Album covers have sadly become a lost art in the twentyfirst century. The most iconic album covers of all time yardbarker. But sometimes its not only the music that can make an album truly iconic. The 20 most iconic album covers of all time creation. In times when digital copies are cheaper and quicker to get, album covers have somehow lost their importance as less and less customers actually buy cds and lps in the stores. The 30 greatest album covers of all time, from the beatles abbey. These memorable record covers were born from close collaboration, or plucked by the musicians discerning eye from a visual artists. Rolling stones 100 greatest album covers by 2tec discogs lists. Originally just a protective cover for the fragile crackly goods beneath, it soon evolved into a space for artistic expression in its own right, very often becoming as important as the music itself. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Iconic album artwork spanning seven decades of music. How many of these 80s album covers do you recognise.
All the prince album covers in chronological order if its. Graphic designer george hardie created the cover illustration from the iconic photograph by rendering it in ink using a radiograph pen to avoid potential issues. Sleeve city caries a wide variety of record jackets. In a letter to sticky fingers sleeve designer andy warhol, mick jagger wrote. All album covers and ads are property of their respective holders and are here for display purposes only.
With its brash and colourful lettering, the design of this iconic cover was later. Mike oldfield tubular bells 1973 vinyl, lp, album at discogs iconic. The rise of digital music threatens one of the greatest canvasses of art seen in the 20th century the record sleeve. The greatest record sleeves as chosen by the designers. Though the bedroom shot from her 1999 on the 6 cover is a close second, it doesnt get much steamier than j. Hailed as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time, the tracks which included songs such as lucy in the sky with diamonds, with a little help from my friends and a day in the life helped kickstart the summer of love.
Sep 22, 2016 the greatest record sleeves as chosen by the designers. Album covers for albums by elvis presley, found by onemusicapi. The stories behind 10 iconic album covers the atlantic. The 25 most iconic album covers of all time udiscover. Here are 30 of the most iconic album covers of all time. What were the most iconic album covers of the sixties. But unless you are a total music pro, you are going to need help recognizing the movie stars in the later levels.
The iconic sticky fingers album cover was designed by warhol. Those are all iconic albumsor most of them anywaybut not necessarily iconic album covers. Mar 12, 20 arguably, the most iconic and definitive album of the 60s might be piper at the gates of dawn 1967 by pink floyd some other great psychedelic albums and some which marked the beginning of spaceprogressive rockheavy metal are as follows. Lpcover lover the worlds greatest lp album covers, 45s too. Great for decorating a party room, or for a themed event.
There are many famous album covers, but weve put together what we believe are the 100 greatest album covers. The striking image remains one of the hiphops most iconic album covers. The last time around, we featured legorecreated movie posters. Do you remember 33 worst photoshop mistakes and top 15 worst logo fails. Lets look at the worlds most iconic album covers and the designers. Eminem, the marshall mathers lp there are two covers for the marshall mathers lp. Nov 07, 2012 classic album covers rediscovered with jigsaw puzzle series article contributed by on tour pr published on wednesday, november 7, 2012 its hard to imagine rocks greatest albums without their iconic covers, whose vivid im agery is so deeply ingrained in popular culture that theyve become instantly recognizable to multiple generations of. These celebrities are often mistaken for each other. The most iconic grunge album cover after nirvanas nevermind, holes live through this depicts a sobbing beauty queen with mascara running down her face.
Iconic album covers, classic album covers, cool album covers, album cover. Sep 24, 2007 a set of iconic rock album covers, album art that gets you hooked. You will find the album covers of nirvana, oasis, radiohead, bob dylan, iron maiden and so many more. Standing out from the window of a record store or your smartphone screen, eyecatching artwork is often the first thing that draws you to a special album. Elvis presley was an iconic american singer and songwriter in the history of 20th century music. But in the days before digital downloads, before everything was on spotify, in the bygone days when people roamed a music store in search of inspiration, an album cover might be someones first introduction to a particular artist or band. A selection of my favorite album covers of the past 10 years still in progress. Jennifer lopezs 10th studio album is out now, and we have to say thata. Early versions of his famous banana print cover said peel slowly and see, and there was a peelaway banana sticker that revealed a pink.
