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Old 05-18-2008, 10:41 AM
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Album Covers - Because art and music work hand in hand

Ok i know that now people mostly listen to music on the internet, or by itunes.
Yes there are advantages to this, but don't you all miss great album covers?

favourite album covers:







Post your favourite album covers.
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Old 05-21-2008, 10:21 AM
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Hey, that's a great thread! I love to see the covers of the albums I listen to even if I don't have the physical albums...

Some of these covers are really cool indeed.

I'll come back later with a few of my favourite album covers...
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Old 05-21-2008, 10:29 AM
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Yes! great idea!
I'll look at my albums and post soon.

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ETA: here are 3 of my favorites, for the drawings, the creativity, the light...







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Old 05-23-2008, 11:25 PM
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To be fair, you can download album art in itunes
Right now I like these:





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Old 05-24-2008, 07:24 AM
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The best cover would be this one IMO.

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Old 05-24-2008, 07:58 AM
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Great thread. I think that in the age of iTunes and digital music people have lost the appreciation for a proper, physical CD. No matter the accessibility of getting whatever song you wish online - and you can buy only one or two songs which is something I really appreciate - there's nothing quite like queuing up in the store, buying the CD, feeling the anticipation on the way home, getting home and opening up the CD, putting it in the CD player and looking at the artwork/lyrics as the album plays. Even if you're not buying a new CD the excitement and the sheer physicality of holding the CD in your hands, you can't replace that feeling.

But sorry to waffle on, this is hands down my most favourite cover:


And these are several good alternative as well:








I've always liked the Patrick Watson cover, and of course the Sigur Ros one - not so sure about the Bjork one though Jose
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Old 05-24-2008, 08:07 AM
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I've always liked the Patrick Watson cover, and of course the Sigur Ros one - not so sure about the Bjork one though Jose
HAHA. It's really good IMO. OK, maybe I'm biased but I think it suits Björk fine. Like a futuristic geisha lol. OK, I'm stopping don't wanna make this thread be Björk 2.0.

I like the Nada Surf one.

Oh, I forgot to say I really like The Strokes' Is This It cover:

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Old 05-24-2008, 12:46 PM
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Couldn't have said it better myself, Gwen. There's nothing like buying the physical CD/LP.

And, hey, I was just coming here to post these Beirut covers! They're fantastic indeed!
I didn't know this Nada Surf cover, but it's great.

An album cover that I'm surprised nobody has posted here yet is the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind:


ETA: Another cover I really like:
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Old 05-27-2008, 07:50 AM
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I agree goodnightboy theres nothing like owning a CD, and seeing it there sitting next to your player just gives you the feeling of being part of that artists world, even reading their "thanks" section makes me happy. It also makes you feel like more of a credible fan sometimes

This is one I really like , just for the simplicity in the message and symbolic chicken waiting to cross the road. thats what I got in it anyway.

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In order of my love for them (not including ones already mentioned)

1. Scala - Dream On


2. Sparks - In Outer Space


3. The Cure - Kiss Me; Kiss Me; Kiss Me


4. System of a Down - Steal This Album


5. Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War


6. Perishers - Let There Be Morning


7. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago


8. Augustana - All the Stars and Boulevards


9. Cowboy Junkies - Miles From Our Home


10. The Clash - London Calling


11. Headlights - Kill Them With Kindness


12. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication


13. Dinosaur Jr. - Your Living All Over Me


14. We Are Scientists - The Great Escape


15. Ivy - In the Clear


16. Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up the Girl


17. Takka Takka - Migration


18. Spoon - Gimme Fiction


19. Wye Oak - If Children


20. Damien Jurado - Gillian Was a Horse


21. Oliver Future - Pax Futura


22. Sigur Rós - ()


23. Wheat - Per Second, Per Second, Per Second, Every Second


24. Pernice Brothers - Yours, Mine, and Ours


25. Delays - You See Colours


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edited, cause I forgot some!
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Old 05-15-2009, 04:08 PM
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Great thread! oh man I LOVE album covers. That's why I own so many CD's, I love to actually hold them in my hands and be able to look through the whole booklet.

Some I love:


Colour The Small One - Sia



Viva La Cobra! - Cobra Starship



A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Panic! At The Disco



Worlds Collide - Apocalyptica



Decadence - Head Automatica



The Moment - Framing Hanley



Once - Nightwish



Century Child - Nightwish



Bat Out Of Hell II - Meat Loaf
Because it's classic!



Dangerous - Michael Jackson



I'm sure there's a ton more but that's good for now.
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