your favourite album artwork?

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I like the futuristic sci-fi and almost dystopian look of Caater's cover art, but also clearly made on a budget :]

King Size (2001)
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II Level (1997)
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Contact (1998)
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King Size (Single) (2001)
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Free My Body (Single) (2001)
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These are the type of covers intended to be printed BIG! :D

The Dream Syndicate - The Universe Inside (2020)
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Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear (1976)
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Simple Minds - Life In A Day (1979)
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Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up Here (2022)
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Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant (1970)
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Yes - Fly From Here - Return Trip (2018)
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TWRP - Return To Wherever (2019)
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King Crimson - The Power To Believe (2003)
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Idles - Ultra Mono (2020)
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Björk - Post (1995)
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Some artwork from Sufjan Stevens 'The Ascension'

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Those colours, optical illusionary!
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Pretty much everything Man's Ruin Records (Frank Kozik), Hydrahead Records (Aaron Turner) and John Dyer Baizley (Baroness, Gillian Welch.)
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I remember buying the album on a whim a few months ago purely for the cover and name alone, although I can't say I've seen that variation before. S'pose this is the one I'm most familiar with.

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I'd like to think maybe those button eyes gave Bowie inspiration for the Lazarus music video. :roll:
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rodox_head wrote:Image
I remember buying the album on a whim a few months ago purely for the cover and name alone, although I can't say I've seen that variation before.
It was special edition cover exclusive to Alabama, only a lucky few got it. Who else saw this cover? :wink: :P
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Full disclosure: I'm showing my internet age here. That's a picture from the famous Alabama Leprechaun newscast. When I first saw the album cover it was all I could (and still do) picture and it cracks me up every time. :lol:
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rodox_head wrote:
Orbited insanitarium wrote:
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I remember buying the album on a whim a few months ago purely for the cover and name alone, although I can't say I've seen that variation before.
It was special edition cover exclusive to Alabama, only a lucky few got it. Who else saw this cover? :wink: :P
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Full disclosure: I'm showing my internet age here. That's a picture from the famous Alabama Leprechaun newscast. When I first saw the album cover it was all I could (and still do) picture and it cracks me up every time. :lol:
Could be crackhead :lol:
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Quadrivium wrote:
rodox_head wrote:
Orbited insanitarium wrote:I remember buying the album on a whim a few months ago purely for the cover and name alone, although I can't say I've seen that variation before.
It was special edition cover exclusive to Alabama, only a lucky few got it. Who else saw this cover? :wink: :P
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Full disclosure: I'm showing my internet age here. That's a picture from the famous Alabama Leprechaun newscast. When I first saw the album cover it was all I could (and still do) picture and it cracks me up every time. :lol:
Could be crackhead :lol:
Who else seen the Leprechaun say yeah!
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Those poor folks probably saw Warwick Davis in his new job as a Tree Surgeon. :wink:
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Quadrivium wrote:Could be crackhead :lol:
Can confirm; crackheads do in fact sing, dance, and steal things :lol:

"Anyway, I stock up on crack with all the leprechaun money I got yesterday."
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Orbited insanitarium wrote:Those poor folks probably saw Warwick Davis in his new job as a Tree Surgeon. :wink:
Life imitates art, I suppose. :wink:
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I wonder if Dr. Alex Paterson of The Orb is a Francis Bacon fan.

The Orb - Moonbuilding 2703 AD (2015)
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Can anyone else see it?
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I think this is Ghost Box's best design, everything about it is great.
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Orbited insanitarium wrote:These are the type of covers intended to be printed BIG! :D

Simple Minds - Life In A Day (1979)
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I was a big Simple Minds fan many moons ago, always liked that cover.
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This is kind of an obvious one in a way and I'm not a Yes fan at all, but you can't deny it's good shit.
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This is kind of an obvious one in a way and I'm not a Yes fan at all, but you can't deny it's good shit.
Have you been reading my mind? Maybe a controversial prog opinion but that is my favourite Roger Dean Yes cover.
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jcnporter wrote:Image

This is kind of an obvious one in a way and I'm not a Yes fan at all, but you can't deny it's good shit.
Have you been reading my mind? Maybe a controversial prog opinion but that is my favourite Roger Dean Yes cover.
I’ll give you a controversial prog opinion- 90125 and Big Generator are the greatest Yes records. Absolute genius pop albums.
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199free wrote:I’ll give you a controversial prog opinion- 90125 and Big Generator are the greatest Yes records. Absolute genius pop albums.
Without. A. Doubt. :D
Both albums definitely offer something different from other AOR albums and bands at the time like Asia, and with Trevor Horn as producer you really can't go wrong.
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