, this sound bank covers the unique synth and keyboard parts … Decades before the advent of CGI, one of the stuntmen had to be set on fire wearing a flame-retardant suit and Rondell drew the proverbial short straw. No need for waste when it comes to presents. The designer also wrote one of the album’s most vivid lyrics on “Tales of Brave Ulysses.”. Everything is subjective but… whipped cream, santana 1 and Blind Faith are iconic. I ended up with Sticky Fingers – Warhol, Weasel’s Ripped MF – Neon Parks, Disreali Gears – Martin Sharp etc. However, the coolest is for IV: The Man Comes Around, as it juxtaposes that strength with the visible weakness of the Man In Black himself: nearing death and reflecting on his life he looks downward and prepares to fade to black himself.
It is difficult because it might be 101 on the list, but it should be up there, and arguably better than some in the top 100 I would say (1/7.4 billion isn’t much of an opinion I know) sorry the rest of you geezers…, I forgot to mention, Def Leppard, High and dry, this ought to be on this list, And come to think of it, Def Leppard. The cover was no less confrontational, featuring a photo taken by Associated Press correspondent Malcolm Browne of a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thích Quảng Đức, burning himself to death in Saigon in 1963, protesting against the Vietnamese administration's oppression of the Buddhist religion. Can – Ege Bamyasi Signed, An OLD rocker, Todd Rundgren – Something/Anything? Found inside – Page 65Traditional album covers of the 1960s , 70s , and 80s containing 12 - inch vinyl LPs were exactly twelve and three ... design company Hipgnosis which counts amongst its many credits the universally recognized cover to Pink Floyd's Dark ... Be Bop Deluxe – Sunburst Finish Omission faux pas in my eyes to this list. A masterpiece of graphic design and undeniably cool.
Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak But so many are so lame, even stuff that I like! Shame.
Think we've missed out a stone cold classic? The Art of Pink Floyd The Wall is a sumptuously illustrated book, collecting Gerald Scarfe's iconic work for Pink Floyd. By defacing the Heroes cover, Bowie found the most dramatic way of saying “that was then, this is now”. Since people were already using LPs to store and clean marijuana, the Airplane gave you a cardboard box holder for it, along with the pot, or at least a realistic-looking photo. Select a genre and a sub-genre, let the winners of the fight decide which artists should be included in that genre/sub-genre and THEN pick the top 100 album covers for each might be a way to be a bit more fair all around, but it would still leave so many deserving visual artists out of the final mix it would be pointless. Without it, AC/DC’s “Back In Black”, for example, would not have been created. i didn’t see that herb alpert one with the girl in the whipped cream. Eiko Ishioka/Irving Penn Miles Davis was, of course, a true musical pioneer: a multi-faceted performer and songwriter, and capable of alternating between subtle beauty and extroverted flamboyance.
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Work on the hotel was completed in 1912 and from the 30s to the 70s, the world-famous hotel became synonymous with Hollywood glamour. How could I forget? What's on those basalt columns? Bandolier belongs on this list.
Most people don’t even notice the details of this cover at first. Here is a 1980s photograph of Heddon Street with the Ziggy Stardust album artwork superimposed on top. You are not being serious here…. I would have like to see Jethro Tull’s STAND UP album, Spot on re Tulls Stand Up-well at least the version with the pop up, What no Alice Cooper? The cover was a perfect representation of the band's sound: an eclectic and colourful cut 'n' paste collage of various influences thrown together but somehow creating something brilliant, exciting and cool. Goat’s Head Soup – The Rolling Stones, cd packaging is a different size as well.
