In my opinion, I think it's Rain Dogs by Tom Waits, i named the cover "The Mona Lisa of the album covers"; you just can't get enough of looking at it.
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2007-09-08 18:37:44 · 18 answers · asked by Cat Stevens 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Not to deny the work of current artists, but album art had it's heyday in the era of the 33 LP record. They had big 12x12 canvases to work with and 12x 24 when there were gatefold albums. They did sleve liner art too. CD art and dvd art is much harder format. If you get a chance, check out the work of Roger Dean for the group Yes. I also like Emerson Lake and Palemer's Brain Salad Surgery by HR Giger and the work by the art group "hipgnosis" who did some work for Pink Floyd, sabbath, styx, and ELO. Who can forget Gerald Scarfe's Pink Floyd, the Wall. I like some of Kosh's work. He dominated Grammys in the 90's. Talking Heads (most of whom went to Americas leading art school, Rhode Island School of Design) commishioned artists like Raushenberg and Hockney. Who can forget the classic Beatles "Sargent Pepper's" collage?
2007-09-08 19:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by Harrison H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
#1 Dark Side Of The Moon-Pink Floyd
#2 Houses Of The Holy-Led Zeppelin
#3 Electric Ladyland-Jimi Hendrix
#4 Yes-Close To The Edge
#5 The Beatles-Abbey Road
Those are My Faves
2007-09-09 06:29:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Bowie's - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars.
2. The Beatles - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
3. Grace Jone's - NIGHTCLUBBING.
2007-09-08 21:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by ♆Şрhĩņxy - Lost In Time. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That Jefferson Airplane album where the record sleeve folds into a stash box.
Or Sticky Fingers,
maybe Peel Slowly and See by the Velvet Underground
2007-09-08 19:01:43 · answer #4 · answered by AD 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
London Calling by The Clash.
The photo of Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar is immortal. Though it's kinda ironic that the words are like the words on Elvis's debut, since The Clash declared "No Elvis, Beatles or Rolling Stones".
Here's the picture:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/00/TheClashLondonCallingalbumcover.jpg
The album itself was extremely good too.
2007-09-08 19:28:18 · answer #5 · answered by Montag 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
Beatles - Abbey Road
U2 - Boy
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Beastie Boys - Liscensed to Ill
And my personal favorite... Frank Zappa - Weasles Ripped My Flesh
2007-09-09 03:58:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Big Brother and the Holding Company's Cheap Thrills
2007-09-08 21:48:08 · answer #7 · answered by joplinfan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, there's a bit of album covers that i like. some include:
1)david bowie- the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders form mars
2)skillet- collide; rebirthing
3)family force 5- business up front party in the back diamond edition
4)swichfoot- awakening
5)paramore- riot
6)and more.. i know and love a lot of music..
2007-09-08 18:47:01 · answer #8 · answered by another stranger 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Houses of the Holy
- Led Zeppelin
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2007-09-08 18:52:19 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin
2007-09-08 18:54:44 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