Best album cover - ever?

[worrasf]

Owning and playing vinyl is so much more than the music. Remember when you had saved your pocket money for that must have new album from HMV - took it home on the bus and opened it in your bedroom - put it on your Garrard SP25 SP 25 III /Lenco 75 and read/touched/enjoyed the wonders of the cover and inserts? :)

Not any longer since CD's and God forbid iTunes downloads and music streaming :eyebrows: Gone are the halcyon days where owning and playing music was more than just owning and playing music :mental:

So how about we have a reminisce on the good old days of stunning album covers?

I'll start off with the 1972 Jethro Tull "Thick As A Brick" - I challenge you to nominate a more original album cover ;)

Steve

[Techno Commander]

This one has an awful lot to answer for. :)

http://sleevage.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/meatloaf_bat_out_of_hell.jpg

[Thing Fish]

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=11649

[worrasf]

:oops: Apologies to the Mods for wrong area posting

Shouldn't post after drinking :drinking:

Steve

[Tim]

Shouldn't post after drinking
No, but it's fun :eyebrows:

[Themis]

How about this ?

http://napalmtheelf.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/06183e450427.jpg

[Rare Bird]

Gigers art work for 'Brain Salad Surgery', the construction of the sleeve design is quite brilliant, but i must say simular was done prior to this ie: Hawkwind 'In Search Of Space'