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Your Favorite Album Covers of All Time

I’ve always had a thing for Carole King’s Tapestry cover and the dreamy, mellow hippie vibe that gives it such a great sense of time and place.

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by Anonymousreply 367November 25, 2019 12:01 AM

Hands down, Horses, by Patti Smith with the photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe before anyone knew who he was. It was daring to do black and white cover at that point in time, but it became an iconic classic image that defines her until today.

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by Anonymousreply 1April 16, 2019 3:06 AM

R1 YES. One of the best ever.

by Anonymousreply 2April 16, 2019 3:09 AM

Go-Go's Beauty and the Beat

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by Anonymousreply 3April 16, 2019 3:10 AM

Thread closed

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by Anonymousreply 4April 16, 2019 3:12 AM

I liked Cat Stevens’ two albums that featured little paintings by him – “tea for the Tillerman” and… Shit what was the other one?

by Anonymousreply 5April 16, 2019 3:19 AM

Anti-Joni shrieks begin in 4...3...2...

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by Anonymousreply 6April 16, 2019 3:20 AM

Oh, I hate links that look bad.

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by Anonymousreply 7April 16, 2019 3:22 AM

I love Nancy Sinatra's Boots album. She looks just right - sexy, pouty, and a determination that she can take care of herself.

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by Anonymousreply 8April 16, 2019 3:26 AM

Sticky Fingers.

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by Anonymousreply 9April 16, 2019 3:27 AM

Born in the USA. Was that a stunt ass or was it Springsteen’s?

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by Anonymousreply 10April 16, 2019 3:32 AM

The one and only eccentric singer, Tiny Tim.

"God Bless Tiny Tim".

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by Anonymousreply 11April 16, 2019 3:32 AM

The Supremes Sing Holland Dozier Holland.

I love the gold coloured album and it had so many good hits on it.

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by Anonymousreply 12April 16, 2019 3:35 AM

Actually, I’ve always hated the cover at R4.

by Anonymousreply 13April 16, 2019 3:36 AM

Hemispheres, Rush. It fascinated me as a child; now, as an adult, I see it as a lost opportunity -- why'd they get a guy with such a flat ass?

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by Anonymousreply 14April 16, 2019 3:37 AM

Nobody has better covers than Bjork

by Anonymousreply 15April 16, 2019 3:37 AM

Days Of Future Passed by The Moody Blues. Their best ever for many reasons.

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by Anonymousreply 16April 16, 2019 3:40 AM

Outsider artists make great album covers, Howard Finster for the Talking Heads.

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by Anonymousreply 17April 16, 2019 3:54 AM

I agree with r1 and i'd like to add that i always really loved Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark album cover as a kid, and sang along with the entire album

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by Anonymousreply 18April 16, 2019 3:54 AM

I will always love the cover of Madonna's debut album.

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by Anonymousreply 19April 16, 2019 3:56 AM

Me, also, R13, but you and I both knew SOMEBODY would pick "Sgt. Predictable's Only Farts Clubland."

I personally, go for the cover of the obscure Joan Baez album "Gulf Winds." Appears to be a painting of her dressed in white and relaxing on a rainbow-colored beach. Quite stunning.

by Anonymousreply 20April 16, 2019 5:06 AM

the original photo from Linda Ronstadt's Hasten down the Wind.

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by Anonymousreply 21April 16, 2019 5:08 AM

R20 Here you go, enjoy. Pasting isn’t hard. For the most part go to Google, type in your search, hit images, pick one and tap the square with the arrow, at the pop-up chose the “tap to copy link” and plop it in the web site link below box. Easy-peasy!

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by Anonymousreply 22April 16, 2019 5:13 AM

The actual Hasten down the Wind cover.

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by Anonymousreply 23April 16, 2019 5:15 AM

Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind

• The cover photograph, Priscilla, 1969, is by Joseph Szabo •

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by Anonymousreply 24April 16, 2019 5:21 AM

Madonna has some good ones.

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by Anonymousreply 25April 16, 2019 5:26 AM

That's the one that reeks of patchouli, isn't it, r25?

by Anonymousreply 26April 16, 2019 5:27 AM

Clasic.

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by Anonymousreply 27April 16, 2019 6:12 AM

Barbra

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by Anonymousreply 28April 16, 2019 6:33 AM

Tasty

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by Anonymousreply 29April 16, 2019 6:40 AM

Playing Possum.

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by Anonymousreply 30April 16, 2019 6:46 AM

Mesopotamia.

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by Anonymousreply 31April 16, 2019 7:08 AM

My mom has the dusty vinyl and all.

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by Anonymousreply 32April 16, 2019 7:09 AM

I always liked the Rolling Stones' "Let It Bleed" album cover. I like pictures of cakes. I also like Wayne Thiebaud paintings.

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by Anonymousreply 33April 16, 2019 7:21 AM

Another vote for Horses. And great to listen to as well.

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by Anonymousreply 34April 16, 2019 7:29 AM

Drowning in Limbo, Lydia Lunch

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by Anonymousreply 35April 16, 2019 7:31 AM

U2’s War.

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by Anonymousreply 36April 16, 2019 12:48 PM

The Clash, London Calling. Even better if you know the Elvis cover that inspired it.

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by Anonymousreply 37April 16, 2019 12:50 PM

All Four One - The Motels

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by Anonymousreply 38April 16, 2019 1:44 PM

Like A Virgin.

