Album covers: WTF were they thinking of?

Yeah but hold on--  accident or not, I'm sorry: that was a brilliant cover.   Firstly, they'd gotten to the point where almost anything on a cover would've been unnecessary and contrived after beauties like Meet the Beatles!, Revolver and Pepper's.  That's probably why the next two records (excepting YS) just had band photos.   Without realizing it, they'd said with one cover "It's actually the music that's important here, not the fanfare or images.  Forget the bluddy cover, listen to the wax."

And second, what a neat idea of stamping a production code and band ID on blank cardboard.   That was a much more startling and unconventional image in the paisleyed and perfumed late 1960s than any other option.




Edited by Atavachron - June 28 2016 at 02:09

OK. Need i say more than this guy got pretty anal here?

Rednight wrote: The White Album - The Beatles. I mean, truly, - WHAT were they thinking? As devoid of inspiration for an album cover as some of the music therein. George Harrison was said to have loathed much of the experience of recording the thing, to boot.

I love that album, all of it - the best album the Beatles ever made. as to the cover: maybe they saw all kinds of things when looking at a white cover. don't forget this was the Beatles' LSD period

The White Album - The Beatles. I mean, truly, - WHAT were they thinking? As devoid of inspiration for an album cover as some of the music therein. George Harrison was said to have loathed much of the experience of recording the thing, to boot.

These are hilarious ....but not intentionally.....

Edited by dr wu23 - May 26 2016 at 14:55

Horny ... obviously