FabSwingers.com forum: Album Covers

By *ee04 OP Man
over a year ago

Essex

As a music fan I love a good album cover, the one that stands out the most to me is Unknown Pleasures Joy Division. Simple but cool as fuck in my opinion. Also think Nirvana Nevermind was a classic. Anyone got thoughts their own classic?

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By *empusMan
over a year ago

Poole

Led Zep II is a classic.

For a more recent masterpiece though, check out the moby dick themed artwork on Mastodon Leviathan.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the night

Vibrant colours on a dark background,nights sky.

Guns and Roses - Appetite for destruction

Often found on T shirts and is almost a logo for the band

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

Rainbow Rising

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the night

Vibrant colours on a dark background,nights sky.

Guns and Roses - Appetite for destruction

Often found on T shirts and is almost a logo for the band "

Even tho the original "Appetite" was banned replaced with the Cross and skulls image

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By *dam_TinaCouple
over a year ago

Hampshire

Abbey Road. Hundreds of people recreate it every day. You can even watch them on live webcam.

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

Dark Side Of The Moon is an iconic album cover. Another one that's very simple

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By *ee04 OP Man
over a year ago

Essex

"Dark Side Of The Moon is an iconic album cover. Another one that's very simple

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I’d agree with that not a pink Floyd fan but like some tracks and a great cover

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By *ilverfox69WestMidsMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Van Halen 1st Album

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By *eneralKenobiMan
over a year ago

North Angus

Clutch, Blast Tyrant, also Robot Hive exodus have some crazy cool artwork

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By *ilverfox69WestMidsMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Thin Lizzy Live And Dangerous

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By *ee04 OP Man
over a year ago

Essex

"Abbey Road. Hundreds of people recreate it every day. You can even watch them on live webcam."

I’ve seen it mare to drive down lol

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

Plasmatics..new hope for the wretched..

Sonic youth ..bad moon rising..

To name just a few..

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By *eeliciouschaosWoman
over a year ago

Wherever

Marillion - Script For A Jester’s Tear. Absolutely magnificent.

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Sussex

Massiv Attack have a few very striking images for their albums. My favourite is the Ballistic Rose

Violator by Depeche Mode

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Abbey Road. Hundreds of people recreate it every day. You can even watch them on live webcam."

There are five Beatles on that cover

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Steal This Album! - System of a Down

LvM

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

"Dark Side Of The Moon is an iconic album cover. Another one that's very simple

I’d agree with that not a pink Floyd fan but like some tracks and a great cover "

50 years old this year, and still one of the most universally recognisable covers ever produced.

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By *omRachCouple
over a year ago

Wirral

"Marillion - Script For A Jester’s Tear. Absolutely magnificent."

My kinda gal, see your Script & Raise you a Fugazi

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By *eeliciouschaosWoman
over a year ago

Wherever

"Marillion - Script For A Jester’s Tear. Absolutely magnificent.

My kinda gal, see your Script & Raise you a Fugazi"

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By *eeling0880Man
over a year ago

Pennines

Hysteria by Def Leppard

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Cat Stevens album Teaser and The Fire Cat is one that I have always liked.

I believe he did the artwork himself, and naturally it’s a damn good listen aswell.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Iron maiden a matter of life and death

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By *rbigt1000Man
over a year ago

wilts

Shrek the musical - Digital CD

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've always liked the Free album cover.

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By *entlemanFoxMan
over a year ago

North East / London

Bat out of Hell

Like the singer and the music - Big, over the top & unforgettable.

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By *ackbydemandMan
over a year ago

Leicester

Stone Roses, Stone Roses

Bjork, Debut

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

I have a framed print of the Rainbow Rising cover. My all time favourite.

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By *dam_TinaCouple
over a year ago

Hampshire

"Abbey Road. Hundreds of people recreate it every day. You can even watch them on live webcam.