Madonna at her prettiest and sexiest.

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by Anonymousreply 39April 16, 2019 3:02 PM

Movin' With Nancy. The hat makes the photo. Love it.

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by Anonymousreply 40April 16, 2019 3:07 PM

I was fascinated by the androgyny of Marc Bolan on this T. Rex album from 1972.

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by Anonymousreply 41April 16, 2019 3:30 PM

R1 How was it daring for the cover to be in black and white in 1975? Springsteen's Born to Run album came out 4 months before Horses and it's cover was in black and white. I'm sure I could find other album covers.

by Anonymousreply 42April 16, 2019 3:51 PM

[quote]Springsteen's Born to Run album came out 4 months before Horses and it's cover was in black and white. I'm sure I could find other album covers.

You can if you look here:

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by Anonymousreply 43April 16, 2019 4:13 PM

I should have said " I'm sure I could find other album covers in black and white around the same time period."

by Anonymousreply 44April 16, 2019 4:20 PM

Well, excuuuuuuuse the fuck out of me, r44, for not being specific enough. You fucking cunt.

by Anonymousreply 45April 16, 2019 4:24 PM

R26, I think Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” had the patchouli smell.

by Anonymousreply 46April 16, 2019 4:43 PM

Odessey and Oracle

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by Anonymousreply 47April 16, 2019 4:54 PM

R45, Why are you so upset? I'm r44 and r42. I had just realized that the last sentence that I wrote was vague and wanted to correct it before someone else noticed. It had nothing to do what you wrote. Sorry if I gave you that impression. Thanks for the link though.

by Anonymousreply 48April 16, 2019 4:55 PM

Songs About Fucking is pretty memorable

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by Anonymousreply 49April 16, 2019 4:56 PM

That cat is dead.

by Anonymousreply 50April 16, 2019 5:02 PM

I really dig the cover of Helen Reddy's classic "I Am Woman." The soft focus and ethereal quality evokes the beauty of the songs and it being a simple portrait suggests the strength and confidence of the title track.

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by Anonymousreply 51April 16, 2019 5:07 PM

Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline. Photograph by Elliot Landy. A rare Dylan smiling and happy in Woodstock. Iconic and fits the great music.

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by Anonymousreply 52April 16, 2019 5:15 PM

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by Anonymousreply 53April 16, 2019 5:34 PM

Never liked the band but this one is iconic...

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by Anonymousreply 54April 16, 2019 5:40 PM

No R26, it's this one...

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by Anonymousreply 55April 16, 2019 5:45 PM

Echo and the Bunnymen's Heave Up Here. Not exactly a bestseller but the cover captures the band and the album perfectly.

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by Anonymousreply 56April 16, 2019 5:45 PM

Silk Degrees. Actually Boz Scaggs hasn't had a bad cover, ever.

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by Anonymousreply 57April 16, 2019 5:49 PM

Heave Up Here is a good album title...but it should be Heaven Up Here...

by Anonymousreply 58April 16, 2019 6:17 PM

Roxy Music had good covers. Jerry Hall at her finest...

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by Anonymousreply 59April 16, 2019 6:26 PM

Avalon

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by Anonymousreply 60April 16, 2019 6:27 PM

For Your Pleasure

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by Anonymousreply 61April 16, 2019 6:28 PM

My absolute favorite though is Bowie, Damond Dogs

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by Anonymousreply 62April 16, 2019 6:29 PM
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by Anonymousreply 63April 16, 2019 6:31 PM
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by Anonymousreply 64April 16, 2019 6:36 PM

‘Teaser And The Firecat,’ R5.

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by Anonymousreply 65April 16, 2019 6:37 PM

R64 is a heterosexual.

I just know.

by Anonymousreply 66April 16, 2019 6:38 PM

R66 you know nuttin

by Anonymousreply 67April 16, 2019 6:39 PM
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by Anonymousreply 68April 16, 2019 6:41 PM

He did all the artwork

(Linda took the pic)

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by Anonymousreply 69April 16, 2019 6:45 PM

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

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by Anonymousreply 70April 16, 2019 6:52 PM

Terrible choices, those aerographed monstrosities should die in a grease fire and that dewy vaseline photograph by god knows who is the definition of cheese.

New Order's Technique cover by Peter Saville.

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by Anonymousreply 71April 16, 2019 6:58 PM

Velvet Underground

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by Anonymousreply 72April 16, 2019 7:00 PM

Ive always loved the cover of Billy Joel's "Turnstiles." I would stare at the people on the cover while listening to the album, wondering what their stories were. This one had "New York State of Mind."

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by Anonymousreply 73April 16, 2019 7:01 PM

Controversial.

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by Anonymousreply 74April 16, 2019 7:04 PM
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by Anonymousreply 75April 16, 2019 7:11 PM

I can't stand him now but way back when I bought Rod Stewart's album "Every Picture Tells a Story" because I liked the song "Maggie Mae." The outside cover is nothing special, but I always loved the inside cover, with the song titles depicted on vintage sheet music illustrations.

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by Anonymousreply 76April 16, 2019 7:14 PM

Daddy's Chocolate Kisses by Brisbane punk rock band Anal Traffic

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by Anonymousreply 77April 16, 2019 7:28 PM

Diana Ross by Diana Ross

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by Anonymousreply 78April 16, 2019 7:31 PM

AWATS

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by Anonymousreply 79April 16, 2019 7:38 PM

https://images.app.goo.gl/q2UB6z8twkcC17LaA

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by Anonymousreply 80April 16, 2019 8:32 PM

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours, except for the two balls hanging near his crotch.

