| jamster1111 12.05.2010 16:09 |
Hmmm mind might be News of the World or Queen (first album) |
| Sebastian 12.05.2010 23:28 |
Perhaps 'A Night at the Opera', Very nice details. |
| The_CrY 13.05.2010 04:20 |
I always liked the cover for A Kind of Magic a lot... |
| mike hunt 13.05.2010 07:08 |
Queen2 and A night at the opera |
| Fly away 13.05.2010 08:18 |
Queen II - so iconic Miracle - a neat picture, and a statement on how all the song are collaborative (Made in Heaven is up there too - the last hints of light from a setting sun hitting the band) |
| splicksplack 13.05.2010 09:48 |
Queen - the first one. Like a beacon to all the great things to come. |
| Wiley 13.05.2010 10:06 |
Fly away wrote: (Made in Heaven is up there too - the last hints of light from a setting sun hitting the band) --------------------------------- The widely available cover has the sunrise photo, not the sunset one, so technically it's "the first hints of light from a rising sun". The vinyl cover had the setting sun, though. Lovely cover. I wish I had visited Montreux in Fall/Winter instead of in the middle of the Summer. It still looked beautiful but not "MIH cover" beautiful, hehe :). |
| Makka 13.05.2010 11:09 |
News Of The World has always been my fave. I was 7 when the album came out and my brother had it and I remember staring at it for hours, especially the inside cover of the people running. Magic stuff. |
| The Real Wizard 13.05.2010 11:31 |
I have to agree with News Of The World. It's the only one that had me looking at it in wonder as a kid. |
| mike hunt 13.05.2010 11:48 |
news of the world, Yes!....a great cover. I also have a warm spot for made in heaven. |
| PrincessofTaylor 13.05.2010 11:52 |
I'll always have a soft spot for Queen II - that's the first image of the band that I really remember (from the BoRhap video). NOTW is probably the coolest (especially since they had the original artist alter the painting) and Made in Heaven is also really poignant (although I was disappointed when I heard it's actually three different photos smashed together rather than one fluid shot). |
| Over the Field 13.05.2010 12:20 |
Queen II |
| GratefulFan 13.05.2010 12:26 |
News of the World for me. I chose it as my avatar because I have an intense memory of being 11 years old in summer of 1978 and tracing the lines of the artwork with my finger as I held the album for the first time. It belonged to my older cousin, and his album collection was a source of mystery and wonder. I couldn't take my eyes off of it for the longest time as I examined every detail and tried to imagine a story about what had happened to the people on the cover. I had a dream about the metal monster that night in which I discovered him crying in the woods behind the house at my aunt's house where we were staying. I somehow knew that he was terribly sorry about what had happened to the people on the cover. In the dream, I went into the house and took a bag of oreos which I brought into the woods and shared with my monster friend. Whenever I handed him one it changed from a small oreo into a giant one that fit him. He didn't talk, but he stopped crying. It's my first memory of 'Queen', though what Queen would become for me, by degrees, was a ways off yet. |
| PrincessofTaylor 13.05.2010 12:31 |
GratefulFan wrote: News of the World for me. I chose it as my avatar because I have an intense memory of being 11 years old in summer of 1978 and tracing the lines of the artwork with my finger as I held the album for the first time. It belonged to my older cousin, and his album collection was a source of mystery and wonder. I couldn't take my eyes off of it for the longest time as I examined every detail and tried to imagine a story about what had happened to the people on the cover. I had a dream about the metal monster that night in which I discovered him crying in the woods behind the house at my aunt's house where we were staying. I somehow knew that he was terribly sorry about what had happened to the people on the cover. In the dream, I went into the house and took a bag of oreos which I brought into the woods and shared with my monster friend. Whenever I handed him one it changed from a small oreo into a giant one that fit him. He didn't talk, but he stopped crying. It's my first memory of 'Queen', though what Queen would become for me, by degrees, was a ways off yet. Awwww like in "Of Mice and Men" when Lennie squeezes the mice to death. That story is too cute! |
