So we’ve done albums with the worst covers - but which are the best covers?

Cacofonix

phil_b said:

It was mentioned in the first two post of this thread for good reason

Oddly reminiscent of Their Satanic Majesty’s request.

Edit:  vice versa it seems, from Wikipedia.  The Stones one was released December 67, the Beatles’ in May 67.

HAL9000

Ziggy Stardust is another good’n.

drofluf

This is one of my favourite covers



Not necessarily one of my favourite albums, although it's up there, but I think it's a brilliant picture.

Litterick

hollywoodrox

Stuckfast

An amazing album too.

Perdix

Twisted Sister. Stay Hungry. Love both the front and the back covers.

Gassage

Gassage

Freebird

Anything from Factory Records, with this one being the most iconic, but not actually the best

https://miro.medium.com/max/1500/1*26tNzOFii8m3gZkgNX7sgQ.jpeg

guitars4you

always had a liking for this cover - Not sure I've ever played the album



Plus I always remember my art teacher at school raving about the various Yes Album covers

Gassage

Stuckfast

prowla

Yes: Close To The Edge and Yessongs (plus anything else by Roger Dean, really).

Rush: Moving Pictures and Signals.

Led Zeppelin: Presence.

bencowling81

Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Flaming Lips: American Head

digitalkettle

JezWynd

Limehouse_Blues

Jack Bonus

Lodious

Metal Box by PIL
Album / CD / Cassette by PIL
Motorheads first album…best logo of any band ever.

EricTheWeary

Lodious said:

Motorheads first album…best logo of any band ever.

IIRC later releases delete the swastika off it? [ not a criticism I just think there are two versions of it]

With me and my pretentious ways I was going to nominate several classic reggae albums but they tend to have rather cheesey artwork from the same school as heavy metal bands. I guess I favour the sweaty blokes in monochrome approach like London Calling and Johnny Cash at San Quentin. And The Specials and Madness One Step Beyond for those slightly stark images that those of us who have played in ska bands have attempted and failed to recreate at some point.      

Special mention for Death Penalty by Witchfinder General. I'm probably not saying it's a great cover but the band are fellow yam yams, it's a cheesey photo and not cheesey art and the local controversy around it's release was news for weeks and a small highlight of my teenage years.