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Also with no picture. Here here! Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock band the Cars, released on October 25, 1985, by Elektra Records. The two covers tell you everything you need to know about the bands duality and the sound of each album in the set. really? Mountain Nantucket Sleighride PJ Harvey To Bring You My Love How about some love for the greatest live album ever recorded? Blue Oyster Cult Agents Of Fortune My 12-year-old self loved that cover! Zeppelin III. Genesis: Seconds Out I have trouble in doing the top 500, imagine top 100 Goudes visual re-imagining of the androgynous singer led to some of the best album covers in music history, from Nightclubbing to Slave to the Rhythm and the arabesque grandeur of Island Life. The designer also wrote one of the albums most vivid lyrics on Tales of Brave Ulysses.. The cover was memorably defaced by Bowie himself decades later. Very old list, These covers are awesome, we got some covers too at RobLunaMusic.com. Next time shoot for 250 and you,d still better prepare for some flack. A list like this NOT including Hawkwinds Space Ritual cover does NOT deserve to be taken serious! POINT BLANK. Ocasek didnt keep all his good songs for himself. Dire Straits Love Over Gold Metallicas trademark mix of shock value and social commentary had few better expressions than this image of a modern take on Lady Justice for their famous 1988 album cover to And Justice For All. It took on more life than I thought it would, Ocasek told Rolling Stones David Fricke of the Cars return that year. You could also see Yeezus as the last celebration of the physical CD before it disappeared. It went on to appear, usually in parodic fashion, in various other soundtracks, including a recent Stranger Things trailer. 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. Example: ANYTHING by either Storm Thorgerson, Hipgnosis or Roger Dean as an album cover deserves consideration. It contains 20 singles and notable album tracks in chronological order of their original release. The one for Dont Shoot Me Im Only the Piano Player was just right, drawing from his soon-to-be-legendary love of movies. Genesis-Nursery Cryme. Linton Kwesi Johnson Bass Culture HOW COULD YOU FORGET CHEECH & CHONGS BIG BAMBU WITH THE GIANT ROLLING PAPER INSIDE. Langes production here is swoony and spacious, with sharp drums puncturing a haze of keyboards. . Golden Earring Moontan You nailed it. My favorite album cover though is Klaatus Hope. . 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. You dont necessarily get a thing of rare beauty when you load a cover with as many fold-out panels and elaborate paintings as an 11-inch disc can hold, but Santana certainly did in this case, thanks to famed Japanese designer Tadanori Yokoo. Of course, it got an extra dimension by playing with Loves own image at the time. Robert Palmer Sneakin Sally Through The Alley And Neil Young On the Beach! The reason? Shame. Nothing to much iconic about that selection, where is Symarips Skinhead Moonstomp cover, now that itself is well known for all old BootBoys old and new, Budgie Squawk On a throwback-themed album, Taylor Swift presents an old Polaroid of herself, but incomplete and out of focus. If youre doing the 100 Greatest Rock Album Covers, I could see excluding Whipped Cream and Other Delights because Herb Alpert and the TJB probably wouldnt be classified as rock. If, however, youre not putting sideboards on the category, Whipped Cream and Other Delights should be in there somewhere. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Metlica : Ride The Ligthning Who made this list? It was a commercial success, going six-times platinum. Interesting that they all seem to be from the vinyl era,no cd artwork Def Maybe by Oasis is a great cover and photoshame it didnt make it. 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. The Go-Gos sense of playful subversion extended to their sendup of glamorous cover photos on their hit debut, Beauty & The Beat. 