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by Anonymousreply 81April 16, 2019 8:48 PM

Hole - Live Through This.

I don't love it but it is memorable.

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by Anonymousreply 82April 16, 2019 8:51 PM
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by Anonymousreply 83April 16, 2019 8:57 PM

I really like the cover of Loretta Lynn's album with Jack White, Van Lear Rose. It is the perfect blend of retro and contemporary, and manages to make a 72 year old woman look sexy.

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by Anonymousreply 84April 16, 2019 9:21 PM

Guns N Roses. The Spaghetti Incident. Colorful and strange. I was lucky to get a T shirt modelled on the album cover.

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by Anonymousreply 85April 16, 2019 9:24 PM

R85 I don't know why, because I love spaghetti, but that album cover always makes me feel sick to my stomach.

by Anonymousreply 86April 16, 2019 9:30 PM

ABBA Dreatest Hits 1975

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by Anonymousreply 87April 16, 2019 9:34 PM

It's Franco-American Spaghetti, r86. Or Chef Boy-Ar-Dee.

by Anonymousreply 88April 16, 2019 9:35 PM

Also a great record inside that cover, r57, with one of the fundamental songs of my life.

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by Anonymousreply 89April 16, 2019 9:39 PM

Joan Baez "Diamonds and Rust"

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by Anonymousreply 90April 16, 2019 9:40 PM

Beatles "Revolver"

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by Anonymousreply 91April 16, 2019 9:43 PM

I always loved this 90s classic from Suede. This one and the first are really beautiful and count among my favorite of all time.

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by Anonymousreply 92April 16, 2019 9:43 PM
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by Anonymousreply 93April 16, 2019 9:45 PM

This was Suede first album and its really a classic.

"The photograph was taken by Tee Corinne and in its entirety shows a woman kissing an acquaintance in a wheelchair.[11] Corinne had in fact turned down the band's request to use the full shot of the two naked women and insisted they could only use a head and shoulders close-up of the women to protect their identity."

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by Anonymousreply 94April 16, 2019 9:48 PM
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by Anonymousreply 95April 16, 2019 9:49 PM

Nevermind.

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by Anonymousreply 96April 16, 2019 9:53 PM

^I wonder what happened to that baby now ?

by Anonymousreply 97April 16, 2019 9:54 PM

r96 “Nirvana Baby” Really Wants To Show You His Penis

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by Anonymousreply 98April 16, 2019 9:57 PM

X, Los Angeles.

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by Anonymousreply 99April 17, 2019 12:02 AM

Tom Tom Club.

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by Anonymousreply 100April 17, 2019 12:03 AM

Vespertine

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by Anonymousreply 101April 17, 2019 12:17 AM

Good album, too.

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by Anonymousreply 102April 17, 2019 12:33 AM

TAD 8-Way Santa

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by Anonymousreply 103April 17, 2019 12:36 AM
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by Anonymousreply 104April 17, 2019 12:37 AM

I love this album.

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by Anonymousreply 105April 17, 2019 12:39 AM
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by Anonymousreply 106April 17, 2019 1:04 AM

As a kid, I was fascinated by the mamas and the Papas. I remember seeing this album in the record section of the local equivalent of Kmart. I thought it was so cool that these hippies were hanging out in an abandoned train car. Actually all their covers were cool to me, they were so interesting looking.

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by Anonymousreply 107April 17, 2019 1:05 AM

All of Jackie Gleason's albums had wonderful covers.

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by Anonymousreply 108April 17, 2019 1:07 AM
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by Anonymousreply 109April 17, 2019 1:08 AM

FKA Twigs' "LP1" by Jesse Kanda

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by Anonymousreply 110April 17, 2019 1:09 AM

Another Mamas and Papas cover I used to stare at. Cutting holes in a hat and drinking water out of the holes, while in a swimming pool with all of your clothes on– those madcap hippies! I imagined this was what life was like in California.

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by Anonymousreply 111April 17, 2019 1:09 AM

Supertramp's 1979 album Breakfast In America. The design of waitress posing as the Statue of Liberty holding a menu with breakfast related cartons and plates as Manhattan was a stroke of genius.

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by Anonymousreply 112April 17, 2019 1:14 AM

Love this album cover, great photo of The Mamas And The Papas. 16 of their greatest hits - I remember buying it years ago. Denny Doherty was hot back in the day.

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by Anonymousreply 113April 17, 2019 1:18 AM

Millie Jackson - Back to the Shit

by Anonymousreply 114April 17, 2019 1:22 AM

^^^^

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by Anonymousreply 115April 17, 2019 1:24 AM

How about this one?

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by Anonymousreply 116April 17, 2019 1:25 AM

One of the best OCR covers ever.

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by Anonymousreply 117April 17, 2019 1:25 AM

Always loved this beautiful album cover of Petula Clark featuring her last 2 hit singles, Kiss Me Goodbye and Don't Give Up. Finally found it in a used record store a few years ago.

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by Anonymousreply 118April 17, 2019 1:26 AM

No R117, not one of...it is THE BEST.

by Anonymousreply 119April 17, 2019 1:27 AM

Devo - Are We Not Men?

