"This is an album cover"

[Darren Dirt]

http://sleevage.com/xtc-go-2/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_2#Album_cover

(sorta similar: http://sleevage.com/alice-cooper-zipper-catches-skin/ )


XTC had a LOT of very creative album covers... as did Pink Floyd -- especially thanks to
Storm Thorgerson* and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipgnosis


wow, what happened to album cover art being EXPECTED to actually be ART!? (or even more -- INTERACTIVE art! )
http://sleevage.com :sigh:






* see http://sleevage.com/taken-by-storm-the-album-art-of-storm-thorgerson/ , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Thorgerson

[Mr. Analog]

I think there are two sad facts when it comes to the compact disc:

-Poor sound engineering
-Small format

I have records that have amazingly detailed artwork on them, you can really dive into a Jethro Tull cover and get lost in the detail.

I'll also say poor sound engineering because when it came to most CDs the audio was either a direct copy from a tape master or done by engineers who really didn't care about making the real sound come through.

My favourite LP is probably my 1959 pressing of "Presenting Dion & The Belmonts", I have had their music on CD for a long time but it wasn't until I actually got the LP that I really heard them.

Obviously not everyone is into early rock n' roll/doo-wop but clearly the engineer who made the CD version took no care in preserving the real sound.

It makes me sad.

[Darren Dirt]

wow, no SNL Celebrity Jeopardy reference in your response? I'm disappointed


but srsly, I guess I was just saying it's amazing to look back on the golden era of vinyl, back then there were a lot of ARTISTS (the visual kind) who would get called upon to put out something unique to market the album, nowadays due to size (and now the non-physicality) it seems there's less demand therefore less likely to attract creative minds, who maybe now end up getting hired by Television ad firms or something

[Mr. Analog]

I think we got treated very well in the 60s/70s because the album covers were more than just marketing they were an expression of the music or the band.

I know about 10 years ago some bands experimented with different materials / cases to make their album stand out. But, this wasn't very practical and probably annoyed some people