Most of Pink Floyd’s covers would be in the running for a list of the greatest album covers, but we wanted to highlight something that wasn’t Dark Side of the Moon. Storm revisited the work he created for the albums and offers insights into the work that went into the creation of this legendary album art. Designers who worked with Storm have all contributed to this new edition of Mind Over Matter. Martina Schmitz: Album Cover: Geschichte und Ästhetik einer Schallplattenverpackung in den USA nach 1940. Artist: Iron Maiden Title:Number of the BeastIllustrator: Derek Riggs. Crimson’s first album cover is on the list. The worst Top Album Cover list I’ve ever seen, My top 5:
The Beatles Rubber Soul is also Santana put out some FNA covers. The so-called “White Album” was innovative; the first LP cover to come out with no picture! Even Hendrix hated that one! The 'Deep Purple in Rock' album cover was the brainchild of the band's manager Tony Edwards, who suggested placing the US Presidents' heads on Mount Rushmore with the heads of the Mark II line-up; Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Or Cindy Lauper’s “Shes So Unusual”? Carly Simon – Really, all of them, but Playing Possum is a classic! It may be a more glamorous cover after her first two, but this photo of PJ Harvey – in which she could easily be mistaken for Shakespeare’s Ophelia – implied that a newer, softer image comes at a cost. How could you leave out the Blind Faith cover finally someone brought up Argus by Wishbone Ash. for me. The Go-Go’s sense of playful subversion extended to their sendup of glamorous cover photos on their hit debut, Beauty & The Beat.
All of Marvin’s covers are works of art in a way, but Ernie Barnes’s ‘Sugar Shack,’ which graces the cover of I Want You, is the only one currently hanging in a museum. IMO best of all time. Pink Floyd – “The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn”
Power, Corruption and Lies was the 'keystone', with the decoder for the colour-based code found in the top-right corner, representing the title and band name, being found on the back cover of the album. I also remember There’s the Rub as a cover that led me to buy the album. It doesn’t make much sense , we always mix cover art with album content, or we like a cover with no special art because it reflects so well album content that we love so much, or a period, or because she reminds a girlfirend… so is this meaningful? We’ve updated the piece now. JMO. Ok, not bad.
, And the one that I’m Pictured holding in my Profile Photo: Neil Young – Harvest or After the Goldrush ShortList is supported by you, our amazing readers. Artist: Kraftwerk Album:The Man-MachineDesigner: Karl Klefisch/Günther Fröhling. Moody Blues – In Search Of The Lost Chord, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush – Tales Of The Unexpected, YOU MISSED A LOT RICHIE BLACKMORES RAINBOW. The cover depicts one of the greatest rock guitarists in his prime! It’s an amazing cover. Have a 100 people pick out a favorite car and there will be 100 different cars! The baby in question, Spencer Elden, even recreated the photo 25 years later. Tubeway Army Replicas. Basically, you’re going to cover more bases if you don’t get stuck on insisting on including 5 Beatles albums. Shakespears Sister – Hormonally Yours If you had any serious knowledge about The Beatles and their influence on the entire world with fashion, language, music and more, you would not ask this question. Björk – Homogenic Candy-O is one of the two best uses of pin-up art on a rock record, along with…. Here here! Some good ones did get missed as pointed out in here. And how about the single album by Blind Faith? The quintessential American image for the quintessential American artist, the cover for Born in the USA did exactly what it said on the tin. Storm Thorgerson designed the sleeve but the idea was the brainchild of Roger Waters who regularly passed the station on journeys into central London from his home. ver but fake! I’d suggest more from Psychedelia, say the double live album by the Grateful Dead, I think one of the best ever, or the first Cream album, that came at a time that there looks and styles were very influential, and Ginger Baker’s leather flight jacket set the style on fire for decades! As always, his daughter Nina’s name was hidden a few times in this great album cover. It is possibly the most pornographic album cover ever, but subtle enough to circulate for a long time before someone noticed and it received new censored artwork.
Recorded live during Santana’s performances in Osaka, Japan, the full sleeve art is an amalgamation of Buddhist and Christian imagery, along with Yokoo’s signature pop art style. Artist: Rage Against The Machine Album:Rage Against The MachinePhotographer: Malcolm Browne. It was their party; you could join if they let you. why on earth is Ian Dury & The Blockheads ‘Do It Yourself’ not on that list and covers like Madness and Elvis Costello are? i’m thinking of ACDC’s back in black, come on, it’s hardly a great cover. This iconic artwork was created by John Squire, a man hugely influenced by influential abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock (so much so that he was also referenced in the lyrics to earlier song Going Down). You’d think this list was made in the 1950s. Bob Marley – Natty Dread Sorry. Basically any Genesis cover could’ve made it here. Juicy Lucy?
