immature ← Back to profile. Which of course leads us to…. Paul Simon – Graceland The cover for the British prog-rock outfit Family’s 1971 album is a multi-foldout extravaganza and features an early computer graphic, adding the individual band photos to each other until they become the pretty blur at top right. The toilet on the original cover of If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears also proved to be a no-no in 1966. Ultra-cool Elvis (in his shiny gold Nudie suit) gets multiplied in one of the most enduring early 60s images and greatest album covers. Kiss: Destroyer Shame. Tubular Bells should be on here.. Roger Dean along with Hipgnosis and maybe a few others is one of the most noteworthy album cover artists who did some of the most recognizable art work especially for progressive rock bands. Croquet Anyone? Customize easy to use templates that look great on iTunes, CD Baby, ReverbNation, Loudr and others. Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Blvd Even Hendrix hated that one! Basically, you’re going to cover more bases if you don’t get stuck on insisting on including 5 Beatles albums. Bogus list, how in the world could they not include any grateful dead covers ???? Jackson Browne – Running On Empty, Agree….. or any Maiden cover all great Pink Floyd “Meddle ” So many Moodies covers are way better than a lot here, even albums I love! Vagabonds of the Western World – Thin Lizzy The lyrical content of the album was influenced in part by 9/11, a serious and introspective turn that marked the beginning of Hamasaki's international exposure. I have planned my holidays around his tour dates. We are here for you. Next, Immature went from a bunch of low-rent rappers to miniature sex symbols. Howard Finster’s uniquely Southern folk art was a perfect match for Talking Heads’ back-to-roots album (and for R.E.M.’s Reckoning around the same time). Jeff Beck – Blow By Blow A nod to how Thelonious Monk must’ve felt as a pioneering jazz artist, Underground casts the pianist as a French Resistance fighter in WWII. Awesome. Live Adventures by Kooper and Bloomfield didn’t make the top 10? Where can I buy or print some of these album covers?, 45 rpm singles also (7 inch). I forgot City To City (Jerry Rafferty). Crimson’s first album cover is on the list. No mention of Family! Iron Butterfly “Metamorphosis” Kraftwerk: Computer World The first Santana Bob Dylan’s ‘Self Portrait’ is among the 100 best covers of all time? Popular Song Lyrics. Hope to see him when he comes to the US and Canada next month and in Dec, too. Who made this list? Nobody ever slung a jacket over their shoulder that well. But how could they leave off the album of one of the most iconic and longest playing bands of the late 20th century with perhaps their most identifiable icon on it,s cover,The Grateful Dead,s “Steal your face”? And what about Cal Schenkel’s work for Frank Zappa – for instance Uncle Meat. Best 21st Birthday Songs: 25 Songs To Raise Your Glass To 25: Madonna: ‘B-Day Song’ (featuring MIA) (2012) Madonna knows a thing or two about creating a … Wendy Waldman – Strange Company Pretty iconic. No DSOTM? Arguably the most iconic 60s cover of all, the cover for Big Brother & the Holding Company’s sophomore record was also most people’s introduction to the style of underground comic art perfected by R. Crumb. Just the album cover, not necessarily the vinyl. The cover of Joy Division’s 1979 debut record is an actual depiction of radio waves. Playing Possum – Carly Simon Kiss Alive 1 captured the raw live energy deffo should have been there. Anyone still interested in this old thread? If there are that many Elvis fans, we will, of course, need 15 Elvises. Or “Jagged Little Pill”? As a Personal request, I’d say that Roy Harper’s “Lifemask”, with its split centre -and-fold-back Definitely’s got a place amongst the 100 most Unique Record-Covers. You forgot Alrune Rod’s album Alrune Rod http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/3109/cover_17659102009.jpg, Freddie Hubbard – Hub Tones Not a bad selection,but how could you leave out Axis Bold as love or several of the Moody Blues lp covers? Ok. Steely Dan – “The Royal Scam”. And although they had other great album covers,I will submit Quicksilver Messenger Service and “Happy Trails”. 