Re: FAVORITE ALBUM COVERS
Rush's 1991 album cover "Roll the Bones" had an obscure theme about it, perhaps equating the odds in life with rolling dice?
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always loved the Joy Division, 'Unknown Pleasures' cover:
It's a digitized version of the word "Hello".
And the Nirvana cover:
And Pink Floyd ...
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Great choices, Neo ... Pink Floyd's DSOTM is likely one of the most recognized album covers of the 20th century.
I also thought of ELP's 1973 album "Brain Salad Surgery", which opened in the middle to reveal the victim's entire face. "It was dark and very foreboding, and for me it represented ELP's music." - Keith Emerson
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Oh yes, ELP!!
And Oxygene:
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Re: FAVORITE ALBUM COVERS
Genesis' earlier albums were seen everywhere on campus (Nursery Cryme - 1971) and (Foxtrot - 1972):
Re: FAVORITE ALBUM COVERS
King Crimson's first album (In the Court of the Crimson King, 1969) was very memorable, both outside and inside:
Re: FAVORITE ALBUM COVERS
I just ran across this memorable cover from Robert Fripp & Brian Eno's collaboration "No Pussy Footing" (1973). The transparent mannequin, and the invisible guitar in the corner (which casts a shadow!) are among the items we would gaze at endlessly:
