Your favourite album cover design?

by **Cheery Cherry** on Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:45 pm

I have always liked Tin Drum.

by **Burnsjed** on Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:58 pm

As far as Japan are concerned,
Album - Exorcising Ghosts
Single - Ghosts (12" cover with his fingers in his hair)

Solo

Album - Gone To Earth
Single - Let The Happiness In or Silver Moon

by **Bridget** on Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:28 am

I love the cover of Brilliant Trees.

But that album means everything to me anyway.
It is the most beautiful thing my ears have ever heard.

Website · by **BeehiveSecrets** on Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:52 pm

i can't actually believe that nobody mentioned Tin Drum. i don't have a vinyl player, but i'm getting that vinyl just to hang it on my wall, becus it has to be one of the most beautiful covers that have ever been done! the without-glasses version is great just as the original more common one (right?). so yeah Tin Drum.

and if i had to chose the artwork of a solo work it'd be Brilliant Trees, probably. i love the pictures of David sitting in a crater or something from the booklet. and i believe i haven't seen many single artwork, but give me time!

by **Tenhorse** on Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:15 pm

Secrets of the Beehive
Approaching Silence

Website · by **Brecht** on Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:52 pm

Quiet Life is my favorite cover ever, so I'll pick that. The back cover and especially the inside sleeve are great as well. Rich, Rob and Steve look unbearably cool in blue!

by **Adrian** on Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:29 am

I have to say I really like all Samadhi Sound artwork...
And I would also like to ask: am I the only one who notices that the instrumental stuff gets a 'harsher' cover most of the time? For instance E&N versus Camphor; or DBoaC versus Approaching Silence?

by **Chet** on Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:46 pm

Japan - Tin Drum
David - Secrets Of The Beehive
single - Red Guitar & Let The Happiness In
and Weatherbox is such a piece of Art

by **Chet** on Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:47 am

and I forgot to mention the japanese verison of Rain Tree Crow.
well... I usually adore all the japanese editions.

by **godisinthesilences** on Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:58 am

Japan - Quiet Life
David S. - Brilliant Trees
Single - Bamboo Music/Bamboo Houses

by **natsume** on Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:03 pm

I haven't been wowed by the Samadhisound artwork, but my favorite cover of the albums is DBOAC. Always loved it. Poloroids is one of my favorite album covers of all time from anyone, so that is a given.

I think E&N has probably the nicest packaging for anything Sylvian has done. It is warm, inviting, thoughtful, evocative. It is a good visual example of the idea he has stated in interviews when he declines interpreting his own work or lyrics. The listener or viewer should take their own meanings from the work.

by **Simonp** on Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:25 pm

Oh I have to disagree. The work Chris Bigg has done for the Samadhi releases has been beautiful. I think he's really given the label a visual identity.

by **Simonp** on Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:27 pm

..and of course "The World Is Everything" tour book is simply gorgeous.

by **godisinthesilences** on Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:52 pm

yes the tour book is lovely inside and out.
I agree too that Chris Biggs has given Samadhisound a very distinct visual i.d.
I would like to see something a bit different now though. I think you can overuse an artist and then their art tends to become a bit meaningless.

by **Simonp** on Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:51 am

godisinthesilences wrote: I think you can overuse an artist and then their art tends to become a bit meaningless.

I think that Vaughan Oliver of V23 and the work that he has done for 4AD suggests this is not the case :wink:

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