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Classical humour

tellurian — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:43:53 -0800

Westminster Gold reissued classical albums in the seventies. The covers could be racy [slightly NSFW], unusual, puzzling, irreverent, and employ national stereotypes, but my favourites are the literal puns like Pops Promenade and Allegri String Quartet.

Rubik cubes and classic album covers by the Beatles and the Clash.

maudlin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:54:41 -0800

It's Seurat by me. Iconic album covers by the Beatles and the Clash. Mixed media (a metric buttload of Rubik's cubes shown in Dailymotion video). (via)

A 12-inch by 12-inch canvas.

amyms — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:18:58 -0800

Before Alex Steinweiss invented the album cover in 1938, at the age of 23, all albums came in plain brown wrappers. Steinweiss's idea to create a package that had something visual on the outside to lure the consumer was a huge success. A tribute show for the 90-year-old Steinweiss will be held at the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica, California, until February 23, 2008. More about Steinweiss here and here. First link via.

"Sock it to me!"

breezeway — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 11:56:33 -0800

"Man, I DO love a good album cover!" -- Dana Countryman

Kurt Vonnegut ain't no Andie Airfix

riffola — Sun, 16 Nov 2003 11:23:13 -0800

One hundred established graphic and fine artists were approached to create the definitive album cover of their favorite recording artist. Each chose an iconic musical subject from the 1940s to the present and from the genres of rock, blues, jazz, country and soul music. The result is an original and highly creative collection of contemporary art. The Greatest Album Covers That Never Were.

spilon — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 20:51:26 -0800

And the Grammy Award for most unfortunate album cover art goes to... The Coup! (Thankfully this rap group has already announced that they will change the cover to this CD.)