There are five Beatles on that cover"

Four Beatles and a beetle

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By *tylebender03Man
over a year ago

Manchester

NWA - Straight Outta Compton

Outkast- ATLiens

MF DOOM - Operation Doomsday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fat of the Land - Prodigy

Blood Sugar Sex Magic - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park

Motorhead - Motorhead

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By *ee04 OP Man
over a year ago

Essex

There are 5 members of the Beatles on sgt pepper as Stuart Sutcliffe the original bassist is on there. Also the medals worn by Lennon were medals awarded to Pete Bests grand father, Pete Best being their drummer before Ringo.

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By *he love catsCouple
over a year ago

South Wales

So many David Bowie cover's.

The man who sold the world.

Aladdin sane.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Beatles - The White album

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Iron maiden a matter of life and death "

Somewhere in time, is a great one too. So many references previous tracks on there.

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By *olvespairCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Stone Roses, Stone Roses is my fave (Mr)

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"Iron maiden a matter of life and death

Somewhere in time, is a great one too. So many references previous tracks on there.

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Powersl@ve is a good one to read the hidden words in the Hieroglyphs

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"Iron maiden a matter of life and death "

Their most underrated album...a belter

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"I have a framed print of the Rainbow Rising cover. My all time favourite."

RJDs vocals are incredible on this...his best work IMHO

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"Marillion - Script For A Jester’s Tear. Absolutely magnificent.

My kinda gal, see your Script & Raise you a Fugazi

Yes ....but Clutching at Straws is clever

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Oasis - Definitely Maybe

Nirvana - Nevermind

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Uriah Heep had great album covers.

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By *hroatQueen_CATV/TS
over a year ago

Carlisle

Nick Drake - Pink Moon

Nirvana - Nevermind

The Band - Music From Big Pink

John Martyn - Solid Air

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"Dark Side Of The Moon is an iconic album cover. Another one that's very simple

I’d agree with that not a pink Floyd fan but like some tracks and a great cover

50 years old this year, and still one of the most universally recognisable covers ever produced."

Might have been recognisable when you knew what it was but when I went to buy it I was looking for the all important words 'Dark Side Of The Moon'. Nobody had told me there was nothing at all written on the front or back. Maybe it was in tiny print on the edge of the sleeve but in those days you didn't expect to have to look there. Perhaps they started the need to do so?

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"Beatles - The White album

Metallica...the Black Album

Puppets is a good one, that's painted on my old biker jacket

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Marillion - Script For A Jester’s Tear. Absolutely magnificent."
have to agree there also a bloody good album

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Strokes, Is this it

The Jam, Sound Affects

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rainbow Rising

This

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

2112

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By *hroatQueen_CATV/TS
over a year ago

Carlisle

"Beatles - The White album

Metallica...the Black Album

Puppets is a good one, that's painted on my old biker jacket"
I called it the snake album! Lol one of the first albums my best friend played me that got me into rock. Simple cover but good!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bon jovi Slippery When Wet or Appetite For Destruction

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Michael Jackson. Bad. It’s legendary.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Michael Jacksons Thriller and Prince's Purple Rain

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

Lawnmower Deth....ooh crikey

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By *tylebender03Man
over a year ago

Manchester

Wu Tang Clan - Enter the 36th Chamber

Redman- Dare iz a Darkzide

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blackout - Scorpions

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

"Blackout - Scorpions"

Think Love drive is better, we have a Photoshoped copy of us version.

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By *hroatQueen_CATV/TS
over a year ago

Carlisle

Black Sabbath album

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Voltarol Years

HMHB

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"Blackout - Scorpions"

So many posts on this thread that remind me of brilliant albums

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

Poison idea...feel the darkness..

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

Jellybean Benitez- wotupski.

Some excellent early 80s graffiti on the cover and a song by some woman called Madonna on the album….wonder what happened to her?

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk area

"Uriah Heep had great album covers."

They did indeed.....Magicians Birthday is a favourite of mine

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By *utcock61Man
over a year ago

glasgow

Free.....Tons Of Sobs.classic album.

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By *eacupsbearCouple
over a year ago

York

Testaments.

