She sells sanctuary (The Cult)

After those pastoral album covers it's natural that we introduce a human component into the frame/garden of delights, as seen in the following best of relationship covers.

Let's be clear - sex sells! The Scorpions' and Ohio Players' covers prove that on their loansome.

Placebo - Sleeping with ghosts

Let creation reveal its secrets by and by (Jackson Browne)

This post's album cover round up theme is -  nature. Often this means a tree (or trees) or a sylvan glade. Clouds are also a biggy, so are waves (of dreams). You can't beat a moody landscape!

I'd rather be with... (Pearl Jam)

New theme today...animals. They often make for an interesting, eye catching image to sell an album. Here's my top 10.

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother

Get her in the palm of your hand (10CC)

The final post on the musicians taking centre stage theme.and it's my favourite category - cartoon or drawn representations of the group.

One of my favourite top 5 covers of all time is the West Bruce & Laing cover to their second album. The music is sloppy and debached (and nowhere as good as their epic first album) and the cover is a perfect complement to that. I know the cover backwards because I have stared at it for hours.



The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock'n'Roll



Gimme in the kitchen, gimme in the hall (10CC)

The theme is musicians taking centre stage or out standing in their field - location doesn't matter. I couldn't narrow the whole group shot thing down to my favourite ten so here are twenty!


Allman Brothers Band - At the Fillmore East







The Byrds (without Crosby who is replaced by...)



Ummagumma





Yes



The Who



Wings - Wildlife





Beatles - Abbey Rd



Beatles - Hey Jude



Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River





The Doors