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Vybik Jon
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Edited May 25, 2011, 01:42
Re: Favourite Record Sleeve?
May 23, 2011, 14:29
Motörhead

The sleeve design is by Joe Petagno and he has done many other sleeves for Motörhead (and other bands). Of the Motörhead sleeves, I would favour the earlier ones. In particular the original (above) and these two:

Overkill

Another Perfect Day

I also have a soft spot for this Quo sleeve too, as it takes me back to my teens and was a perfect representation of everything about the band.

Piledriver
Monganaut
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Re: Favourite Record Sleeve?
May 23, 2011, 14:36
Here's a few that I like a lot

Hawkwind's - Space Ritual

Boss Hogg - Drinkin' Lyin' & Letchin - as a teen, for obvious reasons...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boss_Hog_-_Drinkin%27_etc_album_cover.JPG

Einsturzende Neubauten - Halber Mensche - those teeth around the edge still creep me out.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/HalberMenschAlbumCover.jpg

Anything by Foetus, though esp 'Nail'. He had a real eye for a catching design. all that situationist stuff was lovely.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Foetus_Nail.jpg

Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here, Porcupine, Ocean Rain.
There was something epic about the covers of the 2nd,3rd and 4th' albums for me, esp 'Heaven'. I could stare at that for hours, and accompanied by the music, it really took me places.

Joy Div - Unknown Pleasures
Faust - Faust Tapes (original vinyl)
Both of the above have a similar visual vibe for me. I like geometry and the geometric.
http://cococubed.asu.edu/images/87a/images/unknown_pleasures.jpg
http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=223803


The Warlocks - US version of Phoenix (and all the early releases TBH)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_%28The_Warlocks_album%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_and_Fall_%28The_Warlocks_album%29

Anything by Broadcast/ Ghostbox. I love pretty much everything I've seen by Julian House
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=JuliAN+House&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=zbq&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&prmd=ivnscm&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=4l7aTdmNDIe28QPP_uWDBQ&ved=0CFQQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=677

The Heads - Any of those early - mid period albums and singles had great graphics, esp 'Everybody Knows we Got Nowhere' Mmmm, nice lady.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Everybody-Knows-We-Got-Nowhere/dp/B00004UED2

Oneida - The Wedding and most of the covers since. Again, it's that geometric/illustration/pattern vibe I love.
http://www.jagjaguwar.com/press/oneida/jag65.300hires.jpg
http://www.jagjaguwar.com/press/oneida/JAG145.jpg
http://www.jagjaguwar.com/press/oneida/jag100.300rgb4x4.jpg
http://www.jagjaguwar.com/press/oneida/JAG125.jpg

And lastly for now,
The Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter.
I like the way their dressed, I like that it's winter, dunno, I just like it.
http://www.visitation-rites.com/2009/08/the-incredible-string-band-the-hangmans-beautiful-daughter-1968/
Squid Tempest
Squid Tempest
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Re: Favourite Record Sleeve?
May 23, 2011, 14:41
Nice. I know what you mean about those Bunnymen sleeves.
Moon Cat
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Re: Favourite Record Sleeve?
May 23, 2011, 14:46
Comus "First Utterance" - It really sums up the gnarly malevolence of the music to me. Uuargh!
Squid Tempest
Squid Tempest
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Re: Favourite Record Sleeve?
May 23, 2011, 14:53
Agree about Space Ritual too, although I love all the early Hawkwind covers, speshly In Search of Space. I'm a sucker for foldy bits.
Moon Cat
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Edited May 23, 2011, 14:57
Re: Favourite Record Sleeve?
May 23, 2011, 14:57
Squid Tempest wrote:
. I'm a sucker for foldy bits.


Me too! Although, in your case, I suspect it's meant quite literally.

Santana's Lotus, which you mentioned, actually ends up being bigger than my pod when you unfold it all. I might live in it!

And I have an album by a psytrance band called Space Tribe which folds into a little pyramid.

System of a Down's "Mesmerise" and "Hypnotise" albums can be joined together to make a big bulky double thing. Which is nice.
mojojojo
mojojojo
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Re: Favourite Record Sleeve?
May 23, 2011, 15:00
This is nice

http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/ad7a90be0afb1d0f695c81c21a4c6ffd130b94ef_m.jpg
spacecat
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Edited May 23, 2011, 15:28
Re: Favourite Record Sleeve?
May 23, 2011, 15:26
Same here with those bunnymen albums...although I'd include 'Crocodiles' as well.

also great..

Wilder, WSYM & Fried
My Generation & Who's Next
With The BeatlesA Hard Day's NightRubber SoulRevolverSgt. Pepper

...I seem to recall liking quite a few of those 'Top Of The Pops' album covers from the seventies at the time....can't think why!
Vybik Jon
Vybik Jon
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Edited May 23, 2011, 15:28
Re: Favourite Record Sleeve?
May 23, 2011, 15:28
spacecat wrote:
...I seem to recall liking quite a few of those 'Top Of The Pops' album covers from the seventies at the time....can't think why!

Knock yourself out:

http://www.freewebs.com/toppopper/
rojo
rojo
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Re: Favourite Record Sleeve?
May 23, 2011, 15:29
The Krautrock Lps are pretty special:-

esp love these 2:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wolfcity1.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MusikVonHarmonia.jpg
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