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By *ee04 OP Man
over a year ago
Essex |
As a music fan I love a good album cover, the one that stands out the most to me is Unknown Pleasures Joy Division. Simple but cool as fuck in my opinion. Also think Nirvana Nevermind was a classic. Anyone got thoughts their own classic? |
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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago
just somewhere around here |
"Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the night
Vibrant colours on a dark background,nights sky.
Guns and Roses - Appetite for destruction
Often found on T shirts and is almost a logo for the band "
Even tho the original "Appetite" was banned replaced with the Cross and skulls image |
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"Dark Side Of The Moon is an iconic album cover. Another one that's very simple
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I’d agree with that not a pink Floyd fan but like some tracks and a great cover "
50 years old this year, and still one of the most universally recognisable covers ever produced. |
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By *ee04 OP Man
over a year ago
Essex |
There are 5 members of the Beatles on sgt pepper as Stuart Sutcliffe the original bassist is on there. Also the medals worn by Lennon were medals awarded to Pete Bests grand father, Pete Best being their drummer before Ringo. |
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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago
just somewhere around here |
"Iron maiden a matter of life and death
Somewhere in time, is a great one too. So many references previous tracks on there.
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Powersl@ve is a good one to read the hidden words in the Hieroglyphs |
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"Dark Side Of The Moon is an iconic album cover. Another one that's very simple
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I’d agree with that not a pink Floyd fan but like some tracks and a great cover
50 years old this year, and still one of the most universally recognisable covers ever produced."
Might have been recognisable when you knew what it was but when I went to buy it I was looking for the all important words 'Dark Side Of The Moon'. Nobody had told me there was nothing at all written on the front or back. Maybe it was in tiny print on the edge of the sleeve but in those days you didn't expect to have to look there. Perhaps they started the need to do so? |
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"Beatles - The White album 
Metallica...the Black Album
Puppets is a good one, that's painted on my old biker jacket"
I called it the snake album! Lol one of the first albums my best friend played me that got me into rock. Simple cover but good!  |
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"Beatles - The White album
Metallica...the Black Album
Puppets is a good one, that's painted on my old biker jacket"
Master of puppets is an incredible album! And the cover art is too! I've got a 3D master of puppets album cover sitting on one of my cd racks. |
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"Beatles - The White album
Metallica...the Black Album
Puppets is a good one, that's painted on my old biker jacket
Master of puppets is an incredible album! And the cover art is too! I've got a 3D master of puppets album cover sitting on one of my cd racks. "
Fade To Black isn't on any of them ones though. |
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
Morden |
In the court of the Crimson King - King Crimson. Also has one of my all time favourite tracks - 21st Century Schizoid Man.
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Most of the Roger Dean artworks for Yes. |
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"As a music fan I love a good album cover, the one that stands out the most to me is Unknown Pleasures Joy Division. Simple but cool as fuck in my opinion. Also think Nirvana Nevermind was a classic. Anyone got thoughts their own classic?"
Nevermind agreed, even more so, the adult baby being a colossal tool about appearing on it and all his whinging getting him nowhere! |
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Abbey Road, and Sgt Pepper by The Beatles
London Calling by The Clash
Thriller by Jackson
Dark side of the moon by Pink Floyd
Nevermind by Nirvana
As someone who loves the 80s, I always liked Rio by Duran Duran |
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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago
just somewhere around here |
"Beatles - The White album
Metallica...the Black Album
Puppets is a good one, that's painted on my old biker jacket
Master of puppets is an incredible album! And the cover art is too! I've got a 3D master of puppets album cover sitting on one of my cd racks. "
Yes...the mid to late 80s produced some belters |
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I’ve scrolled down the list here, and can’t believe it isn’t yet there …..
ELO…. Out Of The Blue!
The docking spaceship … it’s been a part of ELO for decades!
IMHO …. It’s as iconic as the Dark Side of the Moon. … great album too!
R xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Can't believe that no one has mentioned anything by Roger Dean! I loved his designs especially the Osibisa flying elephant covers.
Unfortunately these digital days most covers are very poorly designed for the digital medium they will be seen on such as phones.
I do find it very arrogant, silly and non productive when unknown acts don't bother to put their name on the cover. |
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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago
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"There was something magical about vinyl album covers that was lost when CD’s became the dominant media.
Country Life by Roxy Music is my favourite, it’s just so sexy
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Surprised this is the first mention of Roxy Music |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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LET THERE BE ROCK... simply ICONIC ,it was taken from a photo with the band live on stage and it was also the first time the iconic AC/DC logo was ever used.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Abbey Road. Hundreds of people recreate it every day. You can even watch them on live webcam.
I’ve seen it mare to drive down lol"
Absolutely. And as a blue light driver, its a pain the arse. Some tourists on the crossing wont move until they've got their photo, even for vehicles on blue light runs. |
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By *assy69Man
over a year ago
West Sussex and Wales |
"As a music fan I love a good album cover, the one that stands out the most to me is Unknown Pleasures Joy Division. Simple but cool as fuck in my opinion. Also think Nirvana Nevermind was a classic. Anyone got thoughts their own classic?"
Lots of great album covers….. thin lizzy Chinatown springs to mind, but only one has vet made me by an album never having heard the band before….. saw On a Story Teller’s Night by Magnum in the record store while I was browsing and it took my eye, so bought the album. Saw them live a few times subsequently |
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
Morden |
"Can't believe that no one has mentioned anything by Roger Dean! I loved his designs especially the Osibisa flying elephant covers.
Unfortunately these digital days most covers are very poorly designed for the digital medium they will be seen on such as phones.
I do find it very arrogant, silly and non productive when unknown acts don't bother to put their name on the cover. "
You missed my mention of Roger Dean then  |
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"I have a framed print of the Rainbow Rising cover. My all time favourite.
RJDs vocals are incredible on this...his best work IMHO"
I agree. It's a shame there was never a follow up studio album with that lineup. The live one came out instead which I never rated. |
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By *omRachCouple
over a year ago
Wirral |
"Iron maiden a matter of life and death
Somewhere in time, is a great one too. So many references previous tracks on there.
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All Maiden albums are the dogs bollox, Derek Riggs is a fantastic graphic artist |
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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago
just somewhere around here |
"Iron maiden a matter of life and death
Somewhere in time, is a great one too. So many references previous tracks on there.
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All Maiden albums are the dogs bollox, Derek Riggs is a fantastic graphic artist "
Yeah sad that he fell out with Maiden in the early 90s....subsequent album covers and Tour shirt artwork is a bit poo |
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"Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the night
Vibrant colours on a dark background,nights sky.
Guns and Roses - Appetite for destruction
Often found on T shirts and is almost a logo for the band "
Those 2 are classics, tango in the night was my first CD - bought it on the cover alone - luckily it turned out to be a good album!
And appetite - I have the LP with the original cover in loft, great album too! |
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"Reek of Putrefaction by Carcass
Only kidding... its really Blood, Guts & Pussy by The Dwarves "
This was going to be one of mine.(dwarves).but chose the dickies instead.. it's also gotta be the shortest album also..  |
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"Def lepard, retroactive I think was the album.. up close it was a girl sat in front of a mirror but at a distance it was a moth.. "
iirc The silence of the lambs poster skull imagr on a moth close up is three women on a bed.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"As a music fan I love a good album cover, the one that stands out the most to me is Unknown Pleasures Joy Division. Simple but cool as fuck in my opinion. Also think Nirvana Nevermind was a classic. Anyone got thoughts their own classic?"
My favourite is "Vulgar Display of Power" by Pantera. Have a tattoo of it.
And "Who's Next?" By The Who.
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