The big problem with mp3's, of course, is that the little picture on your ipod can never replace the beauty of the vinyl album cover, a work of art in itself that used to be gazed at lovingly while you listened to your favorite 33 1/3Here is Rock Revival's Top 20 Album Covers
1 Revolver The Beatles
2 Sgt Peppers The Beatles
3 Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones
4 Abraxas Santana
5 Disraeli Gears Cream
6 Axis Bold as Love Jimi Hendrix
7 In the Court of the Crimson King King Crimson
8 Wish You Were Hear Pink Floyd
9 Gentle Giant Gentle Giant
10 In Rock Deep Purple
11 Weasels Ripped My Flesh Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
12 Born in the USA Bruce Springsteen
13 E Pluribus Unum Grand Funk Railroad
14 Goes to Hell Alice Cooper
15 Fragile Yes
16 Ogden's Nut Gone Flake Small Faces
17 Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart
18 Flirtin With Disaster Molly Hatchet
19 In Absentia Porcupine Tree
20 Electric Light Orchestra Out of the Blue
Images Courtesy Vertigo/Islan/Warner Bros/Lava/MCA/Reaction/Atlantic
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In the Court of the Crimson King is probably my favorite cover. Some other favorites are Yes' Fragile and Relayer. ELP's Brian Salad Surgery would probably rank pretty high as well.
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