Great Album Covers

[frogmeat69]

 

[frogmeat69]

My Dying Bride always have great album covers.

 

[Axo1989]

Any of Ryoji Ikeda's covers (an example or four):

 

[Axo1989]

Some more (non-abstract) monochromes (Poppy):

... no cover text at all (because 'album' no longer means anything physical). Am I a Girl? I Disagree and Church Outfit (the latter actually a single).

 

[Axo1989]

Some more minimalism (various artists):

Portishead, Bring Me The Horizon and Underworld.

 

[Axo1989]

And some more portraits (various again):

Agnes Obel Aventine, Tricky False Idols, COUCOU CHLOE Erica Jane, Anohni Hopelessness, Sega Bodega Salvador and yuele Inferno. Oh that last one's a single, from the album Softscars, which has some cover art text (in Japanese I think):

 

[MoreWatts]

Post in the Jazz Music thread. Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin's 2023 album Phoenix.

 

[MoreWatts]

no text at all (because 'album' no longer means anything physical).

I mentioned to an art dealer friend recently that despite lack of physical packaging need, musical artists still group songs into a collection still called an 'album,' and offer this to the public with accompanying art work. Graphic artists still have a piece of the initial release action, at least until AI obliterates the need...

 

[alpha67]

SANTANA "Abraxas" (1970).

 

[alpha67]

Tales from Topographic Oceans: Yes​

 

[Axo1989]

I mentioned to an art dealer friend recently that despite lack of physical packaging need, musical artists still group songs into a collection still called an 'album,' and offer this to the public with accompanying art work. Graphic artists still have a piece of the initial release action, at least until AI obliterates the need...

I don't mean to imply that a collection of songs released by an artist as an album on a streaming platform is not an album. It certainly is. Just that I didn't notice until now that so much 'album art' I like doesn't include text. Presumably because the art is displayed in a streaming music player with relevant text alongside as part of the software UI. Also presumably, these aren't the vinyl album covers (some of those albums would have appeared on vinyl, maybe with text in that case).

 

[alpha67]

THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS WAVE TO EACH OTER, Van Der Graaf Generator​

 

[alpha67]

 

[MoreWatts]

Post in the Jazz Music thread. Jazz Age vocal trio active ~1925-36.

 

[MAB]

Marillion
Script for a Jester's Tear

 

[MoreWatts]

Post in the Jazz Music thread. From 1963.

 

[Emulator II]

Reid Miles designed around 500 covers for Blue Note over the course of 15 years. Here are a few of them:

Freddie Hubbard - Hub-Tones

Larry Young - Unity

Donald Byrd - A New Perspective

Joe Henderson - In 'n Out

Jackie McLean - It's Time!

Dexter Gordon - Gettin' Around

 

[Emulator II]

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
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M. Walking On The Water - Pictures Of An Exhibitionist

 

[MoreWatts]

Post in the Jazz Music thread. From 1987.

 

[pablolie]

Admittedly you had to turn the cover around...