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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jun 2, 2020 11:22:49 GMT
One of the simple (lockdown) pleasures i've rediscovered is having a gentle meander through the artwork of my old vinyl collection,and forming an appreciation for the aesthetics of the album sleeve. Album sleeve design seems to be a dying art in the download age? Gatefold vinyls offered double the pleasure.I possess some 'Yes' albums that i've barely listened to,if at all,that were purchased purely on the strength of the Roger Dean artwork and the fascination it exerted. Electric Ladyland and Led Zeppelin III were others that piqued my intetest as a kid.Bowie and Joy Division were also artists with truly iconic sleeve designs. Any favourites omitted from,or on this list: www.billboard.com/photos/6715351/best-album-covers-of-all-time
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Post by JoeinOz on Jun 2, 2020 12:30:50 GMT
White album.
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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 2, 2020 12:54:31 GMT
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Post by somersetstokie on Jun 2, 2020 13:54:09 GMT
Emerson, Lake and Palmer came up with some good album sleeves, such as Tarkus. Genesis did well with some of theirs, such as Foxtrot.
Yes of course lead the field, with designs such as the one for Close to the Edge.
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Post by yeokel on Jun 2, 2020 14:09:39 GMT
Sheik Yerbouti
Abbey Road
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jun 2, 2020 14:19:42 GMT
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Post by riverman on Jun 2, 2020 14:23:23 GMT
Must admit the stuff Roger Dean did for Yes is some of my favourite album art ever. Brain Salad Surgery by ELP is also up there, designed by H.R Geiger, the same guy who did the sets for the original Alien film.
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Post by redstriper on Jun 2, 2020 14:47:53 GMT
I'm biased, as this album was my favourite of the 80's and this art work adorned my wall... chameleons
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Post by elystokie on Jun 2, 2020 16:03:22 GMT
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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 2, 2020 17:54:46 GMT
I'm biased, as this album was my favourite of the 80's and this art work adorned my wall... chameleonsAnd what a great album Isnt there a great Talk Talk cover from the same era?
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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 2, 2020 18:17:39 GMT
Must admit the stuff Roger Dean did for Yes is some of my favourite album art ever. Brain Salad Surgery by ELP is also up there, designed by H.R Geiger, the same guy who did the sets for the original Alien film. In one of my many, strange, Oatcake coincidences I am reading Debbie Harry’s book at present and, about an hour after reading this, came to her descriptions of working with Geiger. Once again, life, imitating The Oatcake, imitating life
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Post by thevoid on Jun 2, 2020 18:30:59 GMT
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Jun 2, 2020 19:43:29 GMT
I will add a couple of in my eyes classics.....Happy Mondays Thrills, Pills....before the original art work was banned for copyright issues & replaced with a toned down version Pink Floyd "Animals" and finally....
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Post by pretzel on Jun 2, 2020 19:57:38 GMT
A few faves from my collection Little Feat - Last Record Album Alan Hull - Pipe Dream The Who - The Who Sell Out Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers UFO - Force It Scorpions - Love Drive Juicy Lucy -
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jun 2, 2020 20:37:22 GMT
One of the simple (lockdown) pleasures i've rediscovered is having a gentle meander through the artwork of my old vinyl collection,and forming an appreciation for the aesthetics of the album sleeve. Album sleeve design seems to be a dying art in the download age? Gatefold vinyls offered double the pleasure.I possess some 'Yes' albums that i've barely listened to,if at all,that were purchased purely on the strength of the Roger Dean artwork and the fascination it exerted. Electric Ladyland and Led Zeppelin III were others that piqued my intetest as a kid.Bowie and Joy Division were also artists with truly iconic sleeve designs. Any favourites omitted from,or on this this list: www.billboard.com/photos/6715351/best-album-covers-of-all-timeThe Clash "London Calling" isn't really a great photo with it being out of focus, but it works, and I think that's a great cover. I didn't realise it mimicked an Elvis cover until now - I think The Clash one is better. The Sex Pistols cover is iconic too. I find a few of those in the list boring, like the Madonna one. I wouldn't argue with any of the top 8. If I had the space and money, I'd likely have a sizeable vinyl collection just for the artwork. I still think there's a lot of great cover sleeves around. The iconic covers from the past will always stand out, but I bet there were an equivalent number of sleeves not up to those standards as there are today. I've just checked my favourite albums (musically - I already have lists of these things!) from the 90s and compared the sleeves to my favourite albums of the 2010s, and it's very subjective, but the 90s cover standard only seems slightly higher. I suppose there was more budget to spend on such things back then. So many more releases are DIY these days. Some favourite covers from my youth:
The Shins' one is made up of layers - it looks great when you fold it out. Interestingly (or not), none of my favourites feature the bands, though I do like In it for the Money by Supergrass, Definitely Maybe by Oasis and Souvlaki by Slowdive. They're all a bit different to the straight band picture.