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? Not even one of the first 5 Roxy Music albums or Enos Another Green World or Here Come The Warm Jets. It was banned for decades and should really have been here. The Who The Who Sell Out Couple faves of mine were missing, like Savoy Brown -Looking In and Quicksilver Messenger Service- Happy Trails, but the truly iconic ones were there. Who made this list obviously never saw a Uriah jeep album cover smh, Missing from list: Great album, great cover. Obviously, killary can count on one more fools vote for the of the government, by the government, for the government system that has and will forever more forget the wants and needs of its own citizens. ELP Tarkus. Blue Cheer Outsideinside their 2nd LP has very creative cover art. Seriously why was this omitted? But not top 100. even better than creams disraeli gears which is almost an eyesore is their wheels of fire cover, same artist, but way less of a dogs breakfast, cleaner and classy and silver, a refined version without the cliche dayglow. served notice that Eilish was here to mess with your head. I think it would be better to have 1 cover per artist on the list because there are so many great ones. Begin shaking it up . See? Pretty much any Dead album, but Blues for Allah is my favorite cover Check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMLNeSbtVN0, you neglected the all time best album cover ever (at least for college age males such as myself in the early 70s): And when I hear people bitch that their MUSIC is no better or worse than, say, Sammy Hagar or Sublime, I dont even enter that conversation, cuz thats stupid, if you have EARS and you dont like ANYTHING the Beatles did, youre just a Mary Mary quite contrary. absolutely amazed that After The Goldrush isnt on here. John Cale Walking on Locusts Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock band the Cars, released on October 25, 1985, by Elektra Records. On Through the night, what is wrong with you guys? A bit arty probably but nice choice. The Byrds- Sweetheart of the Rodeo. From the lightning bolt on Aladdin Sane to Ziggy Stardust, its hard to pick. http://www.sakisgouzonis.com. This cover is Roger Dean at his most vivid. Hank Mobley Hank Mobley Savoy Brown,Outside Looking in.. My opinion the Best Cover art ever, Be Bop Deluxe Axe Victim and Sunburst Finish How can you have missed Bebop Deluxe Axe Victim. by The Cars Audio CD. Tommy James & The Shondells Crimson and Clover and Jethro Tulls, Broadsword And The Beast. It took a German painter schooled in surrealism to create its mix of African folk art and psychedelia. Joy Division Unknown Pleasures Most people dont even notice the details of this cover at first. I do see Wish You Were Here is listed. Pretty much anything created by Hipgnosis, including 10cc Deceptive Bends Flipper Gone Fishin. One of many great Stiff Records album covers, this caught Ian Durys personality and stood in stark contrast to the elaborate sleeves on the market at that time. Faltaram muitas bandas como: UFO, Triunvirat, Uriah Heep, Nazareth, Creedence, Boston, The Moody Blues, The Birds, muitas outras e principalmente Iron Maiden. friday music vinyl. L.A. suburbia meets Rene Magritte. Wendy Waldman Strange Company ACCEPT Balls to the Wall, MESSAGE FROM BOOKS AND DREAMS ? Oh, I forgot to note that all covers done by Neon Park for all Little Feat albums. Others missing Check out Complete Greatest Hits by The Cars on Amazon Music. The Magicians Birthday to name one. Ian Dury New Boots and Panties (how the hell did you miss this ?) One of the best covers ever! P.D. Deep Purples In Rock Mount Rushmore- Covers Truly Is a Unique Record Cover and on of Rock and Rolls most Famous ones. U2 Achtung Baby Were referring to the original UK kite cover that introduced the strangeness and sensuality that Bush was all about. ), JJ Cale Shades and so many others. Those who have chosen the list looked at books, as the themselves state. Hows that for a diverse list? Didnt see ELO Out of the Blue or Discovery, both very lush pieces of artwork. Rodney Matthews did a superb job especially on my personal favourite On a Storytellers Night, but there are many more worthy of inclusion in this list.. Other cover suggestions: Mama Lion Preserve Wildlife, Birtha Cant Stop the Madness, The first two Osibisa albums, Uriah Heep Demons and Wizards, Colosseum The Grass Is Greener, Helen Reddy Reddy, Babe Ruth The Best of Babe Ruth (with a salute to Jenny Haan), Agnetha Faltskogs first solo LP, Ofra Haza Broken Days, Dolly Parton The Best of (volume 2 / RCA), Lynn Anderson The World of Lynn Anderson, Tanya Tucker Tanya Tucker, Savoy Brown Looking In, Lulu Lulu (Alfa label), Golden Earring Moontan (original banned cover), Strawbs Burning for You, The Mahavishnu Orchestra Birds of Fire, Thelonious Monk The Unique Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln Thats Him!, June Christy This Is June Christy, Julie London Make Love to Me. Agreed! 