The coolest, best, greatest, most iconic, most famous album covers of all-time. One of the greatest joke album covers, the boxer was already a perfect image for the Pogues, but dont miss the subtle bit of play here. I dont think half of these deserve to be on this list. Sorry. Heres an essential list of Ocaseks finest moments. and Textured Goldprint rather than Aqualung. Ocasek provided a small clue to the songs unsettling mood when he once said of the title, The O stands for obnoxious. H.S. Some Ramones fans will get very angry! Like all goth-influenced artists, Chelsea Wolfe has a strong sense of the dramatic. Dave Brubecks 1959 album Time Out is likely the most famous use of pop art on a jazz cover. It may be a more glamorous cover after her first two, but this photo of PJ Harvey in which she could easily be mistaken for Shakespeares Ophelia implied that a newer, softer image comes at a cost. No Never Mind The Bollocks Axis:Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix, A good compilation but with some notable omissions: (heres only a few) It contains 20 singles and notable album tracks in chronological order of their original release. Lets be honest, there is no other album cover as famous as Pink Floyds Dark Side of the Moon. . A plain white cover with the band name SOOO artistic! ELO Time The Cars The Cars Format: Audio CD 1,316 ratings $1513 See all 20 formats and editions Streaming Unlimited MP3 $8.99 Listen with our Free App Audio CD $15.13 55 Used from $2.98 14 New from $10.00 5 Collectible from $15.00 Vinyl $69.99 5 Used from $69.99 3 New from $114.98 11 Collectible from $38.88 Audio, Cassette I do not know where you culled the images for this article, but whoever was responsible is clearly a dunderhead. The worst Top Album Cover list Ive ever seen, My top 5: If you have sergeant peppers then you should have were only in it for the money by the Mothers of Invention. Sticky Fingers and Banana covers are among the most recognizable. Wheres The Incredible String Bands gem 5000 spirits.? P.D. Ocasek and the Cars walked a fascinating line between shiny power pop and total weirdness; Youre All Ive Got Tonight is in both places at once, with a whole lot going on in its four minutes and 14 seconds, from the Queen-ly backing vocals (thanks, no doubt, to a shared producer in Roy Thomas Baker), a flanged drum intro, a freaky harpsichord-like keyboard part in the first verse, and a monster chorus. As it turns out, The Beatles were just too lazy to go to Mt. It doesnt make much sense , we always mix cover art with album content, or we like a cover with no special art because it reflects so well album content that we love so much, or a period, or because she reminds a girlfirend so is this meaningful? Billion Dollar Babies, Breakfast in America is one of my all time favorite albums that I can listen to over and over. Shakespears Sister Hormonally Yours Taste On The Boards Gotta go with just about any of the 30 or so covers Warhol designed, What the heck are the Beatles covers doing in this list? Didnt see Wheels Of Fire from Cream, the first platinum album, what about King Crimsons first album? I framed it and hung it on my wall. What is it wit all the Beatles albums???? Even in todays digital age, a cool record cover can have a huge impact. Timed to accompany a possible 2016 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (an event that unfortunately did not happen), Moving in Stereo: The Best of the Cars is the first high-profile Cars compilation since 2002, when The Complete Greatest Hits appeared (it also would see release under the title Definitive).Where the 2002 collection marched chronologically through the singles, opening . Greatest Hits was originally released in 1985. Required fields are marked *. born to run? Columbia Records art director John Berg was responsible for iconic covers like Bob Dylans Greatest Hits and Bruce Springsteens Born To Run, but this was likely one of his more expensive: They built an entire set, complete with costumed extras, to create Monks arresting album cover. Tangerine Dream Poland Too many dumb (actually sad) choices to call out. Black Moses by Isaac Hayes! Deceptive Bends and Kansas Left Overture to name a few.. The Cars had four Top 10 hits: "Shake It Up" (1981), "You Might Think" (1984), "Drive" (1984), and "Tonight She Comes" (1985). Iron Butterfly Metamorphosis On an album that made a mad dash through the whole of pop history, Nick Lowe pictured himself in a bunch of different guises, from rockabilly hoodlum to sensitive balladeer (there were different pics on the US and UK versions), all with tongue firmly in cheek. Zach Bryan and Travis Tritt Meet 'Eye to Eye' to Talk Out Twitter Beef Begin shaking it up . The album was released in Europe as "The