| August 25th, 2004 02:46 AM |
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| F505 |
Another list 
My favorites are
1. Some girls
2. Sticky Fingers
3. Between the buttons
4. Black and blue
5. Out of our heads (december's children)
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| August 25th, 2004 02:56 AM |
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| beer |
Decembers Children(OOOH-UK)
Exile
Beggars (Grafitti)
I also always liked the Metamorphosis cover. Taylor and Jones on the same LP cover.
And, one i just recently scored, The Keith Richards Run Rudolph 7 inch picture sleeve! Keef with Les Paul and bottle of booze. |
| August 25th, 2004 03:03 AM |
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| F505 |
Isn't this the same cover as December's children? |
| August 25th, 2004 03:04 AM |
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| beer |
yes, thats why i subtitled my choice (OOOH). Decembers< ETC. thats my favorite. |
| August 25th, 2004 03:09 AM |
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| beer |
SHE SAID YEAH!!!!!!!! |
| August 25th, 2004 03:13 AM |
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| F505 |
quote:
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yes, thats why i subtitled my choice (OOOH). Decembers< ETC. thats my favorite.
yeah you're right it's one of their most beautiful covers! |
| August 25th, 2004 03:18 AM |
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| beer |
Yeah F505, they look like dime store hoods! I friggen LOVE DECEMBERS CHILDREN!!!! A landmark album. 1964 65? these bastards might be doin drugs and knockin up yer daughters! Who knows... Keith and Brian could play guitar together like no ones business,,,, |
| August 25th, 2004 03:26 AM |
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| L&A |
The Best:
1. Sticky Fingers
2. Out of our heads UK
3. Beggars Banquet (censored)
4. Exile
5. Some girls
6. Goat's Head Soup
7. Flashpoint (the only well designed for the small size of a CD cover, imo)
8. Black and blue
The Worst:
Tatoo You, Steel Wheels, Still Life, No Security
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| August 25th, 2004 04:05 AM |
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| IanBillen |
1. SOME GIRLS
2. STICKY FINGERS
3. TATTOO YOU
4. BETWEEN THE BUTTONS
5. UNDERCOVER
6. BEGGARS BANQUET (graffiti issue)
7. BLACK AND BLUE
8. ITS ONLY ROCK N ROLL
9. ORGINAL EXILE ON MAIN STREET
10. STEEL WHEELS (for what it was with the tour and all)
Worst are  irty Work, No Security, Emotional Resque, Let it Bleed (I realize I will probably be raked over the coals for this one but although it is truly a total classic album I always thought the cover was stupid....even though it is supposed to be) |
| August 25th, 2004 06:44 AM |
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| bez85 |
Satanic Majesty 3D cover was cool.. |
| August 25th, 2004 07:38 AM |
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| Gazza |
1. Some Girls (original pre-censored vinyl version)
2. Exile
3. Sticky Fingers (LP version with zipper)
4. Black and Blue (LP gatefold sleeve)
5. Decembers Children/Out of our heads
6. Ya Ya's
7. Satanic majesties (3d)
8. IORR
9. Beggars Banquet (bog wall cover)
Almost all the album covers up to about 1978 were pretty good. Since then, most have been mediocre. There's a message in there somewhere.
My favourite 3 Stones albums are also the ones with the best covers, oddly enough. Plus, the only Stones live album in the list is IMO far and away their best live release.
worst (in no particular order)
All of the post 1971 live albums (apart from Stripped, and especially LYL and No Security)
any compilation from the post-1971 era (except Time Waits for No One and 40 Licks)
and Ian, you're right about Let It Bleed, as far as I'm concerned. Like Satanic Majesties - but for opposite reasons - the quality of the album cover is inversely proprtional to the quality of the musical content contained inside.
[Edited by Gazza] |
| August 25th, 2004 02:25 PM |
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| Bloozehound |
Reminds me of something I saw at Shidoobee a while back, it was posted by MOWAT. There's other sections of covers at the top, check it out.
http://www.knockoffproject.com/index-sexy.html
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| August 25th, 2004 02:59 PM |
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| F505 |
Ofcourse we are talking about LP versions and not these ugly cd's!! |
| August 25th, 2004 06:11 PM |
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| Bloozehound |
Jamming with Edward is the greatest cover! Not really.
Pics of the artist or group on the cover have never appealed to me unless it's their first album or it's done in an extremely artistic manner.
Most of the Stones first few album covers are a bit monotonous, really just the same reheated glamor shot. Of coarse the Beatles albums were similar, but maybe a bit more adventurous.
Notable early exceptions...
NOW! (great, stark B&W contrast, and 60's cut-away schtick. Contrast is indicative of these bold white boys doing thier black, bluesy best on this scorchin' hot set of southern fried R&B and blues)
Decembers Children (menacing & cool),
Aftermath (UK version, stark & grim = very cool).
BB - I believe was only available in a white cover for a while ? The bathroom concept seems to be the beginning of a theme that transpires on the covers of next 3 masterpieces, which included images of decadent, misfit, street suavvy coolness. BTW great pic inside of the band.
