Best looking CD/LP artwork.

[vandermolen]

There exists a highly entertaining 'worst cover art' thread but here is an alternative take. What do you think are the best, most impressive, most striking, most appropriate CD or LP covers?

For starters here is mine. The cover photo of Gunther Herbig's gripping performance of Shostakovich's 4th Symphony. A chilling image of Stalinist St Petersburg (with statue of Tsar Nicholas 1st). The isolated figures and looming image of Stalin convey just the right sense of impending doom, as appropriate for Shostakovich's most gripping and troubled symphony:
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[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

A chilling image of Stalinist Moscow (I assume it's Moscow). The isolated figures and looming image of Stalin convey just the right sense of impending doom,

In fact that's St. Petersburg, with the statue of Nicholas I.

[vandermolen]

In fact that's St. Petersburg, with the statue of Nicholas I.

Just checking that you were on the ball (hahaha)

Thanks -I've changed it now.

[Brian]

I am a big fan of clean, simple, expressive designs with high-quality typography. A splash of color is nice, too. Stunning artwork or photography will make up for a lot of other deficiencies. It almost doesn't matter if the picture "fits" with the music. Our tastes are clearly very different, because I really do not like the cover you posted!



I'm also a big fan of the classic DG banners.

[Brahmsian]

That is a superb cover, Brian!

[Pat B]

I like vandermolen's choice and also most of Brian's (especially the one of resistors). Fit with the music is a big plus but not a necessity.

A few I like:

Classic:


A rare case where the reissue is better than the original:


Prague:

[EigenUser]

Here are a few that I particularly like (either they are well done artistically or just funny):
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[Ken B]

I think this would great for a certain Beethoven symphony



Perhaps the Eroica.

[DavidW]

Those are great covers Brian!

[North Star]

There's already this topic with 14 pages' worth of material

[NJ Joe]

[Mirror Image]

A few favorite prog rock covers:

[torut]

Most of the album covers of Neos and Kiros are nice.


I liked the old Montaigne covers.

[Ken B]

I like the muted elegance of many Glossa releases

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Many more.

[vandermolen]

I am a big fan of clean, simple, expressive designs with high-quality typography. A splash of color is nice, too. Stunning artwork or photography will make up for a lot of other deficiencies. It almost doesn't matter if the picture "fits" with the music. Our tastes are clearly very different, because I really do not like the cover you posted!



I'm also a big fan of the classic DG banners.

Well, I did like your choices, especially the Dvorak - a beautiful photo. The Shostakovich no doubt reflects my own sense of morbidity!

[vandermolen]

I like vandermolen's choice and also most of Brian's (especially the one of resistors). Fit with the music is a big plus but not a necessity.

A few I like:

Classic:


A rare case where the reissue is better than the original:


Prague:

Great images, especially the image of Prague, which brought back memories of my visit there and the very appropriate Adams cover art, which it have never seen before.

[vandermolen]

There's already this topic with 14 pages' worth of material

Oops, didn't realise. Sorry. Am happy if moderators want to telescope them together as one thread.

Thanks very much for all responses - all of which I enjoyed. Agree about the  Herrmann 'Psycho' cover and Steinberg's DGG 'The Planets' + Pink Floyd, Yes etc.

[EigenUser]

I like the Strauss one -- very cool! Must be due to Kubrick's inclusion of that work in "2001: A Space Odyssey".

Interestingly, I was considering posting the Reich album in the "worst album cover" thread. I never liked that cover at all. Just goes to show you that people have different trains tastes! 

[TheGSMoeller]

I'll add a few...

        

[Ken B]

different trains tastes!