Definitive". The Smiths The Smiths, Thats not the original Ramones cover -_-, Brothers In Arms Dire Straits best cover $6.50. And what about Cal Schenkels work for Frank Zappa for instance Uncle Meat. The Cars joked that they should've called their astonishingly tight 1978 self-titled debut The Cars' Greatest Hits, for . why on earth is Ian Dury & The Blockheads Do It Yourself not on that list and covers like Madness and Elvis Costello are? Weve updated the piece now. Covers that dont belong even if it were the 1000 greatest ones. In any case, there was no way to do this list without SOME argument was there ? Joy Division Unknown Pleasures Blue Oyster Cult Agents Of Fortune . Santana debut (lion) Indestructible), and Hybrid Theory (LINKIN PARK) beats several of the ones on this list. The Cars Greatest Hits Full Album - Best Songs Of The Cars The Cars Greatest Hits Full Album - Best Songs Of The Cars The Cars Greatest Hits Full Album -. The Cars Greatest Hits Play album More actions Listeners 170.9K Scrobbles 966.3K Join others and track this album Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account Sign Up to Last.fm Length 12 tracks Release Date 28 November 1985 Do you know any background info about this album? Kraftwerk Sorry Guv, the first Platinum album was In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly. All of Marvin Gayes cool album covers are works of art in a way, but Ernie Barness Sugar Shack, which graces the cover of I Want You, is the only one currently hanging in a museum. The coiled-up body on the cover of her 2017 album embodies all the personal changes the songs deal with. No Peter Saville or Vaughan Oliver works? Iron Butterfly: In-A-Gadda-da-Vida (and Live) This Was by Jethro Tull, Here is what you left out: Genesis-Nursery Cryme. because of what, the nipples? ELP Tarkus. The Cars Greatest Hits Full Album - Best Songs Of The Cars Follow 'Time Music' Subscribe for More: https://by.com.vn/x15rkE Please share this video in so. Q always had an ear for talent as his cross-cultural LP proved but he also had an eye for design. But while Sticky Fingers has a great story, Let It Bleed was equally unique and surreal. Confused by t rexs the slider over electric warrior which is clearly the superior cover. You did not feature Roling Stones Sticky Fingers?? Jeff Beck Beck Ola Nazareth: Hair of The Dog well done! No Showtime Features the band's biggest hits plus the . JMO. Some of my favorite album covers are not mainstream. Peppers famous album changed record covers forever, and kept many of us occupied for weeks trying to identify everybody at the ceremony. Animal Tracks by The Animaks Where can I buy or print some of these album covers?, 45 rpm singles also (7 inch). But how could they leave off the album of one of the most iconic and longest playing bands of the late 20th century with perhaps their most identifiable icon on it,s cover,The Grateful Dead,s Steal your face? Twenty-four years after their previous album, the Cars reconvened in 2011 for what would be their final one. The best Electric Ladyland cover was the one with all the nude girls on it..I still have my copy of it, they were on the front and back of the album. Even years later its haunting yet sexy and compels you to stare at it! The Doors Morrison Hotel All the Mountain covers are missing Benjamin Orr sang the lounge-lizardy vocals, but Ocasek (who wrote it with keyboardist Greg Hawkes, which made it the only song on the Cars debut not solely written by Ocasek) took over in live performances after Orrs death. But not top 100. HOW COULD YOU FORGET CHEECH & CHONGS BIG BAMBU WITH THE GIANT ROLLING PAPER INSIDE. Robin Trowers BRIDGE OF SIGHS, Come on people ? George Harrison Wonderwall Concepted by Q-Tip, the Afrocentric cover came to fruition with the help of Nick Gamma, the former art director at Jive Records. Nobody ever slung a jacket over their shoulder that well. I obviously was a huge fan of Dylan, but my other favorite band was the Velvet Underground. No mention by anyone of Family! One of the most famous album covers of recent vintage. come on, nobody noticed? Well, the list is almost purely anglo-american. Roger Dean along with Hipgnosis and maybe a few others is one of the most noteworthy album cover artists who did some of the most recognizable art work especially for progressive rock bands. An ultimate Nudie back patch with intricate stitching as befits the Dandy 60s Combo. He dropped Beatitude in early 1983, in the lag time between Shake It Up and Heartbeat City. This Reagan-era concept album makes its visual point by using a photo of Beatles records being burned that followed John Lennons more popular than Jesus remarks. Athletic, artistic, and alien.. If there are that many Elvis fans, we will, of course, need 