Favourite Album Covers
by 
Crhmgs 
Don't judge a book by it's cover; judge a record instead... Or don't
Look, i haven't listened to some of these records (i will) but i'm just a sucker for art in general, and even if i don't like the record in question i can still be fascinated by it's cover. From time to time i will name a song, a feeling or a thing i relate that record to.
Edit: I Feel so good that i could complete this thing. I want to thank the academy and everyone who gets to read all the dumb shit i wrote, bye :)
- Chart updated: 01/26/2024 20:15
- (Created: 10/13/2020 08:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Fucking hot and esoteric too, it adds a lot to the sinister and mysteriously sexy vibe the record has too.
[First added to this chart: 10/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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12,004
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Look, i'm a guy and i love women as much as the next guy, but man, Michael Hutchence was the hottest man ever, the guy oozes sexual tension, i love his facial expression on this cover, like he is kinda nervous, but waiting to see what happens and i absolutely love that the whole band is in the cover, when you see the full picture. plus this has maybe their best material ever, brilliant stuff.
"I've got to let you know... You're one of my kind" [First added to this chart: 10/13/2020]
"I've got to let you know... You're one of my kind" [First added to this chart: 10/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
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2,777
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I swear this thing looks like it was made with Microsoft's paint, but i say that in the nicest way possible. I love how David Byrne has a very big eye, and then the other one is almost like a dot. And i'm fascinated by how this cover is connected with the themes of Seen and Not Seen, super interesting study on David Byrne's brain.
"Maybe they imagined that their new face would better
Suit their personality...Or maybe they imagined that their
Personality would be forced to change to fit the new appearance"... Chilling [First added to this chart: 10/13/2020]
"Maybe they imagined that their new face would better
Suit their personality...Or maybe they imagined that their
Personality would be forced to change to fit the new appearance"... Chilling [First added to this chart: 10/13/2020]
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1980
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27,488
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I love this cover, even if i wasn't a fan of the record. I mean it's just cool, feels sinister, but inviting at the same time.
[First added to this chart: 10/13/2020]
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1982
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2,928
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As a kid i always thought that the guitar was some kind of giant clock, and for some strange reason i can't get that image out of my head.
[First added to this chart: 10/13/2020]
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1985
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7,120
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Her eyes kill me in here, what's more, i love the Houdini reference too. effortless sexy.
[First added to this chart: 10/13/2020]
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1982
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6,291
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Don't think for a second i didn't had a hard time trying to pick just one of the many great album covers The Cure has, it was a tie between this, Disintegration an Pornography. But the more i look at Faith, the more i feel immersed to it's mysterious aura, the phantasmagoria of feelings underneath makes me think it's indeed a parallel universe where they know how to feel about it, so i guess Faith it is, then.
[First added to this chart: 10/13/2020]
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1981
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2,065
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Yes, it seems like i have a thing for naked woman in black and white pictures, but, don't we all?
[First added to this chart: 10/13/2020]
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1988
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2,145
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Out of all those Smith's photos, i think i like this one the most and it makes me think to "How Soon Is Now?"
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1984
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5,978
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The first 3D album cover ever, it's also one of the most iconic covers for me, plus it has "Photograph".
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1983
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Favourite Album Covers composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 20 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 36 | 36% | |
| 2000s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Jeff Buckley | 1 | 1% | |
| Elliott Smith | 1 | 1% | |
| Modjo | 1 | 1% | |
| Arcade Fire | 1 | 1% | |
| American Football | 1 | 1% | |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | 1 | 1% | |
| Sun Kil Moon | 1 | 1% | |
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58 | 58% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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From TheDude85 03/30/2023 17:07 | #295605
TheDude85 03/30/2023 17:07 | #295605
I enjoyed your list and reading your musings about the covers. Appreciation of art is always subjective, yet I share your perspective on many of the images featured here. I was particularly amused by your view of the guy on the cover of the Devo album as "The first guy to die in the movie." Keep up the great work.
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