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. The London Howlin Wolf SessionsClapton, Winwood, Wyman, Watts all on the cover. Scorpions Lovedrive The Cars Greatest Hits Vinyl LP Record Album Elektra 1985. just because of his name, the rarity, and therefore their collectibility Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass Whipped Cream and Other Delights. Like a proto XXL Freshman Class, the three alternate covers of A Tribe Call Quests classic third album Midnight Marauders featured a collage of 71 hip-hop personalities from Afrika Bambaataa to the Beastie Boys, like the Sgt Pepper of hip-hop. Needed: Sgt Peppers of course; Beatles Butcher cover: Woodstock; Smiths Meat is Murder; Dead Kennedys Plastic Surgery Disasters; Soundgarden: Louder than Love; Alice Cooper: Pretties for You; Jefferson Airplane: Crown of Creation; Buffalo Springfield: Retrospective; The Flaming Lips: Transmissions from the Satellite Heart. nice version of the ramones :))))) Rolling Stones original Beggars Banquet Cover is Missing. It also made it essential to own the original, fold-out vinyl. "Tonight She Comes", a previously unreleased song, and a remix of "I'm Not the One" were issued as singles to support the album. I agreethe white album? Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Album covers that give me good feelings besides quite a few in the presented list: Allman Brothers Band -Brothers ans Sisters;Emerson Lake And Palmer first album; Fairport Convention- What we did on our holidays;Gram Parsons-GP;J.J.Cale-Naturally;Jefferson Airplane-Volunteers;The Kinks-Percy ,and Lola versus Powerman & Money go round; The Mamas & The Papas-Deliver;Neil Young-Everybody knows this is Nowhere; The Lovin Spoonful -Best of the Lovin Spoonful (with the cartoon immages);Dylan -Blonde on Blonde; Doug Sahm-Doug Sahm and Band. Iron Butterfly Metamorphosis 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. Greatest Hits of the 50S Medley 1: Oh Carol! Most fucking annoying. One of the most famous album covers of recent vintage. 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. And their album absolutely free as well. There were some Nazereth , Molly Hatchet Albums that had real great Art. All the Mastodon covers are missing The somber, shadowed photo featured on both the US and UK album version of Meet The Beatles! Well, some of the things on that first album that we thought were a little slick, we toned down on the second, like on the background vocals, Ocasek said. And a great album too. $19.49. In any case, there was no way to do this list without SOME argument was there ? The worst Top Album Cover list Ive ever seen, My top 5: Foghat Rock n Roll I grew up shopping in the vinyl era, and there were so many great covers then. Savoy Browns Lookin In Designed by artist Joe Belt, who made his name capturing the characters of the Wild West, Belt trained his aim on another dark chapter of American history, depicting fallen soldiers, addicts, and an imprisoned populace. Classic. Since people were already using LPs to store and clean marijuana, the Airplane gave you a cardboard box holder for it, along with the pot, or at least a realistic-looking photo. And how about the single album by Blind Faith? That was my song about what the good times in rock & roll really mean, instead of what theyre supposed to be, he once said. One of Ocaseks earliest Cars compositions, and one of his greatest, My Best Friends Girl showed his love for Fifties rock & roll, particularly Buddy Holly and Carl Perkins, with the songs wiry guitar part and youthful sense of infatuation and angst. Only 3 left in stock - order soon. VHS or . We try to be precise and tight, but that doesnt make our music stiff or calculated. My way of songwriting even if it seems overly obsessed with form and structure is just as emotional to me as soul music may be to someone else. E.L. Suzanne Vega Days of Open Hand One of the greatest metal covers ever designed, designer Larry Carroll packed a thousand nightmares into this Bosch-like painting for Slayers thrash masterpiece Reign in Blood, which influenced metal imagery for decades to come. Lol And what is so special about U2s The Joshua Tree cover??? , And the one that Im Pictured holding in my Profile Photo: I framed it and hung it on my wall. I agree with many of these, I certainly agree with the recommendation of Carole Kings Tapestry. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. We started out wanting to be electric and straight-ahead rock, and it kind of turned into an artier kind of thing, Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes once said of the way the band fine-tuned its sound in the early days. 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