From wikipedia:

[quote] The cover was illustrated by Joe Heiner. According to an essay by Devo co-founder and bass guitarist Gerald Casale included on the Complete Truth About De-evolution DVD, the cover of their debut album is based on an image of the famous professional golfer Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez that they had found on a golf strap. According to Casale, David Berman, Senior Vice President of business affairs at their recording company Warner Bros., decided that the image could not be used because "he was a golf fan and felt we were making fun of Chi Chi." The band offered to contact Rodriguez personally but had time constraints, due to the forthcoming production of their album. The manager of the company's art department, Rick Serini, recommended an artist who could airbrush and alter the face of the picture, while lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh offered a picture he'd procured from a local newspaper that morphed the faces of U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. These ideas were later morphed with the original "Chi Chi" Rodriguez image to create the cover art of the album.

I see some Kennedy, Nixon, and Ford. Maybe the ears are Johnson?

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by Anonymousreply 120April 17, 2019 1:31 AM

R113 Yes and yes!

by Anonymousreply 121April 17, 2019 1:32 AM

Tears for Fears - The Seeds of Love

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by Anonymousreply 122April 17, 2019 1:34 AM

Peter Gabriel - So

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by Anonymousreply 123April 17, 2019 1:37 AM

Police - Synchronicity

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by Anonymousreply 124April 17, 2019 1:42 AM

JIMI!

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by Anonymousreply 125April 17, 2019 1:43 AM

Emerson, Lake and Palmer

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by Anonymousreply 126April 17, 2019 1:53 AM
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by Anonymousreply 127April 17, 2019 1:58 AM

Two of Elton John: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

by Anonymousreply 128April 17, 2019 2:00 AM
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by Anonymousreply 129April 17, 2019 2:14 AM
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by Anonymousreply 130April 17, 2019 2:17 AM

R128 Both great albums. I love the poster that came with Capt fantastic too.

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by Anonymousreply 131April 17, 2019 3:11 AM

I love most of the old Blue Note jazz covers. Too many to post here, but this is one of my favorites.

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by Anonymousreply 132April 17, 2019 3:17 AM

and Bill Evans "undercurrent"

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by Anonymousreply 133April 17, 2019 3:19 AM

"Physical" - Olivia Newton-John

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by Anonymousreply 134April 17, 2019 3:42 AM

The cover of Birgit Nilsson's recording of SALOME stands alone.

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by Anonymousreply 135April 17, 2019 3:46 AM

Joyce

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by Anonymousreply 136April 17, 2019 3:59 AM

So iconic. "Trilogy" by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.

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by Anonymousreply 137April 17, 2019 4:05 AM

Petula Clark's first big album, Downtown. A simple but memorable shot of her.

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by Anonymousreply 138April 17, 2019 4:09 AM

The Carole King Tapestry album cover could have been a painting by Vermeer..it's that well composed.

by Anonymousreply 139April 17, 2019 4:14 AM

Prince Charming. Adam And The Ants. Glam and cute.

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by Anonymousreply 140April 17, 2019 4:44 AM

Hot little thing he was.

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by Anonymousreply 141April 17, 2019 4:46 AM

When I was a small child, I loved this recording. I also loved the album cover.

Why a six year old would notice that the art on an album cover was beautiful is beyond me UNLESS HE WAS GAY, GAY, GAY!!!!

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by Anonymousreply 142April 17, 2019 4:47 AM

R141 Stunning.

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by Anonymousreply 143April 17, 2019 4:49 AM

Oh come on

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by Anonymousreply 144April 17, 2019 4:59 AM

R144 yes

by Anonymousreply 145April 17, 2019 5:30 AM

I always loved this one.

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by Anonymousreply 146April 17, 2019 5:36 AM

Take two

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by Anonymousreply 147April 17, 2019 5:37 AM

?????

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by Anonymousreply 148April 17, 2019 5:39 AM

Breakfast in America (for r146-r148).

Right-click on image, save what you get when you highlight "View Image Info." Post that link in "Web Site Link" below.

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by Anonymousreply 149April 17, 2019 5:53 AM
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by Anonymousreply 150April 17, 2019 6:01 AM

Transformer by Lou Reed

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by Anonymousreply 151April 17, 2019 6:16 AM

Gorgeous, and signaled she was stepping away from the other girls.

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by Anonymousreply 152April 17, 2019 11:47 AM

Olivia Newton-John - Physical

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by Anonymousreply 153April 17, 2019 1:47 PM

Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits. Against a beautiful blue background just a simple drawing of The Supremes. And a 2 disc set! Got it back in the day.

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by Anonymousreply 154April 17, 2019 3:11 PM

I was obsessed with this band for awhile.

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by Anonymousreply 155April 17, 2019 4:22 PM

Jane's /ddiction ~ Nothing's Shocking

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by Anonymousreply 156April 17, 2019 5:34 PM

Slave - The Concept [1978]

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by Anonymousreply 157April 17, 2019 10:36 PM

Ha.

Blind Faith

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by Anonymousreply 158April 17, 2019 11:04 PM

The Smiths - Best 1

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by Anonymousreply 159April 17, 2019 11:12 PM

The Cure - Disintegration

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by Anonymousreply 160April 17, 2019 11:16 PM

Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat

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by Anonymousreply 161April 17, 2019 11:19 PM

GAP: A NEW GROOVE by Madonna & Missy Elliott from July 2003!

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by Anonymousreply 162April 17, 2019 11:19 PM
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by Anonymousreply 163April 17, 2019 11:24 PM

I liked all the creative content for Blondie’s awesome resurgence with the album No Exit. I collected some of the singles solely for the artwork, depixilated panels in bright blue and bright orange. It was awesome. I collected some subway signs from their tour from a guy installing them on the Paris Metro station near my home there, and I trimmed off the tops portion of a static television screen. Looked good.

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by Anonymousreply 164April 17, 2019 11:27 PM

Bjork - Homogenic

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by Anonymousreply 165April 17, 2019 11:58 PM

This album cover has been featured on DL more than any of the ones mentioned. So it's obviously DL's favorite.

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by Anonymousreply 166April 18, 2019 12:26 AM

I love the gold coloured album cover on Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits. Just took a look at my own copy.

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by Anonymousreply 167April 18, 2019 2:53 AM

Dusty in Memphis

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by Anonymousreply 168April 18, 2019 3:04 AM

Many covers here are pretty ordinary tbh

Dusty in Memphis ? really ?

by Anonymousreply 169April 18, 2019 3:15 AM

John Gary Sings, John Gary Swings

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by Anonymousreply 170April 18, 2019 3:24 AM

Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle (1979)

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by Anonymousreply 171April 18, 2019 3:38 AM

I think this is my favorite of Kate Bush’s album covers

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by Anonymousreply 172April 18, 2019 3:44 AM

Julie London "Calendar Girl"

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by Anonymousreply 173April 18, 2019 3:50 AM

Your collection won't be complete without The Beverly Hillbillies album.

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by Anonymousreply 174April 18, 2019 3:57 AM

I've always like this one.

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by Anonymousreply 175April 18, 2019 4:07 AM

Martha Reeves And The Vandellas. Sugar n' Spice. Unique. Their last album I think.

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by Anonymousreply 176April 18, 2019 4:14 AM

Sentimental favorite. My dad had this record, and volume 2, and we kids would howl with laughter whenever he would play them for us.

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by Anonymousreply 177April 18, 2019 5:20 AM

^^ Meant to add that seeing this cover always makes me smile.

by Anonymousreply 178April 18, 2019 5:28 AM

Nirvana's Nevermind leaps to my mind.

by Anonymousreply 179April 18, 2019 5:37 AM

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by Anonymousreply 180April 18, 2019 5:42 AM

Quando para mucho mi amore de felice corazón

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by Anonymousreply 181April 18, 2019 8:54 AM

Grace Jones has a slew of great covers. This is "Muse" from 1979.

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by Anonymousreply 182April 18, 2019 7:34 PM

Shirley Bassey after a 48he beunder -- trying to remember where she parked her car.

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by Anonymousreply 183April 18, 2019 7:52 PM

Destroyer

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by Anonymousreply 184April 18, 2019 7:56 PM
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by Anonymousreply 185April 18, 2019 7:56 PM

Kate Bush's Hounds of Love. What I love the most was the fact that her make-up was completely added with aerograph!

by Anonymousreply 186April 18, 2019 7:56 PM
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by Anonymousreply 187April 18, 2019 7:58 PM

Ooh!

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by Anonymousreply 188April 18, 2019 8:11 PM

1967 "Fool on the Hill". Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66.

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by Anonymousreply 189April 18, 2019 8:12 PM
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by Anonymousreply 190April 18, 2019 8:16 PM

These are special.

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by Anonymousreply 191April 18, 2019 8:18 PM

Cover illustration by Richard Amsel

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by Anonymousreply 192April 18, 2019 8:32 PM
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by Anonymousreply 193April 18, 2019 8:34 PM
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by Anonymousreply 194April 18, 2019 8:36 PM

Iconic. Photography by Brian Duffy.

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by Anonymousreply 195April 18, 2019 8:41 PM

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by Anonymousreply 196April 18, 2019 8:44 PM

r42 and r43: Hello? Not even in those 42?!

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by Anonymousreply 197April 18, 2019 8:46 PM

r197 Blue and white?

by Anonymousreply 198April 18, 2019 8:47 PM

r198: "with a blue tint added to the original stark black-and-white photograph." (Wikipedia)

My favorite is this one of the Chad Mitchell Trio:

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by Anonymousreply 199April 18, 2019 8:59 PM

The Smiths self titled debut is gorgeous as was, The World won't Listen and Rank.

by Anonymousreply 200April 18, 2019 9:07 PM

Santana- Abraxas

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by Anonymousreply 201April 18, 2019 9:08 PM
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by Anonymousreply 202April 18, 2019 9:18 PM

Roxy Music - Country Life

The album was produced in 1974.

The two women on the cover were too much for the delicate sensibilities of the U.S. so the album was sold here for years without the women, only the backdrop was shown.

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by Anonymousreply 203April 18, 2019 9:22 PM

Would somebody please post the Take Me Home cover already?

by Anonymousreply 204April 18, 2019 9:37 PM

Loved the Jefferson Starship Spitfire cover. I thought it was Grace Slick on the cover when I was a kid in record stores.

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by Anonymousreply 205April 18, 2019 9:47 PM

Gaucho

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by Anonymousreply 206April 18, 2019 9:48 PM

1999

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by Anonymousreply 207April 18, 2019 9:50 PM

R112, you beat me to it! I also love that album cover by Supertramp. Really takes me back to my youth.

by Anonymousreply 208April 18, 2019 10:22 PM

This is maybe the most iconic Mamas and Papas album cover.