15 Elvises. Loads of albums that should be here and arent, however I will only mention one that I think is the most perfect album cover of all timeFrank Zappa Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Not a bad list, however I found it hard to believe neither Lil Boat 2 or Nuthin 2 Prove by Lil Yachty made the cut. Lists like this are always subjective! hilarious drawing of a bunch of hairy guys supposed to be the beach boys, i think, tho i have no idea who is who! Disgraceful. Luscious embossed gatefold featuring Edmund Landseers celebrated depiction of Scottish Highland Low Life. pink floyds a nice pair. This stark black-and-white cover became so iconic that its now worn proudly on T-shirts by teens whove never heard of the band. Anyone who went to plays or read the New York Times in the 70s will recognize the work of the line-drawing caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, who did his magic on Aerosmiths members here. There are a couple of Yes albums too that I can think of also. 18), and "Let's Go" came close to . Ian Dury New Boots and Panties (how the hell did you miss this ?) Maybe its not a rock album but its certainly one of the most iconic covers of all. A lot of bands re-form, do stuff, and theyre crap. From indelible images to perfect portraits, the 100 greatest album covers provoke and awe just as much as the contents inside. Many of Alperts albums are excellent. Youd think this list was made in the 1950s. Tommy James & The Shondells Crimson and Clover and Jethro Tulls, Broadsword And The Beast. Their debut album pictured Oasis in the worlds coolest crash pad, showing every band of the era how it ought to be living. Adam created some of the most iconic visuals in musical history. What Ho! How could I forget? Basically, youre going to cover more bases if you dont get stuck on insisting on including 5 Beatles albums. The band again worked with Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker, but Ocasek said they tried for a rawer approach than on their first album. Tubular Bells is one of the best ever; much better than the Top 100! As he rapped on Wu-Tangs Dog Sh_t,: Got meals but still grill that old good welfare cheese.. Okay, so it was a little graphic and provocative, but as the single most controversial thing The Beatles ever did (and the most expensive for an original), the cover of Yesterday and Today surely earns a place on a list of the greatest album covers. I was in the middle of recording my solo album, he said later, and it was one of the songs that I didnt use in the solo album at that point. Ah, the days when bands had the money to carry out their wildest ideas. No wonder the clever lads in XTC loved it. I feel cold sometimes about whats going on, he told Rolling Stone in 1980. BTO Not Fragile 17 LP Record Lot! Its hard to choose ONLY 100! And how many other bands numbered their albums before the white album? Faltaram muitas bandas como: UFO, Triunvirat, Uriah Heep, Nazareth, Creedence, Boston, The Moody Blues, The Birds, muitas outras e principalmente Iron Maiden. Too much british and not enough America, Captain Beyond- Captain Beyond (3D cover). . The mysterious image on 1989s cover was an easy one for her fans to copy, and they did. Neil Young After the Goldrush. no nektar. Candy-O is one of the two best uses of pin-up art on a rock record, along with. friday music vinyl. yessongs, blind faith, bustin` out. Blue Oyster Cultss 1st LP I ended up with Sticky Fingers Warhol, Weasels Ripped MF Neon Parks, Disreali Gears Martin Sharp etc. The ubiquitous Hipgnosis team outdid itself with this ultra-clever 10cc sleeve, which is not only inspired by one of the songs (the phone sex-themed Dont Hang Up) but is full of hidden gags, with the same people turning up in each of the four main photos. Osibisa ? Black Sabbath-Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (front & back), Black Sabbath-Heaven & Hell, Atomic Rooster-Death Walks Behind You, Slade-Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, Bad Company-Run with the Pack, Bad Company-Straight Shooter, Frank Zappa-Joes Garage, Roger Glover & Friends-Butterfly Ball, to name a few, Greenslade Time and Tide They always were.. The London Howlin Wolf SessionsClapton, Winwood, Wyman, Watts all on the cover. With its sleek, mechanical pop/rock, the band racked up a string of platinum . What we can say for sure, though, is that album covers are vitally important to how a record is received by the public. greatest hits lp. Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes, Any early Genesis cover should be there, especially Trick Of The Tail or Selling England By The Pound. B.H. On his Dr. Dres solo debut The Chronic, the design assumed that Dre was already an icon and presented him accordingly. Absolutely Steve. If Horses wasnt enough to make Patti Smith an instant icon of bohemian cool, the Robert Mapplethorpe album cover certainly was. Not so with John Coltranes Blue Train, whose cool album cover photo and mood lighting marked it as a work to take seriously. Two of the most innovative album covers of all time. Croquet Anyone? Kiss: Destroyer The cover of Joy Divisions 1979 debut record is an actual depiction of radio waves. Thank You for such a wonderful list even though you overlooked some of my personal favourites. Well, Ill just put my personal fav into the mix. absolutely amazed that After The Goldrush isnt on here. Where is Blood, Sweat and Tears Child is Father to the Man? Blind Faith, Cheap Thrills- Big Brother, The Who sings My Generation, Love It To Death-Alice Cooper, Everybodys In Showbiz-The Kinks, The Tubes (especially the back cover-yowza), The Slits, New York Dolls, MC5- Live at The Grande Ballroom, Captain Beefheart- Clear Spot, Moby Grape- Apple Pie, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks- Wheres The Money, Ohio Players-Honey, etc, etc. Most of the classic Blue Note covers were full of bright graphics and exuberant photos (and lots of exclamation marks!). And, Guitars that destroyed the world. Led Zeppelin 111, Grand Funk E Pluribus Funk a nd Survivors, Alice Cooper Schools Out and Billion Dollar Babies, A Taste of Honey by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. It was a commercial success, going six-times platinum. But if one of. Besides that, Id argue that there are a few more albums and artists definitely in 100s not mentioned: Electric Ladyland (Hendrix), The Trooper (Iron Maiden), Mothership (Led Zeppelin), American Idiot (Green Day), The Eminem Show (Eminem), All Eyez on me (2Pac), and Straight Outta Compton(NWA), Hybrid Theory (Linkin Park), Enema of the State (Blink182), Seal II (Seal), Queen II (Queen), God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols), Destroyer (Kiss), The 20/20 Experience (J. Timberlake), The End (Black Eyed Peas), Demon Days (Gorillaz) jeez, I could make my own list. Metlica : Ride The Ligthning Dukes of Stratosphere 25 o clock. Couple faves of mine were missing, like Savoy Brown -Looking In and Quicksilver Messenger Service- Happy Trails, but the truly iconic ones were there. J.D. You could also see Yeezus as the last celebration of the physical CD before it disappeared. Mountain Twin Peaks And not just because she is nude!!! Blown Pig,pigs head,headphones,sunglasses,a smoke,hilarious. Are you a friend of Donald Trump or did you come by your ignorance honestly. Roger Dean was a genius. The album cover that started it all the most iconic Herb Alpert and the Tiajuana Brass the one with the naked girl covered in whipped cream , WTF how could this not be included really, That was my first thought too. Agreed. Im talking about the image chosen for Meat Loafs Bat Out Of Hell album. It sounds contradictory that you could work on something for 12 hours to capture spontaneity,guitarist Elliot Easton said, but there you go. Nazareth: Hair of The Dog However, I appreciated Unknown Pleasures (JD) is difficult audibly, as covers go it must slightly trump Power, Corruption and Lies? Great graphics on that one. And a great album too. Its the quintessential Ocasek combination: doom and gloom wrapped in a pop melody. Many Americans wondered what Lucille Ball was doing there but it was actually French actress Delphine Seyrig. Jethro Tull Stand up I would love to laugh in their faces. The band's biggest songs were still several albums and years away, and its actual Greatest Hits compilation wound up charting higher than The Cars. Nowhere is that more evident than Free. Over hand claps and laser-beam synths, Ocasek delivers quick-tongued lyrics about time travel and stepping outside your dark world. The track sounds playful, serious, and sonically impeccable all at once, not to mention deeply catchy. Its probably responsible for more teenage boys wanting to join the high school band and more trumpet sales than any other single event. Thin Lizzy Black Rose Santana Lotus It sort of makes me Stone Cold Sober , So good to hear of Crawler again. You included the original/European cover Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland, which Hendrix hated. Janes Addiction Nothings Shocking And their album absolutely free as well. I do like the Beatles but unfortunately they are rammed down peoples throats. Rush 2112. One of the psych eras great hallucinations, the famous album cover for Moby Grapes 1968 double LP Wow showed an otherworldly landscape with the worlds largest bunch of grapes. The Cars made their name with chugging guitar pop, but their biggest hit in the States is actually this melancholy synth-laden ballad. How can you have missed Bebop Deluxe Axe Victim. But also the more Adult Art-Photo and Graphics Covers of the ECM- Label had som great Covers in the 70s and 80s. http://www.sakisgouzonis.com. Thats not unique? Everest yes, that was the original plan so they came up with something just as memorable by leaving the studio and crossing the street, resulting in the famous Abbey Road album cover. