The Marriage of Music and Art

[Umma]

There is an abundance of artwork associated with music, from album covers to posters to video... etc. Artwork and packaging make the same recordings in a different package, collectible, and futher sales.

One of my favourite providers of media for the music industry is Storm Thorgerson.

and here... is Storm Thorgerson's web site

Love Roger Dean's stuff too....

Roger Dean's Web Site

Art is an important part of music, I think, and shouldnt be neglected at BeatKing :)

[DudeAsInCool]

And it wont be, Umma, now that we have you

[Umma]

:rotfl: I was hoping EVERYBODY would join in with their favourite album covers.. artists or whatever....

[joeyz]

Here's some Robert Wayatt

[DudeAsInCool]

I thought this was cool (author unknown):

[method77]

I have seen many covers that amazed me but I can't forget the WORST ALBUM COVER EVER! Years ago, my best friend bought a Lizzy Borden album and I couldn't stop laughing at it. He was pretty mad but i couldn't help it...

I managed to find a pic of it. Enjoy!

[method77]

I found a huge one!!!

http://myimages.fourvalve.com/method77/liz...cetosociety.jpg

[grab_grab_the_haddock]

I like the cover for Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland. Purely for artistic reasons of course.

[Umma]

art is art

[grab_grab_the_haddock]

and one for the ladies....

(ok calm down girls, hes married)

[Umma]

:rotfl:

[Meehowski]

This scene is DOPE!!

[slum_goddess]

deep breath now (in no particular order), POWER IN THE BLOOD by Alabama 3 (or A3 in the states).

[slum_goddess]

WADE INTO THE WATER by alabama 3

[slum_goddess]

ZERO TOLERANCE

[slum_goddess]

MANSION ON THE HILL by alabama 3

[slum_goddess]

EXILE ON COLDHARBOUR LANE (my personal fave--1st album)

[slum_goddess]

LA PESTE

[MikeHunt]

a simply great thread.

I like the classics...

[MikeHunt]

and this one..

[MikeHunt]

in my search for artwork ...I ran across this site ...for album artwork.

http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/coverart.html

here is the back cover from the It's a Beautiful Day (above)

[Kooperman]

One of my favorites, albino bluesman Johnny Winter:

[Umma]

I like that It's a Beautiful Day cover mikeH..... you can almost feel that blue sky....

great album too

[MikeHunt]

George Underwood, is another GREAT artist for album covers...as he has done many of the great ones..including T. Rex ..David Bowie ..Jethro Tull's Stand Up.

his site is here:

http://www.georgeunderwood.com/underwood.html

[DudeAsInCool]

Nice posts, Mke. Im a big fan of Quicksilver and Its a Beautiful Day - worth listeing to if youve never heard them.,