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Old 06-15-2011, 02:49 PM
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Old 06-15-2011, 02:54 PM
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I can say I own 6 of those albums but not for the covers. FWIW my wife has the other 3.
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Besides the ones mentioned I always thought this one was pretty good.

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Old 06-15-2011, 02:56 PM
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Another good one.

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I like Raditude by Weezer.
Sure, I'm a metalhead, but that cover makes me smie.
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Old 06-15-2011, 02:59 PM
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"Somewhere In Time" by Iron Maiden. Derek Riggs did some of the most amazing artwork for that band. Enjoyed trying to find all the hidden messages in the cover.
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Led Zeppelin I and Abbey Road.
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Old 06-15-2011, 03:04 PM
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I was always a big fan of Roger Dean's covers for Yes albums.

My favorites are Tales From Topographic Oceans & Relayer.

The full artwork on a gatefold album is cool
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Old 06-15-2011, 03:06 PM
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Some other cool album covers





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Ween Chocolate & cheese for sure #1

Tho I love that Brain Salad Surgery cover!!!
Close second here:

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Foghat: Rock & Roll
Not their best album...but their coolest album cover IMO...
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Old 06-15-2011, 03:27 PM
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Brain Salad Surgery...is borderline porn, no?
(Especially since we all know that BSS is slang for ________).

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I still own the LP. Connect the dots on see what Fluffy is all excited about...not sure how that translates to what the cd offers.
Oh, yeah...not to mention the cover "shot".
Hey, when you're about 13 years old in the early '70s...it was all we had.
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I was born in 1960. My older brother had this album.



Not very racy by today's standards but it helped jump start my puberty.
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Whenever I hear "Best Album Covers" Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon comes to mind... And so does this.



Doesn't hurt that it's also my favourite Rush album
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Always loved this one

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Ween... #winning

I always liked 'Weasels Ripped My Flesh" by Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
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Foghat: Rock & Roll
Not their best album...but their coolest album cover IMO...
+1 That cover is a classic.
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Axis: Bold as Love is one of mine.

also 10000 days

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Axis: Bold as Love is one of mine.

also 10000 days

Holy symmetry Batman!
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