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. , And the one that Im Pictured holding in my Profile Photo: Eno Here come the warm jets. Thanks for letting us know, Timothy! Cant believe some of what they entered.but I think Styxs Equinox & Grand Illusion along with Pink Floyds Wish You Were Here And Kansass Audio Visions, Song For America, & Leftoverature were neat album artwork/photography. For her debut solo album, Courtney Love took the Cars concept a step further by enlisting the younger, edgier pin-up artist (known professionally as Olivia) to paint her. Its not the original Ramones co Alice Cooper Killer Barness sensual figures and jubilant dancers reflected the carnal nature of Gayes 1976 album. There were some Nazereth , Molly Hatchet Albums that had real great Art. Many great covers here, but The Polices Ghost in the Machine should have been included. From "Just What I Needed" to "Magic," "Drive," and more, we look back at some of the great pop-rock eccentric's finest moments, Elliot Easton, Ric Ocasek, Greg Hawkes, Benjamin Orr and David Robinson of the Cars at the World's Fair grounds in Brussels, Belgium 1978, Lana Del Rey, Boygenius, Maggie Rogers Lead 2023 All Things Go Festival, Chle x Halle Reunite for Hit-Filled Mixtape Medley Showdown on Thats My Jam, Robin Taylor Zander Steps Out of Cheap Trick for Debut Album 'The Distance', Megan Thee Stallion Pens Final Word on Tory Lanez Shooting: 'I'm More Than Just My Trauma', Kelly Clarkson Delivers Dazzling Choir-Backed Performance of New Single 'Mine', Mrs. Agree! Davis Is a Bonkers Vision of Our AI-Controlled Future, You Killer Joe Goldberg Channels Willy Wonka in For You and Only You. I thought the first Bad Company had a very iconic look to itthe large logo against the stark black background. "Tonight She Comes", a previously unreleased song, and a remix of "I'm Not the One" were issued as singles to support the album. From indelible images to perfect portraits, the 100 greatest album covers provoke and awe just as much as the contents inside. Roger Deans fantasy paintings became as much a part of prog-rock iconography as the music. Iron Maiden Number Of the Beast It took a German painter schooled in surrealism to create its mix of African folk art and psychedelia. The baby in question, Spencer Elden, even recreated the photo 25 years later. The image for The Ramones debut album is incorrect, it is an image that has someone had a non-Ramone cut and pasted onto the cover. 5 bids. If you had any serious knowledge about The Beatles and their influence on the entire world with fashion, language, music and more, you would not ask this question. or Reggae artists: BTOs Not Fragile The famous minimalism of The Velvet Underground & Nico peel-away banana album cover became an influence on punk visual style many years later and remains one of the greatest album covers. Cabaret Voltaire Microphones The Argus cover stuck with me through all these years. PJ Harvey To Bring You My Love Tangerine Dream: Stratosfear Modern death metal bands got nothing on country duo The Louvin Brothers, who went to the inferno in 1959 and looked great in white suits while doing it. All these covers are DOPE. or beach boys smiley smile, or beach boys live in concert double lp from 73, never mentioned as one of the cheekiest, or even rudest covers ever! Shake It Up peaked at Number Two on the charts. Were referring to the original UK kite cover that introduced the strangeness and sensuality that Bush was all about. Animal Notes by Crack the Sky, 2nd Street by Back Street Crawler, Warrior on the Edge of Time by Hawkwind? Shouldnt Jean-Michel Jarres Oxygene be in that list? There are some truly great album covers here, but one hell of a lot of these are great albums with OK covers. As a Personal request, Id say that Roy Harpers Lifemask, with its split centre -and-fold-back Definitelys got a place amongst the 100 most Unique Record-Covers. When you walked into a record store, you could see this album clear across the room. Yet no iconic Electric Warrior or Slider covers. Bandleader Cyril Jordans terrific comic art has turned up on numerous The Flamin Groovies covers and posters over the decades. Frank Zappa wrapped his skewering of hippie culture Were Only In It for the Money in an equally vicious parody of the famous Sgt. 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