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The Best/Most Distinctive Album Covers

Posted Nov 15, '10 at 10:09am

bacobit

bacobit

686 posts

What is the best or most Distinctive Album Cover you've seen?

This one deffantly wins most Distinctive

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTovzvdMGr0W4eo8KmIRpWR4MjnhkefZfxauKLllzT1PmnF66Tk

 

Posted Nov 15, '10 at 12:05pm

parrot657

parrot657

872 posts

Abbey Road by The Beatles, Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd and Houses of the Holly by Led Zeppelin come to mind.

http://ferfrontani.com.ar/ferfrontani/uploads/2010/07/Beatles_-_Abbey_Road.jpg
http://***************.com/_6Y_oshX9Ntg/S6p4ESJuoxI/AAAAAAAAAGg/fPq6xse_8tY/s1600/Dark+Side+of+the+Moon_dark_side.jpg
http://***************.com/_qxeTRQb8_rc/S0FhtGaAZNI/AAAAAAAAANM/YzMNyf5CW1I/s400/led-zeppelin-houses-of-the-holy-back.jpg

 

Posted Nov 15, '10 at 1:24pm

HahiHa

HahiHa

4,300 posts

I would say that the cover for the album Tuonela from Amorphis is very good since it not only looks neat, but reflects aspects of the album's music very well.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Evsve_QZ1Vs/SUtbNDhNYmI/AAAAAAAAAHw/ULQ_y1cCQ8E/s320/Amorphis+-+Tuonela.jpg

 

Posted Nov 15, '10 at 3:22pm

goumas13

goumas13

4,403 posts

The album Strange Days of the Doors has a great cover. It was  designed by William S.  Harvey and photographed by Joel Brodsky.
Jim Morrison rejected to take part in the cover, nonetheless there is a poster of the band members on the far right end.
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8870/strangedays.jpg

 

Posted Nov 15, '10 at 4:50pm

MrDayCee

MrDayCee

5,218 posts

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I've got a different one there bacobit... only this time it's not nirvana! :P

http://www.amiright.com/album-covers/images/album-Weird-Al-Yankovic-Off-the-Deep-End.jpg

But seriously now... some of my favorite covers are these:

Queen - The Miracle
This cover represents (for me) how closely intwined the four members of Queen were, not only on a musical level, but on a personal level as well... shame the picture 'fell apart' after Freddy died... :(
http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/sep2009/3/9/image-5-for-the-world-s-top-ten-worst-album-covers-gallery-456250898.jpg

Van Halen - Balance
This album cover shows a great visual presentation of the album's name, both the 'bad/angry/wild' and the 'good/friendly/calm' sides are represented in it, just like the type of songs on this album are!
http://grungehouse.com/cd_cover/025/lg/Van_Halen_-_Balance-album-cover.jpg

Can't think of any more right now, but I'll check in again when I come up with them! ;)

 

Posted Nov 15, '10 at 10:05pm

DaRkNe5s

DaRkNe5s

312 posts

Bloody hell parrot i wanted to put those, well!
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 
http://thedaysoflore.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sabbath-bloody-sabbath.jpg

or Untitled (many people call it Led Zeppelin 4)
http://www.411mania.com/siteimages/ledzeppelinfour_43198.jpg

or Sgt. Pepper Lonely Heart Club Band
http://www.go386.com/voxpop/images/SgtPepperCover.jpg

 

Posted Nov 16, '10 at 9:27pm

supersmiley

supersmiley

855 posts

I think Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is very distinctive

 

Posted Nov 17, '10 at 4:54pm

bacobit

bacobit

686 posts

And who doesn't like the Enema of State cover?

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff390/TOBacobit/Pictures/th_EnemaoftheState.jpg?t=1290030780

 

Posted Nov 17, '10 at 4:55pm

bacobit

bacobit

686 posts

Nice MrDayCee ;D

 

Posted Nov 17, '10 at 5:54pm

grimml

grimml

902 posts

sorry, I'll try it again:
http://i082.radikal.ru/0909/89/e8798d033d5f.jpg

 
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