Most of Pink Floyd’s covers would be in the running for a list of the greatest album covers, but we wanted to highlight something that wasn’t Dark Side of the Moon. I do not know where you culled the images for this article, but whoever was responsible is clearly a dunderhead. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/Rock_and_Rolling_with_Fats.jpg.
Really? The graphic photo of Bushwick Bill at the hospital was as unflinching as their music. Kiss Alive 1 captured the raw live energy deffo should have been there. Jethro Tull Stand up What’s with the Ramones cover?!?
Model Barbara Cheeseborough’s screaming visage on the cover captured the swirling chaos of the 70s and searing funk-rock of Maggot Brain. The cover for The Miracles’ 1961 debut encapsulates the old-school showbiz that Motown would soon lead the world away from. Read some good books about them. There are quite a few Arguably, not to mention Questionable choices here. The newest addition to the best-selling All the Songs series details the unique recording history of Pink Floyd, one of the world's most commercially successful and influential rock bands.
I would toss the Asia cover for any of the Yes albums. The album continues the longform compositions that made up their previous works, including Wish You Were Here (1975). Originally just a protective cover for the fragile crackly goods beneath, it soon evolved into a space for artistic expression in its own right, very often becoming as important as the music itself. Oh, I forgot to note that all covers done by Neon Park for all Little Feat albums. The meaning behind the image has never been revealed, and never will be, adding to the intrigue, and coolness of the sleeve. Savoy Brown,Outside Looking in.. My opinion the Best Cover art ever, Be Bop Deluxe “Axe Victim ” and “Sunburst Finish” How can you have a list of the 100 best album covers and NOT feature – The Breeders – Last Splash On Through the night, what is wrong with you guys? The music, the haircuts, the names and, of course, the album cover, which instantly became an all-time classic. Beggars Banquet is a rare case where an album’s two famous covers really complement each other. As it turns out, The Beatles were just too lazy to go to Mt. Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms? Yardbirds – “Roger The Engineer” Carly Simon’s “No Secrets”, Carly Simon… seriously?
The first of several Pink Floyd album covers designed by Hipgnosis, it was the second time that EMI permitted one of their groups to contract designers for an album jacket. This burst of Storm Thorgerson / Hipgnosis imagination features four versions of the same photo (except that the band rotates one position in each), matching their sense of surrealism. what about Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers? It could have just as easily been Born in the USA, with its Annie Liebovitz photo and Bruce in a white t-shirt and blue jeans in front of an American flag. The ubiquitous Hipgnosis team outdid itself with this ultra-clever 10cc sleeve, which is not only inspired by one of the songs (the phone sex-themed “Don’t Hang Up”) but is full of hidden gags, with the same people turning up in each of the four main photos. A plain white cover with the band name… SOOO artistic! Pepper’s changed album covers forever, and kept many of us occupied for weeks trying to identify everybody at the ceremony. One of the best covers ever! Nothing to much iconic about that selection, where is Symarips Skinhead Moonstomp cover, now that itself is well known for all old BootBoys old and new, Budgie – Squawk
The photograph was taken at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida, on July 31, 1955, with Elvis aged just 20. The 61 best Netflix shows: from Squid Game to Maid, 30 best movies On NOW: TV that's worth streaming, The 30 best NOW TV shows to watch: great Sky series to stream. Interview: The singer-songwriter chats to ShortList. Here they’re on the 10th floor of a hotel standing at the precipice, and only one of the guys seems concerned about it. The most extra terrestrial capture of El Zim casting further questions on just what planet did Bob arrive from? AC/DC's first album following the death of lead singer Bon Scott had a cover that was appropriately sparse, dark and powerful. Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis cop convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020, may go free sooner than expected, after another officer had a homicide conviction scrapped last month. You should know better to dare put together a list like this and call it Greatest….no one is ever happy or appreciates the work put into it. Who made this list obviously never saw a Uriah jeep album cover smh, Missing from list: How’s that for a diverse list? No gallery of cool album covers would be complete without an appearance from Eddie, Iron Maiden's mascot and constant companion. guess I scrolled too fast…. Psychedelic album covers were an art form in themselves, and the explosion of color (with the band looking suitably avuncular) made Cream’s Disraeli Gears one of the definitive ones.
