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Title: Modern album covers.
Post by: Houdini on September 20, 2006, 12:41:57 pm: Some faves -

(http://www.tgrec.com/images/catalog/fullsize/131-1.jpg)

(http://indecovers.free.fr/pochettes_cd_avant/Jesus_Lizard-Down1.jpg)

(http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/3225.jpg)

(http://projects.c505.com/projects/joydivision/imgs/unknown-pleasures-sm.jpg)
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Bonjoy on September 20, 2006, 01:42:16 pm: (http://www.musicsaves.org/verve/images/covers/storm.in.heaven.jpg)
Any album cover featuring the inside of Thor's Cave get's my automatic approval. Look, you can even see West Window Groove, my route Loki the Trickster and Slavek's project!
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Johnny Brown on September 20, 2006, 02:18:57 pm: Genius, I never noticed that!

Is Joy Division modern? Well over 25 years now...
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: dave on September 20, 2006, 10:21:54 pm: some of my favourites simply on visuality:

(http://images.delit.net/covers/2242.jpg)

(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000024D0J.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

(http://www.capitalcateringsupplies.co.uk/Now_36_cd.jpg)
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Carnage on September 21, 2006, 12:03:28 am: A few of my faves:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/Appetitefordestruction.jpg/605px-Appetitefordestruction.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/21/Deftones_-_Around_the_Fur.jpg/618px-Deftones_-_Around_the_Fur.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/RageAgainsttheMachineRageAgainsttheMachine.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Cypress_Hill-Black_Sunday.jpg)
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: soapy on September 21, 2006, 06:18:09 pm: i just like this album, a lot

(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LW2D.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

however, it's not a masterpiece, neglected or otherwise

nor is it by an underrated artist

nor could i be arsed to find links to any tracks

never the less, if you see a copy in the record and tape exchange, buy it, you won't be disappointed

#check - Â£1.95 second hand on amazon uk, ffs!#

2003's sold down the river isn't quite as novel
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Dr T on September 21, 2006, 08:36:35 pm: (http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000EULJLU.01._SS400_SCLZZZZZZZ_V53137120_.jpg)

The latest tool album :bow:
special edition comes complete with built in 3D viewing spec's to look at the sleeve notes with..
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Dr T on September 21, 2006, 08:39:05 pm: (http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00015U6EY.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1116396541_.jpg)

This album kicks too and the artworks cool too.....
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: underground on September 21, 2006, 10:13:49 pm: Quote from: Dr T on September 21, 2006, 08:36:35 pm
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000EULJLU.01._SS400_SCLZZZZZZZ_V53137120_.jpg)

The latest tool album :bow:
special edition comes complete with built in 3D viewing spec's to look at the sleeve notes with..

Blimey, I've seen it before, where's my brief?! No need for mushrooms with that one......
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Dr T on September 22, 2006, 07:20:37 pm: deftones seem to have a high quality control with covers as well as music :)
(http://images.play.com/covers/1117647m.jpg)
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: vivahate on October 12, 2006, 08:41:35 am: Raymond Pettibon has done some amazing covers (I think he did that Big Black one in the first post, have some waddage Houdini for consistent good band appreciation!)

(http://www.interpunk.com/itemimages2/94614.jpg)
(http://www.smartpunk.com/product_images/6262.gif)

i like the stuff Futura did with UNKLE

(http://www.zachd.com/kubricks/futura%20unkle%20box%20of%2025.jpg)

and my personal contemporary favourite Stephen O'Malley (SunnO)))/Khanate)
(http://www.someplaceelse.net/shop/images/lotuseater7.jpg)

his portfolio is here http://ideologic.org/DLpublic/SOMA1004.pdf
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Andy F on October 26, 2006, 02:41:28 pm: Quote from: Dr T on September 21, 2006, 08:36:35 pm
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000EULJLU.01._SS400_SCLZZZZZZZ_V53137120_.jpg)

The latest tool album :bow:
special edition comes complete with built in 3D viewing spec's to look at the sleeve notes with..