| bigV 13.05.2010 12:31 |
"Made In Heaven" and "The Miracle"... the symbolism in both of these covers is so beyond anything else... V. |
| Micrówave 13.05.2010 14:18 |
Hot Space. very Andy Warhol. Still looks good today. |
| GratefulFan 13.05.2010 14:37 |
And you know, when I finally put Hot Space through my blender it ended up tasting like tomato soup. Eerie. |
| GratefulFan 13.05.2010 14:44 |
PrincessofTaylor wrote: Awwww like in "Of Mice and Men" when Lennie squeezes the mice to death. =================================== Yeah...just like that! :) You've made me feel nostalgic for good stories. I can't find any good fiction and I don't know where to look, so I've given up. |
| Rubbersuit 13.05.2010 15:34 |
Return of the Champions! O-wait. no... News of the World for sure. |
| Major Tom 13.05.2010 17:46 |
Sheer heart attack and Made in heaven. |
| splicksplack 14.05.2010 02:13 |
I've just remembered a personal story about The Miracle cover. In the late eighties I was the manager of a print/copy shop in Shepherd's Bush, London. We had one of the first good quality colour photocopiers (a Canon if you're interested). I happened to notice one of the jobs waiting to be done. 4 face pictures of each Queen band member. Over the next few weeks a guy came in with variations of the pics - basically different stages that ended up as the "joined heads" on The Miracle cover (and the eyes on the back). I (naughtily) kept a private copy of the pictures as they progressed. I had, at this time, lost interest in the band so when I briefly went to Liverpool to work about 3 years later I gave the pics to my old mate Jim Jenkins. The original photos, before any re-touching, were very rough. The pics were unforgiving and they had pretty bad complextions. Freddie in particular looked like he'd been right "on one" the night before. I've just checked the cover credits and it states that the "Paintbox" designer was Richard Baker, so I guess that was the guy that popped into the shop. |
| ILoveQueen20 14.05.2010 04:17 |
Favourite eh? Well I perfer the art work covers over the photos to be honest altough I love the Queen || cover as its so iconic....actually I also love the SHA cover because they all look so fineeeeeeeee! My favourites are ANATO or ADATR( I can't choose between the two!) I have the larger printed versions :) & I think the detail & colours in the art work is fabulous and it represents each member & the pheniox is amazing. It just sums up Queen to me. & of corse NOTW is another favourite its just t so sureal I find myself staring at it lovingly sometimes yet still not having a clue what it actaully means/about. I also have a soft spot for the 'hotspace' artwork x'D So to overall I don't have that many favourite album covers* *is lieing* |
| Winter Land Man 14.05.2010 10:11 |
splicksplack wrote: I've just remembered a personal story about The Miracle cover. In the late eighties I was the manager of a print/copy shop in Shepherd's Bush, London. We had one of the first good quality colour photocopiers (a Canon if you're interested). I happened to notice one of the jobs waiting to be done. 4 face pictures of each Queen band member. Over the next few weeks a guy came in with variations of the pics - basically different stages that ended up as the "joined heads" on The Miracle cover (and the eyes on the back). I (naughtily) kept a private copy of the pictures as they progressed. I had, at this time, lost interest in the band so when I briefly went to Liverpool to work about 3 years later I gave the pics to my old mate Jim Jenkins. The original photos, before any re-touching, were very rough. The pics were unforgiving and they had pretty bad complextions. Freddie in particular looked like he'd been right "on one" the night before. I've just checked the cover credits and it states that the "Paintbox" designer was Richard Baker, so I guess that was the guy that popped into the shop. --------------------------------------------------------- What does "right on one the night before" mean???? |
