Tuesday 21 June 2011

I Do Judge a Book By Its Cover

Obviously the music industry has changed over the past decade or so. CDs are becoming less popular, with digital downloads taking their place. While I am partial to the odd bit of downloading (just for the sheer convenience of it), I still love CDs. I love having something tangible to hold, a booklet to flip though and some cover art to gaze at.

While there are some truly horrendous album covers out there, there are also some truly fantastic ones too. Here are a few of my favourites.

Revolver – The Beatles


London Calling – The Clash


Abbey Road – The Beatles


Ramones – Ramones


Not So Tough Now – Frenzal Rhomb


Milo Goes to College – The Descendents


Who’s Next – The Who


The Eraser – Thom Yorke


On The Beach – Neil Young


The Information – Beck



It looks plain, but the album was released with a blank cover and one of four different sheets of stickers for fans to make their own album art. Pretty awesome, right? One of my friends, G, was so excited about the sheet of stickers that he spent the better part of a day designing his album art, only to be extremely disappointed by his efforts at the end of the day and getting the shits with it. Hilarious. 

Arcade Fire – Funeral


Patti Smith - Horses


Unknown Pleasures – Joy Division


Bookends – Simon and Garfunkel

They’re on the pot!

Remain in Light – Talking Heads


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