Iconic Album Covers

[Robusto]

I'm doing album art in some music classes. The usual suspects were there. Abbey Road. Sgt Peppers. Dark SOT Moon. Velvet Underground / Warhol.

Can you lob in an offbeat album cover, please?

Here's one of mine.

Reg Strikes Back
Elton John
1987

Pretty awful album, but he'd just come off the Bolivian and shit and had a chuck out of his possessions at an auction at Sotheby's (which I went to).

The album cover represents a big velveteen purge.

[Boss Hog]

What a great topic for your class. If my lessons had be more interesting like this I might have paid more attention.

Here's some of mine













And my favourite......

[Drewmidorn]

Offbeat?

[Drewmidorn]

Its not so much the photo, but the Iron Maiden font I love on this one

[Drewmidorn]

... and a classic


I'll leave it there... I cold fill five pages I think.

D

[Drewmidorn]

Sorry just one more that sprung to mind

[TJCoro]

I Miss Album Covers!!!

The Familia Coro Contribution...

[larrysputnik]

Ween, Craters of the Sac

This album artwork is awful for Ween's Craters of the Sac

[Robusto]

I will comment later.
I do love you.
I hope you realise that, darlings.

[daverave999]

[celsis]

How about Roger Dean's Yes sleeves??????

[larrysputnik]

Its not so much the photo

What do you mean "not so much the photo?" That's the most absurd part!

, but the Iron Maiden font I love on this one

LOL! It's almost an oxymoron to have the word "Nana" in Iron Maiden font. My wife's Nana would be rolling over in her grave!

[rokkitsci]

How's 'bout the original Blind Faith album cover:




purportedly of an 11-year old girl, creating a good deal of controversy and causing a re-release of the album with a more traditional image of the band:




But when referring to iconic, I believe you must include the two Warhol covers.

Sticky Fingers:




and The Velvet Underground:

[Boss Hog]

How's 'bout the original Blind Faith album cover:




purportedly of an 11-year old girl, creating a good deal of controversy and causing a re-release of the album with a more traditional image of the band:

Still causes controversy now, as technically that would be classed as an indecent image of a child, to which if your reading this you've technically downloaded it, which makes me feel slightly uncomfortable.
Incidently the original artwork for the chrome plane did not have wings to it, making it look like a silver dildo and had to be changed to resemble something.

Also
Let's not forget Chumbawamba's 1994 album Anarchy as a classic.

[daverave999]

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