http://laze.vox.com/library/posts/tags/album+covers/page/1/ something will go here at some point in time en Vox Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:32:44 -0400 Copyright 2006 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss album covers http://laze.vox.com/library/post/qotd-art-over-music.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(laze) http://laze.vox.com/library/post/qotd-art-over-music.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://laze.vox.com/library/post/qotd-art-over-music.html?_c=feed-rss-full Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:32:44 -0400 <blockquote><p><strong>What are your three favorite album covers of all-time? Any honorable mentions?</p></strong><p>Wow... tough question.&#160; <em>Really</em> tough question.&#160; One of those questions that I&#39;ll have a different answer for tomorrow.&#160; But let&#39;s deal with today.&#160; Be in the moment.</p><p>There are some I&#39;d like to include for the sheer <a href="http://www.addreviews.com/readreview.php?rev=2420">balls it took to create them</a> and others for their <a href="http://www.addreviews.com/readreview.php?rev=1893">unintentional humor</a>.</p><ul><li> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251cdfbb549d" at:format="small" at:align="right" class="enclosure enclosure-right enclosure-small photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: right;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://laze.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251cdfbb549d.html"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251cdfbb549d-120pi" alt="Elton John: Captain Fantastic..." title="Elton John: Captain Fantastic..." /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://laze.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251cdfbb549d.html" title="Elton John: Captain Fantastic...">Elton John: Captain Fantastic...</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> First, let&#39;s go with Elton John&#39;s <em>Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy</em>.&#160; This one is not only a phenomenal album, but especially eye-catching in its original full-sized LP version.&#160; Lots of great intricacy in the illustration and wonderfully busy.</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul><li> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251ce009604a" at:format="small" at:align="right" class="enclosure enclosure-right enclosure-small photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: right;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://laze.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251ce009604a.html"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251ce009604a-120pi" alt="DJ Krush: Zen" title="DJ Krush: Zen" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://laze.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251ce009604a.html" title="DJ Krush: Zen">DJ Krush: Zen</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> Next, DJ Krush&#39;s <em>Zen</em>.&#160; A lot of his cover designs are great, but this one is the one I&#39;d most like to have blown up to poster size.&#160; It&#39;s just beautiful.</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251cded4604a" at:format="small" at:align="right" class="enclosure enclosure-right enclosure-small photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: right;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://laze.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251cded4604a.html"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251cded4604a-120pi" alt="The Unemployed " title="The Unemployed " /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://laze.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251cded4604a.html" title="The Unemployed ">The Unemployed </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <strong></strong><p></p><ul><li>And just to mix things up a bit, an obscure new band whose cover really caught my eye: <a href="http://www.addreviews.com/readreview.php?rev=3152">The</a> <a href="http://www.addreviews.com/readreview.php?rev=3152">Unemployed</a>.</li></ul></p><p></p><p></p><p><br />(Lord, I can&#39;t stand Vox&#39;s WYSIWYG editor.&#160; This post was impossible to put together.)<br /></p></blockquote> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://laze.vox.com/library/post/qotd-art-over-music.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c25a78fdb00c2251ce015604a?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> music qotd album covers