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by Anonymousreply 209April 18, 2019 10:26 PM

Slut!

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by Anonymousreply 210April 19, 2019 1:28 AM

"Trial By Fire". Journey had a lot of good album covers.

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by Anonymousreply 211April 19, 2019 1:34 AM

Journey. Their first album.

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by Anonymousreply 212April 19, 2019 1:40 AM

Mama Cass album cover.

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by Anonymousreply 213April 19, 2019 1:42 AM

Take off on the Herb Alpert cover above.

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by Anonymousreply 214April 19, 2019 1:45 AM

Mama Cass. Dream A Little Dream Of Me.

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by Anonymousreply 215April 19, 2019 1:46 AM

Another DL fave.

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by Anonymousreply 216April 19, 2019 1:46 AM

And ...

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by Anonymousreply 217April 19, 2019 1:48 AM

Let's face it - all DataLoungers have a couple of The Lennon Sisters albums tucked away.

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by Anonymousreply 218April 19, 2019 1:50 AM

Vicki Carr. It Must Be Him.

Oh dear God, it must be him...……!

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by Anonymousreply 219April 19, 2019 1:55 AM

Journey - Escape

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by Anonymousreply 220April 19, 2019 1:58 AM

The Four Tops. Reach Out. A lot of good songs on this album. Their last big album before Holland Dozier Holland left Motown.

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by Anonymousreply 221April 19, 2019 1:59 AM

Come on.

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by Anonymousreply 222April 19, 2019 2:00 AM

Frances Faye had some great ones.

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by Anonymousreply 223April 19, 2019 2:01 AM
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by Anonymousreply 224April 19, 2019 2:03 AM
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by Anonymousreply 225April 19, 2019 2:05 AM

Bowie

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by Anonymousreply 226April 19, 2019 2:20 AM

Oingo Boingo had some good ones .. Dead Man's Party

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by Anonymousreply 227April 19, 2019 2:31 AM

... Only A Lad

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by Anonymousreply 228April 19, 2019 2:31 AM

Maybe not the greatest, but one of the sexiest - Accept " Balls To the Wall"

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by Anonymousreply 229April 19, 2019 2:38 AM

Knockers Up!

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by Anonymousreply 230April 19, 2019 2:52 AM

What would a thread on album covers be without the adorable Andy Gibb?

His first album - Flowing Rivers. My 45 vinyl single of I Just Want To Be Your Everything came in the exact sleeve.

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by Anonymousreply 231April 19, 2019 2:52 AM

Looking great on the album cover of Shadow Dancing.

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by Anonymousreply 232April 19, 2019 2:54 AM
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by Anonymousreply 233April 19, 2019 2:56 AM

After Dark. This was his last album after he was dumped by the RSO label.

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by Anonymousreply 234April 19, 2019 2:58 AM

Looking super cute on the cover of Andy Gibb's Greatest Hits.

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by Anonymousreply 235April 19, 2019 3:01 AM

Ladies and Gentlemen . . . The powerful Miss Grace -

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by Anonymousreply 236April 19, 2019 3:15 AM
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by Anonymousreply 237April 19, 2019 3:29 AM

Guided By Voices have cool covers

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by Anonymousreply 238April 19, 2019 3:47 AM

Guided By Voices HAS cool covers - here's

Half Smiles of the Decomposed

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by Anonymousreply 239April 19, 2019 3:51 AM

Take Me Home - Cher

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by Anonymousreply 240April 19, 2019 3:53 AM

Bad Girls - Donna Summer

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by Anonymousreply 241April 19, 2019 3:57 AM

Thank you r240.

with love from junior high.

by Anonymousreply 242April 19, 2019 3:58 AM

Midnight Oil - Red Sails in the Sunset

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by Anonymousreply 243April 19, 2019 8:29 AM

Heart- Dog & Butterfly

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by Anonymousreply 244April 19, 2019 8:34 AM

The album may not have been as big as it's predecessor, Purple Rain, but the artwork is sublime. One of my favs!

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by Anonymousreply 245April 19, 2019 12:23 PM

[quote]Purple Rain

I always confuse Purple Rain with Purple Haze. I've never owned an album by either Hendrix or Prince.

by Anonymousreply 246April 19, 2019 12:25 PM

Hawklords -- 25 Years On -- I thought that this was sexy as hell back in 1978.

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by Anonymousreply 247April 19, 2019 3:36 PM

Iggy Pop

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by Anonymousreply 248April 19, 2019 4:08 PM

Iggy again.

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by Anonymousreply 249April 19, 2019 4:08 PM

Miles Davis, Bitches' Brew

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by Anonymousreply 250April 19, 2019 4:09 PM

Love Deluxe, Sade

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by Anonymousreply 251April 19, 2019 4:10 PM

Two Iggys.

