Great Rock Album Covers

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Great rock album covers.

The kid whose photo was used is never going to live down being the focal point of the most important album of the 90s. The first and best album by velvet underground the psychedelic new york band fronted by lou reed is known by fans as the banana album due to the eye catching illustration on its cover. It turned the prism into an iconic image and is one of the best rock album covers. The same goes for nirvana s nevermind album cover.

Truly iconic album covers don t just define an album they define an era a generation and in some cases an entire musical genre. This fruity drawing was the work of pop art icon andy warhol who happened to be the group s manager while the cover was designed by acy r. Item 50 of 51. These are the 100 greatest album covers as chosen by the writers of rolling stone in their november 14th 1991 issue.

Rolling stone s 100 greatest album covers. Music film tv and political news coverage. The great and the good of pop music gathered in 1991 to pay tribute to elton john including sting and the who but among all the covers here there s one that stands out. Last weekend we asked our readers to select the best album covers of all time in the age of the mp3 the album cover is really a lost art which probably explains why 90 percent of the albums.

With smith describing her look as sinatra like all elements combined to create one of the greatest album covers and rock photographs ever. Features the 25 most iconic album covers of all time. Along with plenty of sex and provocation since much of this list of the greatest album covers revels in rock n roll imagery. Kate bush s amazing.

These are some of the most recognizable albums in music history and the creativity that went.