Mine is Cream's "Disraeli Gears". The Beatles album Revolver come in a close second
2007-09-28 17:43:11 · 27 answers · asked by Lady Madonna 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Anything by Roger Dean which included; Yes, Budgie, Gentle Giant, Uriah Heep, Gravy Train, Gun, Clear Blue Sky, Ramases, Osibisa, etc.
The boys at Hipgnosis did some great stuff as well; Pink Floyd, Edgar Broughton Band, Nice, Toe Fat, Trees, UFO, Montrose, Wishbone Ash, Brand X, Led Zeppelin, etc.
Hawkwinds 'Space Ritual' fold out Poster cover was cool.
It was designed by Colin Fulcher aka 'Barney Bubbles', a Hawkwind alumni and graphic arts designer.
Then there was Frumpy's 'All Will Be Changed' LP cover. It featured a cool plastic outer sleeve, that when slid across the gatefold, it appeared as though the artwork on the inside was moving.
The 'Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band' also achieved a similar effect with their 'Tadpoles' LP cover. When the inner sleeve was removed, the eyes on the band members appeared to move as the sleeve slid outward.
Led Zeppelin 3 was cool with it's rotating dial.
Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain' was pretty wild!
The Mothers of Inventions 'Weasles Ripped My Flesh' is a stand out for sure!
Of course Alice Cooper should be mentioned as well. His 'Schools Out' album cover with the folding school desk, and the girls panties was quite original!
Hard to pick just one, sorry! I own over 30,000 vinyl LP's, and I could probably write a book on this subject!
Oh, check out Roger Deans album cover books. Also the book titled 'Album Cover Album' is great too, though it's been out of print for close to 30 years, I still see it in used book stores from time to time. It's a compilation of album cover art edited by Roger Dean and Hipgnosis. It has everything from great jazz covers, 60's psych, 70s prog, etc. The best book in my opinon on the subject.
The Hipgnosis book titled 'Walk Away Rene' is incredible too!
There were tons of great Krautrock album covers by bands like Guru Guru, Weed, Grobschnitt, etc. Eloy's garbage can cover with fully functioning lid was neat.
Lot's of cool Italian 70's prog bands, one in particular by 'Electric Frankenstein' had a very cool cover as well.
2007-09-29 23:17:26 · answer #1 · answered by Smiley 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have many favorite album covers but here are a few:
The Year of the Cat by Al Stewart
Hear Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno
A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra
2007-09-29 03:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by Warren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My personal favorite is London Calling by The Clash. Paul Simonon smashing his bass combined with a similar font style to Elvis's debut album, which is rather ironic since The Clash claimed "No Elvis, Beatles, or Rolling Stones in 1977."
Competition would be The Who’s The Who Sell Out or the Beatles’s White Album.
2007-09-28 18:39:49 · answer #3 · answered by Montag 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mine is Let It Bleed by Rolling Stones awesome album cover also good is The Doors Strange Days and Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin 3 totally awesome album covers!
2007-09-29 02:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by LedZeppelin4ever1955 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iron Maiden's Brave New World
Cathedral's Garden Of Unearthly Delights
2007-09-28 18:15:10 · answer #5 · answered by smeelola 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
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2007-09-28 18:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & other delights
2007-09-30 16:22:04 · answer #7 · answered by NICOLE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The period goes inside the quotation marks, and Revolver comeS in a close second.
2007-09-29 01:24:19 · answer #8 · answered by snoopy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infinity on High - Fall Out Boy
Regardless of whether their music is good or bad, you can't deny that is an amazing album cover.
2007-09-29 02:18:39 · answer #9 · answered by Chronon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hellogoodbye- Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
2007-09-28 18:02:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