Tangerine Dream: Stratosfear should be in the top 10 Howard Finster’s uniquely Southern folk art was a perfect match for Talking Heads’ back-to-roots album (and for R.E.M.’s Reckoning around the same time).
Kirk Weddle's Nirvana Photos - Outtakes from the Iconic 'Nevermind' Album Cover. Who is the nitwit in the middle? There were so many great covers that could replace all of these, in my opinion! Defined by its characteristic pink-hue sandstone â giving it the nickname The Pink Palace - the Ontario Legislative Building in Rush's native Canada was completed in 1893. no Doe Maar, Herman Brood and no Nits all to Dutch for ya…….. Zappa “We are only in it for the Money” Olms, Zürich 1998, ISBN 3-283-00355-6. Deep Purple’s ‘Deep Purple in Rock’ and The Beatle’s ‘Abbey Road’? How can Steppenwolf 7 not be in the list? HOW COULD YOU FORGET CHEECH & CHONG’S “BIG BAMBU” WITH THE GIANT ROLLING PAPER INSIDE. Artist: Spiritualized Album:Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in SpaceDesigner: Mark Farrow Pet Shop Boys' collaborator Mark Farrow once again produced the goods on this uber-cool cover for Spiritualized's opus, designed to look like prescription medication. Thats not unique? If you have sergeant pepper’s then you should have we’re only in it for the money by the Mothers of Invention. Animal Notes by Crack the Sky, 2nd Street by Back Street Crawler, Warrior on the Edge of Time by Hawkwind? Micah Beals, 37, aka Micah Femiah, was arrested on criminal mischief charges Monday for allegedly throwing silver paint on a George Floyd statue earlier on October 3 at around 10am. ! Inspired by the album’s themes of the subconscious, the dark sleeve of Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? They were shot in ’75 during a Pink Floyd tour of America. Just to name a few. In image of the exterior of CBGB prior to its closure in 2006 with 'Rocket To Russia' superimposed over it. The red velvet cover, with gold embossed lettering, served notice that Odessa was going to be unique and beautiful, which it was.
Impossible to achieve. Let’s be honest, there is no other album cover as famous as Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon”. Black Flag’s trailblazing punk-metal wouldn’t have been the same without Pettibon’s grisly comic images, though in this case, not quite as grisly as the album itself. This preset bank contains 32 recognizable, iconic sounds from “Moon Safari”, all meticulously crafted by Arturia sound designer Lily Jordy. I agree! Sigur Rós – Ágætis Byrjun America – Homecoming This shimmering image is undeniably beautiful, yet you never know just what it means…just like their music. And, Guitars that destroyed the world. LOSE -. Where’s “Rock and Rolling with Fats Domino”? Roger Dean, the celebrated artist, designer, architect, and publisher, created some of the most famous prog rock covers of the 70s, especially for the band Yes, starting with the album Fragile. Grateful Dead’s “Blues for Allah” is one of my favorites!! T Rex electric warrior. There were some Nazereth , Molly Hatchet Albums that had real great Art. Everything Riggs has ever done has been incredible, but we've opted for Number of the Beast. Found inside... op-artist Bridget Riley, and pop-artist Peter Blake (who would later design the cover of the Sgt. Pepper album). ... for Pink Floyd's A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)—only the second group EMI allowed to hire an outside designer, ... Ultra-cool Elvis (in his shiny gold Nudie suit) gets multiplied in one of the most enduring early 60s images and greatest album covers. Goude’s visual re-imagining of the androgynous singer led to some of the best album covers in music history, from Nightclubbing to Slave to the Rhythm and the arabesque grandeur of Island Life. nearly 1/2 of these covers don’t deserve to be on this list…a lot of much better covers aren’t even represented here, from bands represented here and from lesser known bands. One really missing is Deep Purple In rock. Designed by Minoru Yamasaki (who also designed the original World Trade Center) and completed in 1975, the visually striking and geometric Century Plaza Towers are 174 metres high and the tallest buildings in California outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco. The photo was taken by esteemed photographer Bob Gruen. Whatever. A bit arty probably but nice choice. Didn’t see ELO Out of the Blue or Discovery, both very lush pieces of artwork. Great album, great cover. Roger Waters has been married four times previously.
