xp Even boring covers can be iconic and very memorable!
Also:- Always thought Grouper's covers were meh ... Dead Deer is at least vaguely creepy but otherwise they don't do much for me - The two 2019 Big Thief album covers could have been promo shots
― Indexed, Thursday, 15 April 2021 19:14 (three years ago) link
Brothers in Arms is peak mid-80s "elegant, restrained" aesthetic, sorta Vaughn Oliver for the mall record store, to stand out next to the Crü and Fat Boys album also on the endcap rack. Graceland, True Blue would be other examples.
― Citole Country (bendy), Thursday, 15 April 2021 19:21 (three years ago) link
just shooting the shit here, but: what if the digital age has destroyed certain possibilities in album covers? like, small text. things that are hard to read or need to be examined closely. you can include that on an album cover, now, but no one's going to be able to read that in the corner of the corner of a streaming platform
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Thursday, 15 April 2021 19:25 (three years ago) link
maybe this is what autechre is getting at with their recent covers. cover art converging toward machine-readable icons
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Thursday, 15 April 2021 19:26 (three years ago) link