# What's Your Favorite Album Cover? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037 "2017-09-23T13:12:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/1 "2017-09-23T13:12:24Z")
Has this question been asked before? In any event, here’s one of mine: [https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/619FbIEWF4L.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Nights-Allen-Toussaint/dp/B000F8DTWI&h=500&w=500&tbnid=AAc4xRipWMJ5qM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=160&usg=\_\_-0f2zkdK9WDuX8BXl8qNDxgsTPE=&vet=10ahUKEwjEvuutsLvWAhWJ5iYKHY\_TCXAQ\_B0IlAIwCg..i&docid=ZnaSpwACmp9vTM&itg=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvuutsLvWAhWJ5iYKHY\_TCXAQ\_B0IlAIwCg](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/619FbIEWF4L.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Nights-Allen-Toussaint/dp/B000F8DTWI&h=500&w=500&tbnid=AAc4xRipWMJ5qM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=160&usg=__-0f2zkdK9WDuX8BXl8qNDxgsTPE=&vet=10ahUKEwjEvuutsLvWAhWJ5iYKHY_TCXAQ_B0IlAIwCg..i&docid=ZnaSpwACmp9vTM&itg=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEvuutsLvWAhWJ5iYKHY_TCXAQ_B0IlAIwCg) ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/2 "2017-09-23T13:44:16Z")
I knew this one right off. Big Brother & The Holding Company, _ **Cheap Thrills** _. I was also at the concert. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/3 "2017-09-23T14:49:01Z")
I don’t think I could come up with just one, but here’s one of my favorites from the last 10 years: [Pigs - You Ruin Everything](http://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1679453750_10.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/4 "2017-09-23T15:27:52Z")
Off the top of my head, [Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by the Moody Blues](https://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71gPovaYTuL._SL1125_.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.amazon.com/Every-Good-Boy-Deserves-Favour/dp/B000002GQK&h=1119&w=1125&tbnid=N55ozZZwi0FDYM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=160&usg=__unFwFIG3CGExWIJDy8v9HJtPBmE=&vet=10ahUKEwjx-PXFzrvWAhUsyoMKHf5ZDqoQ_B0IjQEwCg..i&docid=Xqv_7OvfyKmDMM&itg=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjx-PXFzrvWAhUsyoMKHf5ZDqoQ_B0IjQEwCg#h=1119&imgdii=TljpngJzzHxoyM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=160&vet=10ahUKEwjx-PXFzrvWAhUsyoMKHf5ZDqoQ_B0IjQEwCg..i&w=1125). ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/5 "2017-09-23T15:30:12Z")
[Whipped Cream and Other Delights](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3552/5708065765_baf446ae60.jpg) by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/6 "2017-09-23T15:42:44Z")
> [@74westy](#): > > Off the top of my head, [Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by the Moody Blues](https://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71gPovaYTuL._SL1125_.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.amazon.com/Every-Good-Boy-Deserves-Favour/dp/B000002GQK&h=1119&w=1125&tbnid=N55ozZZwi0FDYM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=160&usg=__unFwFIG3CGExWIJDy8v9HJtPBmE=&vet=10ahUKEwjx-PXFzrvWAhUsyoMKHf5ZDqoQ_B0IjQEwCg..i&docid=Xqv_7OvfyKmDMM&itg=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjx-PXFzrvWAhUsyoMKHf5ZDqoQ_B0IjQEwCg#h=1119&imgdii=TljpngJzzHxoyM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=160&vet=10ahUKEwjx-PXFzrvWAhUsyoMKHf5ZDqoQ_B0IjQEwCg..i&w=1125). The Moodies had a lot of great covers: [http://www.webwriter.f2s.com/moody/lyrics/albumart.htm](http://www.webwriter.f2s.com/moody/lyrics/albumart.htm) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/7 "2017-09-23T15:45:17Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > [Whipped Cream and Other Delights](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3552/5708065765_baf446ae60.jpg) by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. And the re-whipped version: [https://goo.gl/images/RSaKdR](https://goo.gl/images/RSaKdR) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/8 "2017-09-23T15:48:29Z")
The beatles ‘white album’. Nothing to dislike! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/9 "2017-09-23T15:50:30Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The beatles ‘white album’. Nothing to dislike! Meh. It’s kinda plain. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/10 "2017-09-23T16:02:51Z")
It has been asked before and here are mine(as of now): [Sepultura - Roots](https://static.stereogum.com/uploads/2016/02/Sepultura-Roots.jpg) The greatest metal album of all time also has the greatest cover. [Nightwish- Imaginaerum](http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/data/bands/nightwish/releases/nightwish-imaginaerum.jpg) [Within Temptation - The Heart of Everything](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H8_QN4mUX2o/maxresdefault.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/11 "2017-09-23T16:22:25Z")
One of my all-time favorites: [Camel - “I Can See Your House From Here”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can_See_Your_House_from_Here#/media/File:I_Can_See_Your_House_from_Here.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/12 "2017-09-23T16:42:30Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The beatles ‘white album’. Nothing to dislike! > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Meh. It’s kinda plain. > 😛 “Smell the Glove” - Spinal Tap 🙂 [“Disco-fied”](https://img.discogs.com/2h2E6-zY8-fMkIUGyg0-whjYh-E=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-109779-1172702514.jpeg.jpg) - Rhythm Heritage ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/13 "2017-09-23T16:49:36Z")
[Tarkus](http://assets.teamrock.com/image/18879b57-aadf-48ea-bc30-e47204f874de?w=1280) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/14 "2017-09-23T17:04:50Z")
Anything by Hypgnosis. If I had to pick one, [Ummagumma](http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0003/241/MI0003241637.jpg?partner=allrovi.com) comes to mind ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/15 "2017-09-23T17:09:15Z")
> [@K364](#): > > The Moodies had a lot of great covers: [http://www.webwriter.f2s.com/moody/lyrics/albumart.htm](http://www.webwriter.f2s.com/moody/lyrics/albumart.htm) In spite of my first post, I have to agree that the Moodies had some great cover art. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/16 "2017-09-23T17:13:29Z")
I’m surprised that nobody has mentioned _ **Brain Salad Surgery** _. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/17 "2017-09-23T17:25:26Z")
I’m surprised the Yes/Roger Dean fans haven’t checked in. Loudly. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/18 "2017-09-23T17:55:58Z")
> [@ZonexandScout](#): > > I’m surprised that nobody has mentioned _ **Brain Salad Surgery** _. I was about to. Now I have. Other favorites: - Elegy (The Nice) - Strange Days (The Doors) - Hot Rats (Zappa) - Rubber Soul (Fabs) interesting footnote for those who watched _Inspector Lewis_: Rebecca Front, who played Chief Superintendent Innocent, is the daughter of the man who designed the title logo on this album cover. Honorable Mention: - One Size Fits All (Zappa), the BACK cover with Cal Schenkel’s amazing and hilarious Zodiacal chart. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/19 "2017-09-23T18:00:21Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > [Whipped Cream and Other Delights](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3552/5708065765_baf446ae60.jpg) by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Boy Howdy! Do I remember this as a kid! 😃 > [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I’m surprised the Yes/Roger Dean fans haven’t checked in. Loudly. HERE I AM!! Might not be “absolute” favorite, but I’m going to go with _Fragile_. > **[yes fragile album cover art - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=j309V6Z4&id=AB18B5A93D5DF5ABDB89E4B67748686313561233&thid=OIP.j309V6Z4SQh2TDm3jAERqAEsEs&q=yes%2Bfragile%2Balbum%2Bcover%2Bart&simid=607987291495860463&selectedIndex=0&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. It’s special to me. I did a project in High School art class that involved it. Still hanging on my wall… And as much as I love Drive-By Truckers, I gotta admit, their album covers kinda hit and miss. Some I really like, some I can’t stand. > **[drive-by trucker album art - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=drive-by%20trucker%20album%20art&qs=n&form=QBIR&sp=-1&pq=drive-by%20trucker%20album%20art&sc=2-26&sk=&cvid=5D8C458B0AFC43659B51824425589D38)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037/20 "2017-09-23T18:18:22Z")
Always had a weak spot for “Weasels ripped my flesh” > **[weasels ripped my flesh album cover - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Hy42ydr8&id=C50CEDF790AFE5549E0F42AD0ACE4A1CAF046A0E&thid=OIP.Hy42ydr8kXQsn3kKrnAg0gEsEo&q=weasels%2Bripped%2Bmy%2Bflesh%2Balbum%2Bcover&simid=607998213586486074&selectedIndex=0&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037.md?page=2)