All of Tool's album art is amazing. The cover of Lateralus is stunning as well.
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Houdini on October 26, 2006, 03:29:57 pm: Always had a soft spot for this EP artwork. cracking sounds too.

(http://www.jeremy-siegel.com/Mojo_Rising/minutemen/pictures/Buzz_or_Howl.gif)
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: dontfollowme on October 26, 2006, 06:12:36 pm: (http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00008LJFP.02._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1137585566_.jpg)

I was reminded of this by a snippet in the Metro (commuter paper) which said the original of this just sold for a lot of money breaking Banksy's previous auction best.
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Dr T on October 29, 2006, 04:54:16 pm: Quote from: dontfollowme on October 26, 2006, 06:12:36 pm
the original of this just sold for a lot of money
£62,400 to be exact :o
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6087120.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6087120.stm)
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Duma on November 10, 2006, 05:18:35 pm: not exactly modern, but I dug this out today, and the cover shot is truly awesome.
(http://www.jesterradio.com/images/jacksonbrowne-lateforthesky.jpg)
based on Magritte's Empire of Light series

"...the triumph of the cover lies not only in the fact that it is arresting. The Chevrolet, empty house, and sky are Late for the Sky lyrical props (further, in the songs the sky serves as the album's most striking symbol of death/salvation); and the juxtaposition of darkness and light reflects Browne's lyrical juxtapositions of resignation and idealistic determination, death and rebirth."
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Falling Down on November 10, 2006, 05:39:00 pm: Quote from: Houdini on October 26, 2006, 03:29:57 pm
Raymond Pettibone

I'm trying to lay my hands on some original R Pettibone art for my house and keep on getting outbid in auctions - prices are going skywards (like ten thousand dollars skywards!!) and I wish I had a little income I could have squandered a few years ago when it was affordable. There are far too many ex-punkers turned professionals with good taste :-[
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: tommytwotone on November 14, 2006, 11:28:51 pm: As I've mentioned before, I'm a big Afghan Whigs fan.

Exhibit A - Gentlemen

(http://www.zero.co.nz/music/images/The%20Afghan%20Whigs%20-%20Gentlemen.jpg)

Exhibit B - Congregation

(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000035F3.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

Exhibit C - Black Love

(http://www.killcreek.com/MC/images/178f.jpg)

...and one more, from their spinoff project The Twilight Singers:

Exhibit D - She Loves You

(http://www.kuci.org/feature_images/twilight.jpg)
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: chappers on November 20, 2006, 12:16:39 pm: Quote from: Andy F on October 26, 2006, 02:41:28 pm
All of Tool's album art is amazing. The cover of Lateralus is stunning as well.
(http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~snoopy/private/tool-lateralus_animation_by_lacriz.de.vu.gif)

friday night, manchester. tool are by far the best band that i have seen live (many times now), and their current live set looks like it will sound amazing. i am looking forward to this gig more than the two nights in a row for lateralus.

edit: by the way...the artist is called alex grey, he does some of the animations that they have looped through their live show along with the original music vids as directed by guitarist adam jones (which are well worth checking out)...
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: SA Chris on November 20, 2006, 12:56:41 pm: Echo classics

(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000025ZVG.02._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1106687082_.jpg)

Gormley thread made me think of it.

(http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000E2PY4.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1116095581_.jpg)
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: chappers on November 28, 2006, 01:59:07 pm: Quote from: chappers on November 20, 2006, 12:16:39 pm
friday night, manchester.

was amazing. maybe not as good as at the beginning of the summer, but they certainly did play an amazing set. great lazer show too.
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Moo on November 30, 2006, 04:56:33 pm: (http://www.allfloyd.com/images/covers/wywh.jpg)

wish you were here
Title: Re: Modern album covers.
Post by: Moo on November 30, 2006, 05:03:36 pm: erm yeah totaly forgot about the modern bit of the topic title there :rtfm: :spank: