Members Dendy Jarrett Posted August 16, 2016 Members Posted August 16, 2016 Are there certain albums where the art really stuck to your mind when you first saw it? Of course now that vinyl is making a come back, album art may become relevant again, but for a long time, I have missed it. As a kid we used to study this album art and get lost in it. Same holds true for liner notes and such. As a kid the first album art that stuck in my mind was Elton John's Captain Fantastic album. Something about the colors and imagery. I'm certain there was probably some hidden meaning, but I never really considered that. What was your first impressionable album art?
Members Pastor of Muppets Posted August 16, 2016 Members Posted August 16, 2016 My soon-to-be brother-in-law lent me this album in the late 70s and I was mesmerised by it. I'd never heard of nor seen a photo of Sabbath up to that point. Tony Iommi looks like the coolest guy in the world on this album cover, in my opinion. And when I played the album, that was it. I was smitten. Been a fan ever since. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n31796173[/ATTACH]
Members Dendy Jarrett Posted August 17, 2016 Author Members Posted August 17, 2016 Here's another one that stuck out in my mind - Doobie Brother's Takin' it to the Streets
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the first one that really fascinated me as a kid...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 As a kid the first album art that stuck in my mind was Elton John's Captain Fantastic album. Something about the colors and imagery. I'm certain there was probably some hidden meaning, but I never really considered that. Captain Fantastic is semi-autobiographical and it's about Elton and Bernie's struggles to break through in London in the late 1960s. I started to lose interest in Elton's work right about the time of this album, or shortly afterwards in the Rock of the Westies era. While the cover is certainly interesting, I didn't think it was nearly as good musically as Yellow Brick Road was, which also has really good artwork and packaging IMHO.
Members nat whilk II Posted August 17, 2016 Members Posted August 17, 2016 A few favorites: Orbus Terrarum - The Orb Blues Dream - Bill Frisell Into the Great Wide Open - Tom Petty et al Yellow House - Grizzly Bear Substrata/Man With A Camera - Biosphere
Members Hush Posted August 18, 2016 Members Posted August 18, 2016 First Album bought with my own money Bought purely on the cover art
Members UstadKhanAli Posted August 18, 2016 Members Posted August 18, 2016 Oh yeah, and not always in a good way.
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 How about this one? I think it's pretty iconic... Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 Being from Southern California I always thought that No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom cover art was really good too.
Members Dendy Jarrett Posted August 18, 2016 Author Members Posted August 18, 2016 And a great album as well.
Members sailorman Posted August 19, 2016 Members Posted August 19, 2016 Can't seem to find a downloadable image, but the cover of 'In The Court of the Crimson King' stands out. I very clearly remember the first time I heard it at a party, being handed the cover, and going out to buy it the next day. Funny thing; I have roughly 400 albums in a pair of cabinets, stacked tightly, with the edge of the cover showing. I can identify just about every one of them by that little bit of visible edge. I've challenged my wife several times to point to an album and have me identify it; I rarely fail. Can't do the same with a CD jewel case, though I can do some that look similar to their original vinyl album art. Wish I could remember something useful :-/ Admin added art:
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Here's another famous and iconic cover: Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 And another one that really grabbed my attention (both visually and audibly) when I was a kid - Cream's Disraeli Gears.
Members Dendy Jarrett Posted September 6, 2016 Author Members Posted September 6, 2016 Here's another that I specifically remember ... cause I still have it! All these years later.
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 Here's another one that stuck out in my mind - Doobie Brother's Takin' it to the Streets For me, the one Doobies cover that really stood out is the cover of The Captain and Me: The bridge is the connection between State Route 14 and the I-5 freeway, which collapsed in the Sylmar earthquake about two years before the album was done... and then again in the Northridge earthquake. I think about this picture (and that earthquake) every time I drive through there...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 I always loved the cover for the Allman Brother's Eat A Peach - more for the gatefold than the main cover image though...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 Possibly one of the most famous covers in history... certainly an extremely rare one - the Butcher Cover version of Yesterday and Today....
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 I think this one is particularly effective as well... War by U2.
Members philboking Posted September 9, 2016 Members Posted September 9, 2016 The inside art is very cool also. A point of synchronicity: my 'fun' band, Free Radicals, (we meet to play once a week, but almost never do gigs) has just learned 2 tracks from this record.
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Members Danhedonia Posted September 17, 2016 Members Posted September 17, 2016 The images are just such strong triggers - place, time, experiences .... Last one for now.
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