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Old 02-01-2012, 16:35
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some that i like are...

Autoamerican
http://www.qobuz.com/images/jaquette...359553_600.jpg

Crazy for You by best coast
http://thetearblog.files.wordpress.c...bum-cover.jpeg

Ringleader of the Tormentors
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yHltm0NFiL...Tormentors.jpg

And the glass handed kites by mew
http://www.culturebully.com/wp-conte...-mew-cover.jpg

This one from Brand New
http://tomdavidson123.files.wordpres...side-of-me.jpg

this is really cool i think
http://www.culturebully.com/wp-conte...ions-cover.jpg

also this cover from boards of canada is quite creepy...
http://www.gnus.com/circus/jukebox.p...0to%20Children

anyone else got any favourites or just interesting ones?
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Old 02-01-2012, 17:05
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Agree about Autoamerican, I have a vinyl wall rack with it at the front. Looks amazing!

Some of my other favourites...

Scissor Sisters - Night Work
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=NIGHT...w=1280&bih=636

Blondie - Plastic Letters (Purely because this album didn't have a name until the sign accidentally showed up in the picture)
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=blond...w=1280&bih=636

No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=no+do...w=1280&bih=636

Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon 2
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=kid+c...w=1280&bih=636

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=yeah+...w=1280&bih=636

And finally, as much as I dislike most of her music... The cover art for Rihanna's Loud is stunning.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=rihan...w=1280&bih=636
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Old 02-01-2012, 17:08
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some that i like are...

Autoamerican
http://www.qobuz.com/images/jaquette...359553_600.jpg

Crazy for You by best coast
http://thetearblog.files.wordpress.c...bum-cover.jpeg

Ringleader of the Tormentors
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yHltm0NFiL...Tormentors.jpg

And the glass handed kites by mew
http://www.culturebully.com/wp-conte...-mew-cover.jpg

This one from Brand New
http://tomdavidson123.files.wordpres...side-of-me.jpg

this is really cool i think
http://www.culturebully.com/wp-conte...ions-cover.jpg

also this cover from boards of canada is quite creepy...
http://www.gnus.com/circus/jukebox.p...0to%20Children

anyone else got any favourites or just interesting ones?
I agree with Brand New that's one of my favourite album covers because not only is it quite a provocative it also relates incredibly well with the album which is really important when there's so many album covers that are just pointless.
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Old 02-01-2012, 17:29
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Off the top of my head, I've always liked Santogold's album cover art;

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/l...gold-cover.jpg
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Old 02-01-2012, 17:31
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My favourite one is Madonna's True Blue cover
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Old 02-01-2012, 17:36
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Bjork's Homogenic cover has always been one of my favourites: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sOBFy4-95i...8834-640wi.jpg
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Old 02-01-2012, 18:08
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There are a few album covers that I like, it's the first thing I tend to notice when buying music. I'm into a lot of R&B/Soul music and a lot tend to be really out there, one I like is this one:

Joy Jones - Godchild
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Old 02-01-2012, 18:45
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Lady GaGa - Born This Way

Cannot be touched!
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Old 02-01-2012, 18:51
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I love blondie parallel lines

http://frananddavesmusicaladventure....llel-lines.jpg

wavves - king of the beach

http://www.athens66.com/wp-content/u...-the-beach.jpg

RHCP uplift mofo party plan

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...tMofoCover.jpg
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Old 02-01-2012, 19:08
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Power, Corruption and Lies by New Order

I bought the album after seeing the cover!

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Pete Savile fan, I guess
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Old 02-01-2012, 20:08
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A controversial choice perhaps, but I though Hard-Fi's Once Upon A Time In The West artwork was simply genius! http://www.amiright.com/album-cover-...n-the-West.jpg
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Old 02-01-2012, 20:48
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A controversial choice perhaps, but I though Hard-Fi's Once Upon A Time In The West artwork was simply genius! http://www.amiright.com/album-cover-...n-the-West.jpg
I hated that cover... Found it so deliberately pretentious!
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Old 02-01-2012, 21:48
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Night Work -Scissor Sisters. Jake has 1 fine looking bottom.
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Old 02-01-2012, 23:50
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Night Work -Scissor Sisters. Jake has 1 fine looking bottom.
It's actually a dancer called Peter Reed, the photo was apparently taken in 1983!

Sadly, he died of AIDS in 1994.
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Old 03-01-2012, 00:18
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We Are Scientists - Crap Attack
http://nelsongalaxy.com/wp-content/u...rap-attack.jpg
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Old 03-01-2012, 00:36
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Lady GaGa - Born This Way

Cannot be touched!
Quite frankly one of the worst album covers I have ever seen!
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Old 03-01-2012, 02:02
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Quite frankly one of the worst album covers I have ever seen!
I agree totally makes me cringe

My choices

Thom Yorke - The Eraser
http://www.xlrecordings.com/theerase...s/coverbig.jpg

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
http://reporter.blogs.com/photos/unc...rnication2.jpg

Echo and the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PK3Tl7g17Z...Ocean_Rain.jpg
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Old 03-01-2012, 02:07
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Quite frankly one of the worst album covers I have ever seen!
So bad it's good.

Actually, it's so bad you have to admire the balls to use it which makes it somewhat good.
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Old 03-01-2012, 10:57
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I love album cover artwork, I think it really adds to your experience of the music.

Julian House is one of my favourite designers, he's done a lot of very iconic sleeves:

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Karel/...y_julian_house

I love all his Primal Scream stuff, especially Echo Dek.
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Old 03-01-2012, 11:55
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I do like a good cover:

Kate Bush, never for ever, sensual world, hounds of love, the dreaming

Bjork, Vespertine

Alanis Morrisette, Jagged Little Pill, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

Florence and the Machine, Lungs

And controversially Britneys rip off of Bjorks debut cover with baby one more time i just like it :P

Friendly Fires, Pala

Vampire weekend Contra
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Old 03-01-2012, 13:27
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Bjork, Vespertine
Bjork has been pretty consistently great artwork-wise, there's always a lot of thought that goes into the way her music looks (also her music videos).
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Old 03-01-2012, 13:36
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The original "lego" packaging of Very by Pet Shop Boys. Most of New Order's stuff (pre: Republic).

Depeche Mode's Violator. Sticky Fingers by the Stones.
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Old 03-01-2012, 13:50
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I like Fleetwood Mac's Tusk and Tango in the Night

Tusk http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=fle...1t:429,r:5,s:0

TITN http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=tan...1t:429,r:6,s:0

Fischerspooner #1 http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=fis...1t:429,r:4,s:0
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Old 03-01-2012, 13:57
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some that i like are...

Crazy for You by best coast
http://thetearblog.files.wordpress.c...bum-cover.jpeg

anyone else got any favourites or just interesting ones?
I really like that one. Love the album too
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