Great Album Covers

peterfrederics · May 2021

Thanks to @djh for bringing up this topic. My preference is for covers from the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the psychedelic ones but it's totally up to you.

So I'll start with one of my all-time favourites "Wow" by Moby Grape and I just love the track "Can't Be So Bad".

The Album Cover Art Gallery website says "Surrealistic deco art on both covers and lyrics reflecting the turmoil of the changing times make for an interesting slice of the sixties".

http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/M/moby_grape_wow.html

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rostasi · May 2021

Bought this when I was 12. Limited edition that came with "the key."
If you've seen the film, then you know what that means.

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Doofy · May 2021

@rostasi Don't know how I missed it...I was a fan of that flick in those scifi-starved days, and would have swooned over that packaging. Of course Gil Melle's name would have meant nothing to me, will have to give a listen

rostasi · May 2021

Rare Gil Mellé Percussotron Footage Andromeda Strain Soundtrack

Caption for uncredited photo on page 9 of booklet: Gil Mellé playing the world's first drum machine, Percussotron III, in 1969 - for the "Andromeda Strain" (Michael Crichton) film score. It was designed and built by Mellé as well as two earlier versions in 1965.

peterfrederics · May 2021

Difficult to go past "Disraeli Gears" by Cream for a classic 1960s psychedelic album cover!

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greg · May 2021

How Well Do Know You The Beatles White Album uDiscover Music Quiz

In complete contrast to Disraeli Gears, but a near contemporary cover, is this. For the original LP cover I had you could hardly read the wording, basically plain white!

greg · May 2021

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This is another cover I like!

Brighternow · May 2021

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- New order.

confused · May 2021

Among the many of their great covers...

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Muggsy · May 2021

Two of my personal faves.

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Germanprof · May 2021

One of my favorite sets of album art is what came with the gatefold LP package for Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. This kind of stuff is where the LP format really shone.

Unknown - JEFF WAYNE War of the worlds Double album with book featuring Phil Lynott - Amazoncom Music

Jeff Wayne Jeff Waynes Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds 03 VINYLSTORE

Jeff Waynes Musical Version of the War of the Worlds

Lets Play Jeff Waynes Musical Version of The War of the Worlds German PSX Full HD - First Mission - YouTube

Brave New World artwork from Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds album War of the worlds World images Brave new world

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Germanprof · May 2021

And I also think this artwork from a much more recent and much less famous prog album is pretty great:

Incantation part 1 Karfagen Antony Kalugin

peterfrederics · May 2021

"Tales From Topographical Oceans" by Yes, a classic cover by Roger Deans.

Below is Roger's story behind the design of the cover.

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-behind-roger-deans-artwork-for-yes-tales-from-topographic-oceans

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confused · May 2021

I've enjoyed all her album covers but this is my favourite.

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jonahpwll · May 2021

peterfrederics · May 2021

"Cottonwoodhill" by Brainticket

AMG says "Cottonwoodhill is one of the trippiest records ever made, capturing the intensity of the peak LSD experience far more successfully than any Timothy Leary recording".

One of the trippiest album covers, as well!

https://www.allmusic.com/album/cottonwoodhill-mw0000458245

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peterfrederics · May 2021

"Red Queen to Gryphon Three" by Gryphon

Go to the link below to read about this cover

https://thephilosophe.medium.com/gryphons-red-queen-to-gryphon-three-540ef72a7116

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Germanprof · May 2021

I like quite a lot of Ozric Tentacles album covers, especially:

Ozric Tentacles Waterfall Cities 1999 CD - Discogs

Ozric Tentacles Jurassic Shift 1993 CD - Discogs

peterfrederics · May 2021

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly

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confused · May 2021

Abdul Mati Klarwein

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Painter whose works are used on a great many album covers. Miles Davis' 'Bitches Brew' and 'Live-Evil', Santana's 'Abraxas', Eric Dolphy's 'Iron Man', Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Last Days and Time', The Last Poets' 'This Is Madness', Jon Hassell's 'Fourth World', Per Tjernberg's 'Universal Riddim', and many more.
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