Practice what you preach and Souls Of Black album covers..

I have them merged together as a back piece tattoo

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By *orge71Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

One of my personal favourites is U2 The Unforgettable Fire

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By *uri00620Woman
over a year ago

Croydon

Blur - To the End single. Just a handgun and rose. Simple but quite beautiful

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By *xxmale76xxxMan
over a year ago

inverness

"Beatles - The White album

Metallica...the Black Album

Puppets is a good one, that's painted on my old biker jacket"

Master of puppets is an incredible album! And the cover art is too! I've got a 3D master of puppets album cover sitting on one of my cd racks.

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By *xxmale76xxxMan
over a year ago

inverness

Tool, lateralus is an amazing album cover!

Black sabbath, black sabbath.

Down, NOLA.

Loads of incredible black metal bands have some amazing album covers too. Way too many to list on here though.

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By *hroatQueen_CATV/TS
over a year ago

Carlisle

"Beatles - The White album

Metallica...the Black Album

Puppets is a good one, that's painted on my old biker jacket

Master of puppets is an incredible album! And the cover art is too! I've got a 3D master of puppets album cover sitting on one of my cd racks. "
Fade To Black isn't on any of them ones though.

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

In the court of the Crimson King - King Crimson. Also has one of my all time favourite tracks - 21st Century Schizoid Man.

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

Most of the Roger Dean artworks for Yes.

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By *uri00620Woman
over a year ago

Croydon

"As a music fan I love a good album cover, the one that stands out the most to me is Unknown Pleasures Joy Division. Simple but cool as fuck in my opinion. Also think Nirvana Nevermind was a classic. Anyone got thoughts their own classic?"

Nevermind agreed, even more so, the adult baby being a colossal tool about appearing on it and all his whinging getting him nowhere!

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By *ovingSussexLifeMan
over a year ago

West Sussex

Abbey Road, and Sgt Pepper by The Beatles

London Calling by The Clash

Thriller by Jackson

Dark side of the moon by Pink Floyd

Nevermind by Nirvana

As someone who loves the 80s, I always liked Rio by Duran Duran

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"Beatles - The White album

Metallica...the Black Album

Puppets is a good one, that's painted on my old biker jacket

Master of puppets is an incredible album! And the cover art is too! I've got a 3D master of puppets album cover sitting on one of my cd racks. "

Yes...the mid to late 80s produced some belters

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By *achel SmythTV/TS
over a year ago

Farnborough

I’ve scrolled down the list here, and can’t believe it isn’t yet there …..

ELO…. Out Of The Blue!

The docking spaceship … it’s been a part of ELO for decades!

IMHO …. It’s as iconic as the Dark Side of the Moon. … great album too!

R xx

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

There was something magical about vinyl album covers that was lost when CD’s became the dominant media.

Country Life by Roxy Music is my favourite, it’s just so sexy

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By *iyoMan
over a year ago

kent

IDLES joy as an act of resistance

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't believe that no one has mentioned anything by Roger Dean! I loved his designs especially the Osibisa flying elephant covers.

Unfortunately these digital days most covers are very poorly designed for the digital medium they will be seen on such as phones.

I do find it very arrogant, silly and non productive when unknown acts don't bother to put their name on the cover.

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

Hendrix. Electric Ladyland

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"There was something magical about vinyl album covers that was lost when CD’s became the dominant media.

Country Life by Roxy Music is my favourite, it’s just so sexy

Surprised this is the first mention of Roxy Music

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By *wingin CatMan
over a year ago

London

Revolver - The Beatles.

What an excellent early work of art.

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

Sticky fingers, Rolling Stones, Micks member features...

Only in as a bulge but so sexy, could be the patron saint of fab dick pics, keeping it classy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

LET THERE BE ROCK... simply ICONIC ,it was taken from a photo with the band live on stage and it was also the first time the iconic AC/DC logo was ever used.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Abbey Road. Hundreds of people recreate it every day. You can even watch them on live webcam.