| tcc 14.05.2010 11:07 |
My favourite album cover is the A Kind of Magic album cover. I like the blending of the colours. It took me a while to "see" the Freddie figure. I always laugh at the part when the cartoon girls fall off when Freddie moved away in the video of the song. |
| Bo Alex 14.05.2010 12:40 |
I really like Queen II, The Miracle and Innuendo. Queen I and Hot Space looks nice too. IMO the worst are The Game and A Kind Of Magic. |
| Holly2003 14.05.2010 13:05 |
1. News of the World. No contest. 2. A Night at the Opera 3 Jazz 4. A Day at the Races 5. Livekillers 6. Queen 2 7. GH1 8. Err.. that's it. |
| CERATOPHRYS 14.05.2010 13:19 |
1.QUEEN II 2.NEWS OF THE WORLD 3.QUEEN |
| A Word In Your Ear 14.05.2010 13:28 |
I Always liked "Live Killers" myself. The big Pizza Oven!!!! & a big thumbs down for "Queen Rocks" Both versions!!!! |
| splicksplack 15.05.2010 21:56 |
Sorry. "Right On One" is a British phrase that means getting really wasted on alcohol or drugs. |
| Blackthorne 18.05.2010 21:04 |
ANATO |
| Winter Land Man 18.05.2010 22:10 |
HOT SPACE |
| Big Fat Fanny 19.05.2010 05:43 |
The Miracle. Doesn't anyone else like it? |
| Dane 19.05.2010 05:52 |
I remember the first time I saw the Miracle cover in 1991 and at 10 years of age I was just blown away! It was one of the major triggers for me to become a graphic designer. Though a very 80s cover it still remains to be one of my favourites. |
| Amazon 21.05.2010 11:07 |
I would have to say Queen II, followed by in joint second spot NOTW, The Miracle & Innuendo. Truth be told, all of Queen's album covers are pretty good (although I'm less than thrilled with The Game and The Works.) |
| Thistle 21.05.2010 15:55 |
Inside Cover of Queen II Innuendo NOTW Made In Heaven |
| leto 23.05.2010 06:22 |
My favorite is "Made In Heaven" vinyl edition ! |
| ITSM 25.05.2010 07:55 |
A Night at the Opera A Day at the Races News of the World The Miracle Innuendo Live Killers Live at Wembley '86 |
| andreas_mercury 25.05.2010 12:30 |
the cosmos rocks was very underrated cover, the album sucked but cover was genius |
| sharoncooper 28.05.2010 19:16 |
Iremember growing up in the seventies up in my room listening to Queen. I had about 6 albums at the time. My favorites were Queen2 Queen and A day at the races,and Anight at the opera.I would play them everyday. I felt peaceful and full of joy. I still feel peaceful when I listen to them. They still put asmile on my face some 35yrs latter. |
| sharoncooper 28.05.2010 19:19 |
oops!!!!my favorite album covers are Anight at the opera, Aday at the races, And queen2. |
| 92Funny 07.06.2010 15:35 |
The Miracle |
| GratefulFan 08.06.2010 14:57 |
Big Fat Fanny wrote: The Miracle. Doesn't anyone else like it? ====================================== If by "like it" you mean "find it creepy and weird", then a big YES! from me. ;) |
| bigV 08.06.2010 16:26 |
splicksplack wrote: I've just remembered a personal story about The Miracle cover. In the late eighties I was the manager of a print/copy shop in Shepherd's Bush, London. We had one of the first good quality colour photocopiers (a Canon if you're interested). I happened to notice one of the jobs waiting to be done. 4 face pictures of each Queen band member. Over the next few weeks a guy came in with variations of the pics - basically different stages that ended up as the "joined heads" on The Miracle cover (and the eyes on the back). I (naughtily) kept a private copy of the pictures as they progressed. I had, at this time, lost interest in the band so when I briefly went to Liverpool to work about 3 years later I gave the pics to my old mate Jim Jenkins. The original photos, before any re-touching, were very rough. The pics were unforgiving and they had pretty bad complextions. Freddie in particular looked like he'd been right "on one" the night before. I've just checked the cover credits and it states that the "Paintbox" designer was Richard Baker, so I guess that was the guy that popped into the shop. What a cool story! :) V. |
| rhyeking 08.06.2010 21:09 |