Box set editions of the record took the concept further, with each track on its own three-inch CD inside a foil blister pack. Steppenwolf: 7
Artist: The Beatles Album:Sgt. Magicians birthday was there.. And what about Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea? Attempting to limit a list to only 100 covers overall is ridiculous. This is the first book to document their output in detail, focusing on over 60 package designs - from cover to label - written about in entertaining detail by the men who created them. The cover to Led Zeppelin's sixth studio album 'Physical Grafitti' features two side-by-side tenement buildings located at 96 and 98 St. Mark's Place in New York's East Village. ?……..or …….exile on main street,,,,,,or maybe…..atom hearth mother? Rush – 2112. School ‘s Out Many good picks here and I was happy to see perhaps my favorite album ever,The new riders “the adventures of Panama red, although I,m not sure if it deserved it. Alongside the images, Roger wrote: âIâm so happy, finally a keeper.â. Pink Floydâs two-part song âPigs on the Wingâ from their 1977 album âAnimalsâ is a love song Roger Waters penned for his second wife Carolyne Christie, while a hidden message in âEmpty Spacesâ from 1979âs âThe Wallâ also refers to her. Beth Orton – Trailer Park Olms, Zürich 1998, ISBN 3-283-00355-6. Wings’ “Band On The Run” is missing.Really, it IS! Found inside“In those days you didn't think twice about spending thirty thousand dollars on a Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin album cover,” says Richard Evans, who was Hipgnosis' inhouse layout person in the 1970s. “People like Hipgnosis would think, ... Graphic designer and art director Jean-Paul Goude met his match, and his muse, with Grace Jones. Luxurious Snake skin cover with a fabulous interior, lush with band portrait,Lyrics and One Billion Dollar Bill.. Jackson Browne-Late for the Sky. Nice to see a few prog rock albums in there this time(other than just Dark Side of the Moon that is). The album continues the longform compositions that made up their previous works, including Wish You Were Here (1975). Naturally, it had a motorcycle erupting out of a graveyard with a giant bat looming over the tombstones in the background. N.W.A. Kraftwerk: Computer World The Pre New: Music For People Who Hate Themselves. Foghat – Rock ‘n Roll
I would suggest Vangelis – Heaven and Hell , Manfred Mann – Angle Station , and Alan Parsons Project – I Robot. Found insideWish You Were Here / Pink Floyd RELEASED 1975 | EMI HARVEST | UK | SLEEVE DESIGN BY HIPGNOSIS | PRODUCED BY PINK FLOYD Hipgnosis designer Storm Thorgerson selected the title of the album and worked closely with the band on its packaging ...
It sort of makes me ” Stone Cold Sober “, So good to hear of Crawler again. Santana – debut (lion) Found inside – Page 13Artist : The Beatles Title : The Beatles Design : Robert Brownjohn Label : Parlophone Artist : Can Title : Ege ... Founded by Aubrey ' Po ' Powell and Storm Thorgerson , they designed the first of many covers for the Pink Floyd as early ... And also, Eels, Daisie of the galaxy, Gong, Flying Teapot and Camembert Electrique, Zappa Hot Rats, Christophe, Pas vu pas pris (the kitchiest one ! Can’t believe some of what they entered….but I think Styx’s “Equinox & Grand Illusion” along with Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” And Kansas’s “Audio Visions, Song For America, & Leftoverature” were neat album artwork/photography. Any artist who dares to look this terrifying on the cover of their first album deserves all the platinum success they get. She looks like she can see everything that’s going to happen to her in the next 40 years. Pretty iconic. Nico – The Marble Index
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