380w Reply. Her first EP, 2003's Memorial Address, sold more than one million copies and included a harder edge on songs like … One of many great Stiff Records album covers, this caught Ian Dury’s personality and stood in stark contrast to the elaborate sleeves on the market at that time. John Cale – Walking on Locusts was just the opposite of the grinning pic that everybody expected to see, and the first of many carry-overs from the Beatles’ art-school days. Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies. Little Feat – Waiting for Columbus Killer artwork, killer shows. Beth Orton – Trailer Park We’re referring to the original UK “kite” cover that introduced the strangeness and sensuality that Bush was all about. Nazareth,,,any of them but especially No Mean City ! But it’s so cheerful that you still have to love it. Recently Added. Two of the most innovative album covers of all time. Designed by artist Joe Belt, who made his name capturing the characters of the Wild West, Belt trained his aim on another dark chapter of American history, depicting fallen soldiers, addicts, and an imprisoned populace. The White Album is a good cover, but come on, man, it’s a blank page. The most recognizable of Bruce Springsteen album covers, this kinetic photo captured the camaraderie and the sense of rock’n’roll mission. Yardbirds – “Roger The Engineer” Any artist who dares to look this terrifying on the cover of their first album deserves all the platinum success they get. Enjoy! Omission faux pas in my eyes to this list. …and all those magnificent Uriah Heep covers? Yes, the Beatles were a brilliant band, the springboard for EVERYTH8NG THAT CAME AFTER. Stand Up by Jethro Tull Kate Bush – Lionheart I was hoping to see the Jackson 5 Skywriter LP. Discover the worst album covers of all time. The cover of Come Fly With Me caught both Sinatra’s natural cool and the allure of the jet-set era. 382w. However; In the end, such Lists are Tough choices, Luckilly! Humble Pie “Rock On”. Bauhaus – The Sky’s Gone Out You omitted both Argus & New England by Wishbone Ash. It won NME’s award for best album artwork in 1969. how about moby grape’s wow! JMO. The Greatest Prog Guitarists: An Essential Top 25 Countdown, Weighty In The Eighties: When Prog Rock Went Pop, Best Loretta Lynn Songs: 20 Essential Country Tunes, ‘Control’: How Self-Assertion Made Janet Jackson An Icon. But the talking heads black cover is in there. Are you saying she wasn’t naked? The cover for The Miracles’ 1961 debut encapsulates the old-school showbiz that Motown would soon lead the world away from. – Pretty much any Dead album, but Blues for Allah is my favorite cover E Pluribus Funk (a da moeda): Grand Funk Railroad…, Good selection. Needed: Sgt Peppers of course; Beatles “Butcher” cover: Woodstock; Smiths Meat is Murder; Dead Kennedys Plastic Surgery Disasters; Soundgarden: Louder than Love; Alice Cooper: Pretties for You; Jefferson Airplane: Crown of Creation; Buffalo Springfield: Retrospective; The Flaming Lips: Transmissions from the Satellite Heart. Rick Griffin artwork ! and “Don’t Crust that Dwarf, Hand me the Pliers”? FAR better than many of those 100 original covers. Iron Maiden :Somewhere in Time Roxy Music – Country Life (1974) This album did pretty well; it got to the top ten in the UK … This shimmering image is undeniably beautiful, yet you never know just what it means…just like their music. Jan 31, 2021 - Explore Lateefia J. Def Maybe by Oasis is a great cover and photo…shame it didn’t make it. Many great covers here, but The Police’s “Ghost in the Machine” should have been included. See more ideas about album covers, michael jackson, album. Lists like this are always subjective! Confused by t rex’s the slider over electric warrior which is clearly the superior cover. "A lot of people used to say him and Romeo from IMX/Immature — that they kind of look like brothers, so they would call them brothers," Houston shared. Antivirus may block downloads, but there is no virus!