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by Anonymousreply 252April 19, 2019 4:11 PM

Deee-Lite

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by Anonymousreply 253April 19, 2019 4:11 PM

Erykah Badu

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by Anonymousreply 254April 19, 2019 4:12 PM

Another Grace Jones

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by Anonymousreply 255April 19, 2019 4:13 PM

Lauryn Hill

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by Anonymousreply 256April 19, 2019 4:14 PM

Pulp

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by Anonymousreply 257April 19, 2019 4:14 PM
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by Anonymousreply 258April 19, 2019 4:15 PM

R256 I loved that album.

by Anonymousreply 259April 19, 2019 4:16 PM

There can be no questia

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by Anonymousreply 260April 19, 2019 4:18 PM
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by Anonymousreply 261April 19, 2019 4:21 PM

Things Fall Apart, The Roots

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by Anonymousreply 262April 19, 2019 4:21 PM

John Coltrane--Blue Tra

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by Anonymousreply 263April 19, 2019 4:22 PM

Simple Dreams - Linda Ronstadt

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by Anonymousreply 264April 19, 2019 4:22 PM

Dylan The Basement Tapes

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by Anonymousreply 265April 19, 2019 4:25 PM

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

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by Anonymousreply 266April 19, 2019 4:27 PM

Elvis

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by Anonymousreply 267April 19, 2019 4:42 PM

No question.....

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by Anonymousreply 268April 19, 2019 4:49 PM

King Crimson- Court of the Crimson King

by Anonymousreply 269April 19, 2019 4:50 PM

Trying to add a link(?)

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by Anonymousreply 270April 19, 2019 4:53 PM

cover of her best album

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by Anonymousreply 271April 19, 2019 5:22 PM
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by Anonymousreply 272April 19, 2019 6:41 PM

Jimmie Spheeris

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by Anonymousreply 273April 19, 2019 6:49 PM

Slave - Stone Jam [1980]

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by Anonymousreply 274April 19, 2019 7:40 PM

Cat Stevens, Buddha and the Chocolate Box

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by Anonymousreply 275April 19, 2019 7:55 PM

This thread is not as histrionic as I had anticipated.

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by Anonymousreply 276April 19, 2019 10:17 PM

Who's the Abbey Road fan, r276? He's cute.

by Anonymousreply 277April 19, 2019 10:19 PM

R277, Drake Bell

by Anonymousreply 278April 19, 2019 10:47 PM

so cute I couldn't take it

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by Anonymousreply 279April 20, 2019 12:23 AM

I had the Sinatra At the Sands long CD box cover (remember those?), along with R266 on my teenage room wall.

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by Anonymousreply 280April 20, 2019 12:29 AM

Funkadelic Maggot Brain

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by Anonymousreply 281April 20, 2019 12:43 AM

Conni at the COPA

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by Anonymousreply 282April 20, 2019 1:04 AM

Orleans

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by Anonymousreply 283April 20, 2019 2:17 AM

Bad Liar - a single from Selena Gomez

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by Anonymousreply 284April 20, 2019 2:34 AM

I’m surprised no one has posted Police’s Ghost in the Machine. It always reminded me on my at the time high tech clock radio. It was only years later that I found out they are really portraits of the band.

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by Anonymousreply 285April 20, 2019 2:44 AM

She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer

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by Anonymousreply 286April 20, 2019 2:53 AM

David Lee Roth's Greatest Hits.

Have this poster - looking pretty, especially the ass shot in the leather chaps.

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by Anonymousreply 287April 20, 2019 4:55 AM

The Very Best Of Connie Francis. Bought this album years ago - big seller. Simple but effective cover.

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by Anonymousreply 288April 20, 2019 4:58 AM

Elvis Presley. His first big album. Raw intensity.

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by Anonymousreply 289April 20, 2019 5:08 AM

Only time I ever bought an album solely because of its cover. Had never heard of her. Turned out to be one of my all time favorite albums.

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by Anonymousreply 290April 20, 2019 6:25 AM

My Favorite OCR album cover ...

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by Anonymousreply 291April 20, 2019 6:27 AM

Same artist who did the KISS Destroyer cover - as well as BOSTON's debut album cover - did this one, too. I would love to see the original oil paintings for these ...

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by Anonymousreply 292April 20, 2019 7:41 AM

Funky Paul Olsen did many of the album covers for guitarist Robin Trower. This one is the most iconic ...

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by Anonymousreply 293April 20, 2019 7:56 AM

... but this one was my favorite.

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by Anonymousreply 294April 20, 2019 7:58 AM

The motto of all of us "growers."

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by Anonymousreply 295April 20, 2019 2:40 PM

Smell the Glove

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by Anonymousreply 296April 20, 2019 5:02 PM

she's so unusual - Cyndi Lauper

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by Anonymousreply 297April 20, 2019 5:09 PM

Tame Impala

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by Anonymousreply 298April 20, 2019 5:12 PM

Odelay - Beck

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by Anonymousreply 299April 20, 2019 5:15 PM

"Mel, and ever'body in this here lounge, yew can all Click Mah Link!"

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by Anonymousreply 300April 20, 2019 5:45 PM

Blondie's album covers were iconic

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by Anonymousreply 301April 20, 2019 5:48 PM

Another one

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by Anonymousreply 302April 20, 2019 5:49 PM

^^^ Autoamerican had a promotional poster version that extends the photo.

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by Anonymousreply 303April 20, 2019 6:29 PM

Led Zeppelin. Untitled. It contained their greatest song, "Stairway To Heaven".

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by Anonymousreply 304April 21, 2019 1:22 AM

R304 It also contained their hit single "Black Dog" which I love.

