Record covers and artwork in general

Watered · #16 11-01-2005, 01:37 PM

Thanks for the link! Pretty amazing visual artwork!! He has even worked with Peter Hammill (and you know how much I like Hammill's work).

Dolly Rocker · #17 11-06-2005, 07:21 PM

I've always been found of Philip Travers who did the covers for serval of The Moody Blues' albums. Such as this one:

GTMASTER · #18 11-06-2005, 08:29 PM

Here's an example of peter saville's work:
Technique by New Order

GTMASTER · #19 11-06-2005, 08:29 PM

Yes. It's big.

BlueZTom · #20 08-27-2007, 07:40 PM

I think the Backs Catalogue covers the covers the best. I love this picture but I'm having trouble learning about who came up with the idea and why. Probably just a monetary reason but still a great idea.

Mark Dwyer · #21 08-27-2007, 09:50 PM

As for Floyd covers I always liked Ummagumma with the picture inside the picture as each band members take turns sitting in the chair by the window.
Some others
The Who On Tour Magic Bus
Uriah Heep-Demons & Wizards
Led Zeppelin III with the Spinning Wheel inside
Deep Purple-Machine Head
Kiss-Alive
The Beach Boys-Shut Down Vol. II
The Beatles- Sgt.Pepper
Tool- !0000 Years with the cool lens
The Rolling Stones-Big Hits High Tide and Green Grass
The Who sell out
I'm sure I'll add more later
Oh yeah how could I forget
ELO-Eldorado There really is no place like Home

Axe victim · #22 08-28-2007, 02:24 PM

yeah Mark, Demons and Wizards, I think that was the work of Roger Dean? Fab cover!! I know he also did covers for Yes and Greenslade, and very striking they were too. Back in the old days when you bought a vinyl album, you also got a beautiful cover which was large enough to go up on the wall..not like these piddling little CD's.

Watered · #23 08-28-2007, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axe victim

Back in the old days when you bought a vinyl album, you also got a beautiful cover which was large enough to go up on the wall..not like these piddling little CD's.

I loved those gatefold sleeves.

Mark Dwyer · #24 08-28-2007, 04:15 PM

Headphones a blaring in the comfy chair at my parents old house after blowin a bowl and scanning over one or more of the great album covers that are mentioned by all. The good old days the 70's.

Axe victim · #25 08-29-2007, 08:31 AM

One of my kids gave me a book called '100 great album covers' last Christmas. The artwork on some of the albums is exceptional and needs to be a large size to really be appreciated. Covers like 'Big Brother and the Holding Company' which was drawn by Robert Crumb or 'Weasels Ripped my Flesh'- Zappa, (can't recall who did the artwork), the artwork by Storm is also fabulous.

stratman · #26 08-29-2007, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axe victim

...Covers like 'Big Brother and the Holding Company' which was drawn by Robert Crumb...

That was always one of my favs.

SGT Pepper's LHCB was a great one to study while quaffing a few beers. Also the Stone's answer to Beatles psycadelia with Their Satanic Majesties Request with the 3-dimensional early-tech hologram on the cover of the original issue and the maze & photo collage on the inside foldout.

rcroberson · #27 09-17-2007, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by New Noise

Storm Thorgeson hasn't always been such a genius...

"...But it is no worse than my first meeting with an artist from Hipgnosis, who were the people that designed Pink Floyd's covers. We had commissioned them to design Houses of the Holy, and this guy Storm Thorgerson came in carrying this picture of an electric green tennis court with a tennis racquet on it. I said, "what the hell does that have to do with anything?" and he said, "Racket..don't you get it?" I said, "Are you trying to imply thata our music is a 'racket'? Get out!" We never saw him again."

-Jimmy Page,
Guitar World Magazine
January 1998

I believe Hipgnosis did most of their later covers. I know they did "Houses of the Holy" and "Presence" has Storm Thorgeson's fingerprints all over it. It's really similar to "WYWH" in its layout. I'm not sure about "Physical Graffiti" but "In Through the Out Door" was Hipgnosis again, including the plain, brown wrapper it originally came packaged in. (An idea PF used first for "WYWH", which shipped in black cellophane with only a sticker.)

Gigolo_Aunt · #28 09-17-2007, 08:31 AM

Debrah Harry - kookoo
Emerson lake and palmer's Brain Salad Surgery
(simply because its Giger for both and I love his work)
In the Court of King Crimson - self explanitory

The Who - Who's next. Just because I personally think public urination is not a crime (just undesirable)
Blind Faith -(self titled) It leaves me baffled on the choice/how they got away with it, the nude girl is clearly a minor
both aren't "art" as in painted but I still like the concept...

davebiz · #29 01-13-2008, 12:51 AM

Pink Floyd always had cool covers as well as Zeppelin.
I always liked the cover to Meddle when unfolded it was a giant ear.
also the Bad Company self titled album the words Bad Co. was cut from a picture of a human palm print.
Led Zeppelins in through the out door had several different covers.
each was a view from all the people in the bar.
The list goes on and on.

Da_Floyd_Fan · #30 01-13-2008, 01:16 PM

My favorites include 'Hot Rocks' :

...and 'More Hot Rocks' :

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