I’ve seen it mare to drive down lol"

Absolutely. And as a blue light driver, its a pain the arse. Some tourists on the crossing wont move until they've got their photo, even for vehicles on blue light runs.

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By *assy69Man
over a year ago

West Sussex and Wales

Lots of great album covers….. thin lizzy Chinatown springs to mind, but only one has vet made me by an album never having heard the band before….. saw On a Story Teller’s Night by Magnum in the record store while I was browsing and it took my eye, so bought the album. Saw them live a few times subsequently

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By *host63Man
over a year ago

Bedfont Feltham

I always liked the Iron Maiden Album Covers as well as Pink Floyd's.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anarchy by Chumbawamba

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

"Can't believe that no one has mentioned anything by Roger Dean! I loved his designs especially the Osibisa flying elephant covers.

Unfortunately these digital days most covers are very poorly designed for the digital medium they will be seen on such as phones.

I do find it very arrogant, silly and non productive when unknown acts don't bother to put their name on the cover. "

You missed my mention of Roger Dean then

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By *ap1Man
over a year ago

cannock

Porcupine Tree Signify Soup Remedies Kansas The Absence Of Presence

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By *ap1Man
over a year ago

cannock

Rush Farewell To Kings

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

"I have a framed print of the Rainbow Rising cover. My all time favourite.

RJDs vocals are incredible on this...his best work IMHO"

I agree. It's a shame there was never a follow up studio album with that lineup. The live one came out instead which I never rated.

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By *arkyp_321Man
over a year ago

East Kilbride

London Calling …the Clash, emblematical of the energy of the band …

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

Somewhere In Time - Iron Maiden

Best album cover ever.

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By *hroatQueen_CATV/TS
over a year ago

Carlisle

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic is a cool but weird cover. Lol

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By *omRachCouple
over a year ago

Wirral

"Iron maiden a matter of life and death

Somewhere in time, is a great one too. So many references previous tracks on there.

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All Maiden albums are the dogs bollox, Derek Riggs is a fantastic graphic artist

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

The dickies... the incredible shrinking dickies...

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

cahoots

Golden Earring's Moontan album cover was certainly interesting.

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"Iron maiden a matter of life and death

Somewhere in time, is a great one too. So many references previous tracks on there.

All Maiden albums are the dogs bollox, Derek Riggs is a fantastic graphic artist "

Yeah sad that he fell out with Maiden in the early 90s....subsequent album covers and Tour shirt artwork is a bit poo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Reek of Putrefaction by Carcass

Only kidding... its really Blood, Guts & Pussy by The Dwarves

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Launceston

"Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the night

Vibrant colours on a dark background,nights sky.

Guns and Roses - Appetite for destruction

Often found on T shirts and is almost a logo for the band "

Those 2 are classics, tango in the night was my first CD - bought it on the cover alone - luckily it turned out to be a good album!

And appetite - I have the LP with the original cover in loft, great album too!

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

"Reek of Putrefaction by Carcass

Only kidding... its really Blood, Guts & Pussy by The Dwarves "

This was going to be one of mine.(dwarves).but chose the dickies instead.. it's also gotta be the shortest album also..

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

The Luxury Gap, Heaven 17 good album too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Number of the beast, Iron Maiden.

Bark at the Moon, Ozzy.

Temple of the dog, temple of the dog

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By *r WhispererMan
over a year ago

brynmawr

Def lepard, retroactive I think was the album.. up close it was a girl sat in front of a mirror but at a distance it was a moth..

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

"Def lepard, retroactive I think was the album.. up close it was a girl sat in front of a mirror but at a distance it was a moth.. "
iirc The silence of the lambs poster skull imagr on a moth close up is three women on a bed.

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By *hroatQueen_CATV/TS
over a year ago

Carlisle

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - The Smashing Pumpkins

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By *isser36Man
over a year ago

fylde Coast

Rage against the machine

Definitely maybe

Use your illusions 1 & 2

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My favourite is "Vulgar Display of Power" by Pantera. Have a tattoo of it.

And "Who's Next?" By The Who.

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