LIB - I dunno guys, both sides have to be taken into account, it's one of those before & after deals. The party just started on the front, and the aftermath of the wreckage is on the back, like a crossfire hurricane erupted once that needle hit the groove. It's kinda adolescent, but this is a rock n roll record were talking about here. Definitely some wildass, hurricane force, whirlwind-tunes permeating off that sonna bitch.
My vote goes to either Sticky Fingers or Exile as best Stones album cover. Both covers were totally groundbreaking and edgy, not to mention memorable, plus symbolic of the themes and attitude of the music contained on each album, plus exile has Pako Gerte.
Black n Blue is very, very cool and refreshing. Turned out much better than the original idea with the chick tied up.
Some Girls is really cool too, but in light of the Exile & ER collages that preceded it, it's just not as earth shattering original.
There's a few other good ones, but most of the rest studio, live, compilation-wise are no big deal IMO
*No Security's cover was so dumb it prevented me from purchasing it when it first came out.
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| August 25th, 2004 06:36 PM |
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| BILL PERKS |
BLACK N BLUE
STILL LIFE
ONLY ROCK N ROLL
BEGGARS-GRAFFITI
SATANIC MAJESTIES
EXILE
LET IT BLEED
YA YA'S
WORST
STEEL WHEELS
NO SECURITY
EMOTIONAL RESCUE
GOATS HEAD SOUP
VOODOO LOUNGE
FORTY LICKS
STRIPPED
TATTOO YOU
SUCKIN IN THE 70'S
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| August 25th, 2004 07:46 PM |
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| Soldatti |
Best artworks:
1. Sticky Fingers
2. Exile On Main Street
3. Some Girls
4. Black And Blue
5. Satanic Majesties
Worst:
1. No Security (very ugly...)
2. Dirty Work (the colours...)
3. Emotional Rescue (what the hell is that?)
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| August 25th, 2004 09:22 PM |
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| Soldatti |
and talking about covers, I have a doubt from years:
What is the story of the IORR cover art?
What about this, a real connection?
[Edited by Soldatti] |
| August 26th, 2004 08:04 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
quote:
Soldatti wrote:
and talking about covers, I have a doubt from years:
What is the story of the IORR cover art?
What about this, a real connection?
Wow! Spooky. |
| August 26th, 2004 08:15 AM |
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| egon |
Sticky fingers (the original album with real zipper).
Worste is probably B to B.
That lion looks very very cheap (made on a home computer????)
Looks very bad as t-shirt as well, and would be a good candidate for the "bootleg t-shirts" thread.
(if it wasn't so official!) |
| August 26th, 2004 08:19 AM |
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| scratched |
Nice find, Soldatti. |
| August 26th, 2004 08:26 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
The obsession with lists continues huh? 
It's too early in the morning to have to think but here goes.
Exile
Iorr
Sticky Fingers
Goats Head Soup
Black & Blue
There, that's enough thinking for me today. Now back to my regularly scheduled & relaxing vegetive state.
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| August 26th, 2004 08:30 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
quote:
scratched wrote:
Nice find, Soldatti.
Yeah, even some of the obscure details are exact. |
| August 26th, 2004 01:21 PM |
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| Tom |
quote:
Soldatti wrote:
and talking about covers, I have a doubt from years:
What is the story of the IORR cover art?
What about this, a real connection?
What da fuck? Pretty similar
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| August 26th, 2004 01:46 PM |
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| Bloozehound |
whoa interesting
check out how the first 5 rows or so are lined up almost identically coming down the stairs. Look at their poses, and arm, leg and feet positions.
Soldatti, did you come up with this yourself ?
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| August 26th, 2004 06:52 PM |
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| Moonisup |
wow Soldatti, that's hm, strange, never seen that!!
best cover::
first album,
no name, just their faces, |
| August 26th, 2004 09:55 PM |
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| Soldatti |
I saw that photo more than a year ago and always let me think.
I don't know if the IORR cover is a copy but they are almost the same... |
| August 27th, 2004 12:30 AM |
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| Egbert |
Let It Bleed is my favorite - something about the candy on the cake - takes me back to my earliest, warmest childhood memories.
Others...
Some Girls (original cover of course)
Exile
OOOH (UK)/Decembers Children
Black & Blue
Beggars Banquet
Sticky Fingers
Aftermath (UK)
Love You Live
And some bad ones...
Voodoo Lounge
No Security
Flashpoint
Dirty Work
Undercover (the pastiest skin ever - ugh!)
Emotional Rescue
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| August 27th, 2004 07:30 AM |
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| Mr Hess |
12 X 5
Let It Bleed
Exile
Stripped |
| August 27th, 2004 07:34 AM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
I reckon their first two are the best.
Worst? Easy, Steel Wheels and No Security |
| August 27th, 2004 07:36 AM |
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| FotiniD |
quote:
Soldatti wrote:
and talking about covers, I have a doubt from years:
What is the story of the IORR cover art?
What about this, a real connection?
Amazing find Soldatti! The similarities are too strong to be just coincidental.
I wonder if it was some designer's idea or has anything to do with Keith's obsession with WWII and all. Speaking of which, I've been reading Christofer Sandford's book on Keith, and he makes some references on his (Keith's, that is) habit to dress up in nazi uniforms etc. Do we know if there's any credibility to that? I thought his interest had more to do with collecting stuff regarding WWII. |
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