http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/141515/the-twenty-five-worst-album-covers-of-all-time/

For some of the youngsters, music used to be purchased in a store. The album covers could be works of art on their own and sometimes censored.

Regarding this list, in my opinion, just the name of some of the artists automatically disqualify 'em regardless of what the cover looks like.

I always though Molly Hatchet had cool album covers. ZZ Top's "Legs" is rather nice too.

Here's a good one. Wish I had a better image.



And another I've always admired...

I always favored the YES covers painted by Roger Dean.

Winner

Ween: Chocolate and Cheese

great album cover, and really worked for the sorority girls circa 1984..

I've always been partial to Physical graffiti's cover.

I like this one....

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/fedderedder/rolling_stones_100_greatest_album_covers

My dad had that one when I was a kid, and I liked this one too..



Used to sneak em out and oogle em.

Ohio Players

Always thought this one was creative....

Pettibon did lots of great stuff for Black Flag.

I remember seeing Buckingham Nicks, Stevie was fine in her prime!

CBS Sunday Morning interviewed Herb. One of the best I've seen btw. According to him, that album cover was one of his finest moments. Both he and his wife are still working to revive inner-city fine arts.

I remember this guy was on PBS when I was a kid....

Looks like Slim Gheybody.

This one is pretty good:

Beatles, "The White Album".

Let's don't forget ole Lazy eye.

Don't have a pic ...
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But Quicksilver Messenger Service ... "HAPPY TRAILS"
Album Cover is the best ever.

Might even remind one one of an old Frederic Remington
Wild West painting.

That brings back memories.
Great cover, great band.

Those were the days

Also there was a BLIND FAITH album cover.
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I don't know what the AGE of the no-top 'cover' girl holding the silver jet plane is/was ...

But the music's good too.

Yep that one was topless not sold in your local K-Mart

I don't care who you are...thats some funny schitt right there....

IMO,..Journey had some good ones.

Here are some of my favourite album covers by my all-time favourite group.

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I especially like the Wish You Were Here cover (third from the right).

yep I like all of those

So funny! Got my wife to look too. She tried not to laugh, but to no avail.

+1

Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland non-US album cover.

I saw this in a record store in Germany.

Goto link as NSFW.

Electric Ladyland

Brian.

Didn't initially look at who posted this, but when I got to 'Still Got The Blues' I knew it had to be WCB. Man, would I love to copy the music off of your hard drive!

Was gonna say the band 'Ohio Players' had a few of the nastiest covers my innocent eyes was ever aware of ......

"Honey" being demonstrated above.

And there was also the band that did "Cherry Pie," featuring a really young nymphette in a really sexy 'diner's waitress' unifiorm, far more risque than any school girl or 'Catholic' school uniform.

Also the band Steppenwolffe even had an album jacket featuring a penis-car made from a sportscar ..... !

But that [German] Jimi Hendrix cover beats them all methinks.

What is it with sports writers and art critics? Do they all go to snark school?

Yep...my fave record of all time....tunes can be had from youtube....listening to it as I post this...

One of my favorites is Jethro Tull's "Thick as a Brick" cover. In fact it's one of my favorite albums of all time.

+1

Iagree. Wish I was there.

I'm a fan too.... im a bigger fan of Atom Heart Mother in this particular subject though.

I only let women have access to my hard drive.

Brian.

Better know as a 3.5 inch floppy.

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Brian.

It's small, but it's fierce.

Brian.

Lol!!!!

Brian.

Kinda like this cover...

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Brian.

Janine Lindemulder, what a dish. Sadly, the years have not been kind to her. I guess having a kid with Jesse James will do that to you.

Brian.

Brian.

great thread, kinda surprising how many of the albums I had that were on the RS top 100


I sure disagree with their order of good album covers though.

Another good cover...

Brian.

Great post
CD cases just dont have the same zip
Hank

Brian.

Brian,

You, Sir, have excellent taste in music!

I always Loved the art on Disraeli Gears.

Since the thread is about covers, not necessarily music: