I'm a big fan of cover art, as many of my readers know, but something I talk about less is good music art. Actually I don't think I've ever talked about it. Whether it's vinyl album art or a CD case, or just promo art to go with streaming or Internet radio, concept art can be a powerful tool for conveying an artists' ideas or mood. I find that ambient music and so-called New Age music is especially rich in awesome cover art, but progressive rock and other forms of music also have great examples.
So I thought I'd share some of my favorite pieces of album art, and while electronic music is well represented I tried to draw from as many diverse sources as I could. Let me know in the comments which are your favorites, or share your own.
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I love album art as well. It's sad that we lost a lot of it when CDs came out (IMO).
ReplyDeleteI know, I miss album art!
DeleteGreat post, Greg. I'm very fond of album art, as I own a TON of vinyl from my "youth" lol. And I'm pretty sure I have that Yes album!
ReplyDeleteThanx Tammy! I am too. And I love Yes' art
Deleteblue can be so gorgeous on the cover, the mermaid one is beautiful
ReplyDeleteI like that one a lot!
DeleteIt's been quite a while since I've seen album art, but these are quite beautiful. The 2 that I remember from waaay back in the day(lol), would definitely be Stairway to Heaven and many from Earth Wind & Fire. It's pretty cool how so many from back then are worth money, and how the young people really enjoy them these days. Happy Monday and Hugs...RO
ReplyDeleteI love that vinyl made a comeback of sorts! Are cassettes next? lol but yes I love album art, or concept art for music. And ooh EWF I hadn't thought of them but their stuff is so distinctive also!
DeleteLove these! Especially Across an Ocean of Dreams.
ReplyDeleteOh I love cover art, too! Across An Ocean of Dreams is such a beautiful one. They're all very artistic.
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday!
Across an Ocean of Dreams is such a beautiful cover!
ReplyDeleteoh so many pretty ones. Across an ocean of dreams is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteOoooh I like these! Especially the first two and the last one! You know, the one downfall of digital music is that it's rare to even see album covers these days. I remember ages ago getting excited to see what they looked like, too!
ReplyDeleteI mostly listen to music on YouTube, so I never really get to see music art. You found some really interesting and fantastical ones though!
ReplyDeleteThese are all beautiful. 💜✨
ReplyDeleteI like the 2002 album covers I haven't listen to them but want to give them a try.
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