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by Anonymousreply 305April 21, 2019 1:26 AM

Yes, that song does get my foot to tappin'

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by Anonymousreply 306April 21, 2019 1:37 AM

Thanks, r305

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by Anonymousreply 307April 21, 2019 1:38 AM

Do the words "black dog" actually appear in the song?

by Anonymousreply 308April 21, 2019 2:24 AM

R308 No. The story, which may be apocryphal, is that a black dog wandered into the studio where they were recording.

by Anonymousreply 309April 21, 2019 3:05 AM

Her biggest LP on the charts for over 80 weeks. The cover was photographed in Central Park with a backdrop of St. Mark's Square. An iconic LP cover!

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by Anonymousreply 310April 21, 2019 3:07 AM

The Gun Club ~ Mother Juno

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by Anonymousreply 311April 21, 2019 4:21 AM

INXS - The Gift

Technically, a single, but I believe it was released in different formats, some with other songs.

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by Anonymousreply 312April 21, 2019 6:57 AM
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by Anonymousreply 313April 21, 2019 6:40 PM

Sonic Youth, “Goo.”

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by Anonymousreply 314April 22, 2019 4:40 PM

Slutty Iggy Pop

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by Anonymousreply 315April 22, 2019 5:27 PM

Bowie and Twiggy

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by Anonymousreply 316April 22, 2019 5:29 PM

Nancy & Lee. Great photo of both of them and good songs.

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by Anonymousreply 317April 23, 2019 2:56 PM

Let Me Be There. Olivia Newton-John. Beautiful blue cover.

Saw it in a store the other day and was struck by its simple beauty.

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by Anonymousreply 318April 24, 2019 8:48 PM

The cat on the cover of Tapestry has been dead longer than most DLers have been alive.

by Anonymousreply 319April 24, 2019 8:55 PM

Groovy Mrs Miller

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by Anonymousreply 320April 24, 2019 8:58 PM

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by Anonymousreply 321April 24, 2019 9:12 PM

On his Hot August Night album cover, people speculated that Neil Diamond was masturbating a big wang.

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by Anonymousreply 322April 25, 2019 4:45 AM

Makes you want to see the show!

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by Anonymousreply 323April 25, 2019 4:48 AM
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by Anonymousreply 324April 27, 2019 10:30 PM

Reba's Rumor Has It cover, looked so dramatic to me as a kid.

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by Anonymousreply 325April 27, 2019 10:42 PM

I love R183

by Anonymousreply 326April 27, 2019 10:48 PM

Gloria Estefan. I love how colorful it is.

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by Anonymousreply 327April 27, 2019 10:53 PM

Is it really possible nobody else has posted this or did I just miss it? Come on, boys, we're slipping.

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by Anonymousreply 328April 27, 2019 11:02 PM

I love B&W covers. Very classy.

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by Anonymousreply 329April 27, 2019 11:06 PM

R328 The first album of The Smiths was of Joe Dallesandro, from the 1968 film Flesh.

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by Anonymousreply 330April 27, 2019 11:09 PM

I loved Connie Francis's album cover after that unfortunate incident.

It was so "I don't give a fuck!" I love her for that.

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by Anonymousreply 331April 28, 2019 1:39 AM

I guess Connie found out where the boys were.

by Anonymousreply 332April 28, 2019 1:43 AM

R332 Even back then, Connie was too woke to call them "boy"

by Anonymousreply 333April 28, 2019 1:44 AM
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by Anonymousreply 334April 28, 2019 2:34 AM

This cover looks interesting. I haven't listened to any of the songs yet.

Songs of Innocence - U2

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by Anonymousreply 335April 28, 2019 2:38 AM
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by Anonymousreply 336April 28, 2019 2:39 AM
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by Anonymousreply 337April 28, 2019 2:42 AM

R335 It looks like he is going to give a blow job to his own son.

by Anonymousreply 338April 28, 2019 2:44 AM

Aw gee, R338. You had to go there. Yes, it's homoerotic but I assumed they weren't related.

by Anonymousreply 339April 28, 2019 2:49 AM
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by Anonymousreply 349April 28, 2019 3:28 AM

Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel

Carly Simon - Anticipation, Playing Possum (lousy album, but it has a good cover)

Phoebe Snow - Phoebe Snow

Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Kiss - Alive!

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run

by Anonymousreply 350April 28, 2019 3:36 AM

Marillion - Misplaced Childhood

I loved the album in my teens, the cover is just so gorgeously painted. You could really spend some time going through all the little details on those huge LP covers.

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by Anonymousreply 351April 28, 2019 3:40 AM

Warlock - Triumph And Agony

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by Anonymousreply 352April 28, 2019 3:46 AM

Warlock - Triumph And Agony, the inside of the gatefold cover.

It was just gorgeous looking.

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by Anonymousreply 353April 28, 2019 3:48 AM

@ER0$M!T# ~ DR@W +hE L|NE

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by Anonymousreply 354April 28, 2019 7:22 AM

Shonen Knife / Strawberry Sound

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by Anonymousreply 355April 28, 2019 9:28 AM

THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS

by Anonymousreply 356April 28, 2019 9:40 AM

The Donnas ~gold medal~

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by Anonymousreply 357April 28, 2019 9:46 AM

---> R356 forgot something:

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by Anonymousreply 358April 28, 2019 9:56 AM

Here's some other high heeled boys:

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by Anonymousreply 359April 28, 2019 10:05 AM
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by Anonymousreply 364April 28, 2019 7:36 PM

Jim and Tammy Faye

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by Anonymousreply 365April 29, 2019 12:41 AM

year of the cat by al stewart

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Elle King

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