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Post by telfordstoke on Jun 2, 2020 21:06:36 GMT
Great idea for a thread. Had a few drinks but ones I'll instantly throw into the mix are : Tjin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous - classic Lynott pose front cover and killer gatefold
Black Sabbath -Live Evil 1982 great gatefold sleeve and cover single painting depicting songs on album
Iron Maiden -the Derek Riggs sleeves esp Number of the Beast
Queen - Live Killers _ silhouette with THAT light rig wow just wow got excited before I heard a note
The Stranglers - Feline . Beautiful stark simple sleeve albeit a disappointing album
On to artists , mentions for the amazing Mark Wilkinson for his Marillion sleeves esp Script and Rodney Matthews for notably Magnum and also Nazareth.
More when I'm a bit more sober I'm sure lol
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Post by innocentbystander on Jun 2, 2020 21:36:43 GMT
by Rodney Matthews
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Post by innocentbystander on Jun 2, 2020 21:40:51 GMT
Barney Bubbles
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2020 23:07:21 GMT
I think Coluche nailed in with Volume 3.
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jun 3, 2020 14:20:03 GMT
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Jun 3, 2020 14:59:26 GMT
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Post by yeokel on Jun 3, 2020 15:05:04 GMT
The Beatles - "The Butcher Cover". The Americans had a habit of rearranging the tracks on early Beatles LPs, or changing the track listing completely, omitting certain tracks and adding one or two others. That way Capitol Records created something like 11 early Beatles LPs when the British and Rest of the World market had only actually had about 7 or 8 LPs. As a result, the Butcher Cover was proposed by the band as a protest against the butchering of their LPs and, remarkably, was actually used in the first batch of the American LP "The Beatles: Yesterday and Today". Once record company executives became aware of it, the album was hastilly recalled and rereleased with a cover much more in keeping with the Fab Four's image.
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Post by chigstoke on Jun 3, 2020 15:06:22 GMT
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Post by Dutchpeter on Jun 3, 2020 16:55:03 GMT
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jun 3, 2020 20:45:27 GMT
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Post by thevoid on Jun 3, 2020 20:56:01 GMT
It wasn't as good as Vol. 2. Some of the flugelhorns in that were majestic.
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Post by PotterLog on Jun 3, 2020 22:38:21 GMT
One of the simple (lockdown) pleasures i've rediscovered is having a gentle meander through the artwork of my old vinyl collection,and forming an appreciation for the aesthetics of the album sleeve. Album sleeve design seems to be a dying art in the download age? Gatefold vinyls offered double the pleasure.I possess some 'Yes' albums that i've barely listened to,if at all,that were purchased purely on the strength of the Roger Dean artwork and the fascination it exerted. Electric Ladyland and Led Zeppelin III were others that piqued my intetest as a kid.Bowie and Joy Division were also artists with truly iconic sleeve designs. Any favourites omitted from,or on this list: www.billboard.com/photos/6715351/best-album-covers-of-all-timeBloody hell get listening to those Yes gatefolds man!
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Post by PotterLog on Jun 3, 2020 22:41:50 GMT
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jun 3, 2020 23:37:23 GMT
One of the simple (lockdown) pleasures i've rediscovered is having a gentle meander through the artwork of my old vinyl collection,and forming an appreciation for the aesthetics of the album sleeve. Album sleeve design seems to be a dying art in the download age? Gatefold vinyls offered double the pleasure.I possess some 'Yes' albums that i've barely listened to,if at all,that were purchased purely on the strength of the Roger Dean artwork and the fascination it exerted. Electric Ladyland and Led Zeppelin III were others that piqued my intetest as a kid.Bowie and Joy Division were also artists with truly iconic sleeve designs. Any favourites omitted from,or on this list: www.billboard.com/photos/6715351/best-album-covers-of-all-timeBloody hell get listening to those Yes gatefolds man! Even during Lockdown,life's too short....😉
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Post by Goonie on Jun 5, 2020 22:00:40 GMT
. I love the honest to goodness cheesy naivety of pre digital country music. Some of the funniest country songs you will ever hear and beloved by schoolboys everywhere And check out Conway Twitty: And one for the ladies!:-
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