Iconic album covers, classic album covers, rock album covers, bon scott, angus. Most of the time, we post only the best works from the best artists, but sometimes it is far more entertaining to look at the worst examples. This pack is easy at first, with wellknown albums such as born in the usa and rainbow. One of metals most iconic album covers, judas priests british steel. Although the cover art is limitedfewer than 1,500 itemsthe quality is high, and theres no cost to download it.
Explore the 100 best album covers list by jfender on discogs. The internet archive offers many gems, both old and new, including album covers. Oct 28, 2018 explore senghorrs board album covers, followed by 839 people on. However, when an album itself becomes iconic for example close to the edge by yesthen usually the cover. Chosen by roger dean, designer of more than 100 fantastical album covers, most famously for yes. To commemorate this and to celebrate album art in general heres a picture quiz that features some other album covers from the last fifty years. See more ideas about album covers, album and iconic album covers. An incredible album has the power to live long in the memory of any listener. Artist remakes iconic album covers as seen from the other.
Welcome to vinyl album here, youll find covers of all kinds not only the covers, but everything that went with them. Classic album covers rediscovered with jigsaw puzzle series. Stemming from the international standardization of mp3 in the early 90s, to the ipod revolution in the early 2000s, to the rise of todays download and streamfriendly platforms like itunes, youtube and spotify, album covers have regretfully been reduced to the size of a stamp and are only truly cherished by a small. The 20 best album covers from the 70s creative bloq. But it took decades before album cover artwork came into its own. Apr 27, 2012 the stories behind 10 iconic album covers. The 40 best album covers of the 90s time out chicago. Create your own list of music and share it with the world. Explore the rolling stones 100 greatest album covers list by 2tec on discogs. Lp fan from italy i hope you like what i do and more important the awesome music.
This celebration of album artistry presents more than 350 of the best covers, and departs from the usual approach by organizing the images by visual theme. The 30 greatest album covers of all time, from the beatles. Hardie also worked with hipgnosis in the 1970s on pink floyds timeless covers for the dark side of the moon and wish you were here. So no surprise that his bestremembered album cover was this garfield. Unknown pleasures this classic black and white cover features the visual representation of the.
The 86 sexiest nsfw album covers of all time huffpost. The 50 greatest album covers of all time billboard. Truly iconic album covers dont just define an album, they define an era, a generation and, in some cases, an entire musical genre. Sure, the real reason you pick up an album is because the music on it strikes your fancy. All the prince album covers in chronological order laura songwriter, singer, producer, oneman studio band and artistic chameleon, prince rogers nelson died thursday at his paisley park estate in chanhassen, minnesota at the age of 57. These premium black record jackets are an excellent replacement for worn, damaged, or mildewed lp jackets, and come with a center hole for viewing the record label. Pictures fifty years ago this week the photo session that produced the iconic cover for the beatles album abbey road took place. The most iconic album covers of all time fame focus. The untitled fourth led zep album burst with iconic citycountry collages. Features the 25 most iconic album covers of all time.
Apr 08, 2014 artist remakes iconic album covers as seen from the other side at last, the nevermind babys bottom, exposed. See more ideas about album covers, album and cover. But unless you are a total music pro, you are going to need help recognizing the movie stars. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Iconic album covers how the tiger king cast reacted to the doco. This time, its classic music album covers that get a lego makeover. Also known as the king or the king of rock and roll, he was born to the name of elvis aaron presley in january 8, 1935 at tupelo, mississippi. The interface is totally responsive so it can be viewed on your tablets and phones. Thus when it comes to listing the most iconic album covers of all time, legendary artists like michael jackson, for example, wont make the cut here, as his album covers are just that.
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