100 Best Vinyl Covers

The perfect best vinyl record list is as elusive an idea yet we love chasing after it somewhere in the pursuit is a spirit of curation.

100 best vinyl covers. These are the 100 greatest album covers as chosen by the writers of rolling stone in their november 14th 1991 issue. Create your own list of music and share it with the world. The stories behind the sleeves 100 best album covers as chosen by storm thorgerson and aubrey powell published in 1999 order reflects order of presentation in the book. Features the 25 most iconic album covers of all time.

The artistic and technical innovation that occurred during the 300 hours of studio time for the fab four is as astonishing as it is unmatched taking place while the band was truly in its. Truly iconic album covers don t just define an album they define an era a generation and in some cases an entire musical genre. From indelible images to perfect portraits the 100 greatest album covers provoke and awe just as much as the contents inside. Rolling stone s 100 greatest album covers.

Most of the albums on this list would be equally at home on a best albums of all time list however we paid special attention to the qualities and characteristics that distinguished them as great vinyl albums. 100 pioneering sleeve designs. Why is revolver the best beatles album to own on vinyl. Courtesy photo 40 51.

Because it s the best beatles album period. This fruity drawing was the work of pop art icon andy warhol who happened to be the group s manager while the cover was designed by acy r. The first and best album by velvet underground the psychedelic new york band fronted by lou reed is known by fans as the banana album due to the eye catching illustration on its cover. Features the greatest album covers.

Last weekend we asked our readers to select the best album covers of all time in the age of the mp3 the album cover is really a lost art which probably explains why 90 percent of the albums.