Album Covers

The pictures above are a few examples of some of my favourite album covers.

Top row, left to right:

1) Queens of the Stone Age - "Era Vulgaris" - designed by Morning Breath Inc. (with overall art direction from Morning Breath Inc.'s Jason Noto and Doug Cunningham)

Favourite songs - "3's & 7's", "Sick, Sick, Sick", "Make It Wit Chu"

2) Blur - "Blur: The Best Of" - designed by Julian Opie

Favourite songs - "Coffee & TV", "Parklife", "Tender"

3) Big Brother & The Holding Company - "Cheap Thrills" - illustrated by Robert Crumb

Favourite song - "Piece Of My Heart"

4) AC/DC - "Highway to Hell" - photography by Jim Houghton, art direction from Bob Defrin

Favourite songs - "Highway to Hell", "Night Prowler", "Walk All Over You", but the entire album is awesome! Highway to Hell is my all-time favourite album.

Second row, left to right:

1) The Clash - "London Calling" - designed by Ray Lowry, photograph by Pennie Smith - homage to album cover of Elvis Presley's self titled debut album

Favourite song - "London Calling"

2) Sex Pistols - "Never Mind The Bollocks...Here's the Sex Pistols" - designed by Jamie Reid

Favourite songs - "Pretty Vacant", "Bodies", "Anarchy in the UK"

3) The Beatles - "Revolver" - illustrated by Klaus Voorman

Favourite songs - "Taxman", "And Your Bird Can Sing", "Yellow Submarine"

4) Pink Floyd - "The Dark Side of the Moon" - designed by George Hardie and Hipgnosis

Favourite songs - "Money", "Great Gig in the Sky"

Third row, left to right:

1) The Smashing Pumpkins - "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" - illustrated by John Craig

Favourite songs - "1979", "Zero", "Tonight, Tonight"

2) The Beatles - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - designed by Peter Blake

*I love the design of having all the people together, and this album cover has been parodied on many occasions. I'd love to produce something similar to this in the future.*

Favourite songs - "Within You, Without You", "When I'm Sixty-Four"

3) The Rolling Stones - "Sticky Fingers" - designed by Andy Warhol and Craig Braun, photography by Billy Name

Favourite songs - "Brown Sugar", "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'?"

4) Eagles of Death Metal - "Death By Sexy" - album cover similar to "Sticky Fingers" by the Rolling Stones, as well as "Too Fast for Love" by Motley Crue

Favourite songs - "Solid Gold", "Cherry Cola", "Don't Speak (I Came to Make a BANG!)"

Bottom row, left to right:

1) Them Crooked Vultures - "Them Crooked Vultures" - designed by Morning Breath Inc.

Favourite songs - "Dead End Friends", "Scumbag Blues", "New Fang"

2) Foo Fighters - "Wasting Light" - designed by Morning Breath Inc.

Favourite songs - "Walk", "White Limo", "Rope"

3) Queen - "A Kind of Magic" - designed by Roger Chiasson

Favourite songs - "One Vision", "A Kind of Magic"

4) Ramones - "Ramones" - photography by Roberta Bayley

Favourite songs - "Blitzkrieg Bop", "Beat On The Brat", "Judy is a Punk"