Photography/artwork of album covers

[Hamish Gill]

Since we have a lot of music fans on here i thought this might be a nice idea to start a thread to explore photography and artwork of album covers

thought this one might appeal to a few members

Penguin cafe orchestra preludes airs & yodles

this one has always fascinated me ... pink floyd - wish you were here

and on the subject of burning people ... this classic rage album with a photo of a burning monk ... which is really as about as emotive and shocking an image i can think of on an album cover ...

the clash - london calling ... i really like this photo

 

[Pete Askew]

The use of that image by "Rage Against the Machine' has always annoyed me a bit - somehow such a self sacrifice seems rather demeaned by such a use.

The Penny Smith image on London Calling is just one of those greats though. I seem to remember that it won best ever rock photo last year in some sort of 'competition' didn't it. And Pink Floyd have used the same graphic designer (Storm Thorgerson) for all their albums since the first couple and they are all pretty interesting.

 

[Hamish Gill]

A thread from the grave here ....

I jst like this cover ... Really nice double exposure (I think)

Your sort of music id have thought @Chris Dodkin ?

 

[Brian Moore]

I agree with @Pete Askew's opinion of the shot used by Rage Against the Machine. The monk's sacrifice is trivialized for cheap shock value.

I think this thread is a good idea @Hamish Gill. Looking forward to seeing more submissions.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

A thread from the grave here ....

I jst like this cover ... Really nice double exposure (I think)

Your sort of music id have thought @Chris Dodkin ?

Very nice effect - will be trying some double exposures on my instax, as it's a 'feature'

Not heard of this band - will check 'em out

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I often thing "album cover" when shooting in square format. It's maybe why I like square format so much - spent so many hours staring at album covers in my teenage years. I'll have a think. Can we add images of our own that we think COULD be an album cover?

 

[Hamish Gill]

yeah, why not?!

 

[Pete Askew]

That is a very effective double exposure isn't it.

I like the idea of an almost album covers thread Rob.

 

[Glen Roberts]

Rob, you could do some covers for your own albums and premier them here

 

[Steve Boykin]

Album cover art work is something that really didn't translate well to the age of CD and now digital. Kind of sad. I'm a big jazz and classical fan. I would recommend this book to anyone really interested in photography. Blue Note had some great covers/photos (and some great music too):

http://www.amazon.com/Cover-Art-Blue-Note-Records/dp/1843405997/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381923460&sr=1-1&keywords=blue note cover art

Here's a good article on Reid Miles with some covers:

http://retinart.net/artist-profiles/jazzy-blue-notes-reid-miles/

 

[Steve Boykin]

The use of that image by "Rage Against the Machine' has always annoyed me a bit - somehow such a self sacrifice seems rather demeaned by such a use..

100% agree. Maybe I just don't understand Rage Against the Machine though.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

My album covers are the worst EVER. I had no control over them...they might have been even worse

 

[Dave Green]

Not a photo but - one of my fave covers from my youth

For those not familiar - one of the variations is the South Bank Show theme

 

[Dave Green]

This was a fave too - with it's cardboard wheel that changed the images in the cut out circles as it moved around...

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I wish my album covers were as subtle and as sensitive as these: http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/worst-album-covers

 

[Pete Askew]

Classy!

 

[Peter McCullough]

Great Idea Hamish, I'm heavily into music alright, I've always loved these album covers (and bands);

John Foxx -- 'Metamatic'





Japan -- 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids'





Roxy Music -- 1st album





Jethro Tull -- Thick As A Brick





I could list MANY more, these bands I've listed above opened up the world to me, very inspirational music wise.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

One label that really has continued to produce stunning photographic album art, all taken by one of the owners (Vincent Villuis), is Ultimae Records - http://www.ultimae.com/en/releases/index.html

 

[Pete Askew]

Panoramic Music Eh!

Nice shots and quite a different approach; a photo with a free album in.