I like all the studio album covers, as they're each distinctive and represent well the motivations behind their respective albums. Queen - Seemingly an image of a performer (Freddie) triumphantly on stage, beyond which the darkness pierced by massive spotlight. Moody and regal in shades of purple, black and white. The back cover is like looking at an old lost photo album. Queen II - One of the most striking album covers ever. Shadowy and mysterious while still evoking style and grandeur. It also represents the themes of Black and White continued throughout the album's music and inner sleeve artwork. Sheer Heart Attack - Another striking cover, with the band dishevelled and cool-looking. I can't explain why this cover works for me, but it does. I guess Mick Rock was just that great a photographer! A Night At The Opera - Pure class. A clean depiction of the Queen logo, the entire graphic scheme has all the subtle touches of an opera programme, as if we're about to experience a Verdi or Wagner epic. A Day At The Races - Visually the polar opposite of "Opera," where that was clean and classy, this artwork is rough and not taking itself nearly as seriously. It reflects, though, that musically, the band is going to camp out on the plateau it reach one album earlier before moving on in other directions. News Of The World - The boldness of the cover reflects the bold change in direction. The giant robot holds the dead band, still decked out their clean white silk. This is the end of the truly theatrical period (we're now entering the leather and less-pretentious era). Jazz - The Op Art cover tells us we're in for something a bit different here. The inner sleeve photo shows us the band opening themselves freely to examination in the studio. The free poster tells us that even though this may be a side of Queen we're not used to, hot damn, there's plenty here you're gonna love! The Game - The zenith of the leather era, laid back and cool. Flash Gordon - A Motion Picture Soundtrack album, this cover is less about promoting Queen and all about promoting the movie, with it's comic book logo, red on bright yellow. The back cover features an angry Flash through a fish-eye lens and the inner artwork features nice action shots of the band and the characters. Hot Space - Bright and colourful, like the lights of an early '80s dance club (some would say garish). Like Jazz, this art is unapologetic about what it's about to deliver to the listener. The Works - The front cover: a black, white and grey photo of the band, a stark contrast to the previous album. The glam is gone, the leather is gone and the band is here to work, ladies and gentlemen. On the back, the gears and cogs of machinery, reflecting one of the themes of the album, which are: industry, the loss of humanity in a cold (cold war) world, computers and a longing for things of a by-gone age. A Kind Of Magic - This artwork promises nothing more than a fun time, with doodly magic shapes and character, including the band, dancing around the sleeve. The Miracle - Yes, the blended faces are striking on the front (and the blended eyes mildly disconcerting on the back), but there's a bit more going on there. The bright blue sky and the fluffy clouds This is a new day for Queen, a new era of presenting a united, optimistic front to the world. Innuendo - The Gandville illustrations here reflect the dark humour of the band's situation, bolding going forward in the face of a harsh reality. It's Theatre of the Absurd, whimsical and cutting at the same time, daring us to peak behind the curtain to what we might never have imagined: that the magic onstage is nothing compared the madness backstage. Made In Heaven (sunset) - the cold blue sky and the shadow of Freddie Mercury, fist forever raised, echoing the triumphant pose of the fist album, though now the sun is set. What lays before him: the lake, the mountain, the swan, is a beautiful spectacle we all hope awaits us at the end of our journey. The back, respectfully giving Freddie his last bow, is the rest of the band, still feeling the warm light on their face even as the darkness falls around them. Made In Heaven (sunrise) - As true as the sun must set, it also must rise and there is hope in that. The Cosmos Rocks - The universe was created by the Big Bang. Brian, Paul and Roger had a great view! |
| plumrach 09.06.2010 02:55 |
Made in heaven |