What are the best album covers of the 1980s?
Best album covers of the 1980s. Picture: Press It was the decade when CD-sized covers began to take over, but the 80s still had some amazing sleeves. Here are a selection of the best. New Order – Power, Corruption & Lies album cover. Picture: Press
How many iconic album covers are there?
Our list of the 25 most iconic album covers of all time may not be exhaustive, but it certainly reveals why album covers deserve to be held in as high a regard as more traditional modes of artwork. While you’re reading, listen to our Greatest Album Covers playlist here .
What are the characteristics of 80s album art?
Another characteristic of this decade’s album artworks was the first appearance in the early 80s of the “hand” of computerised effects, like the pixelated effect on Talking Head’s album “Remain in Lights” for example.
What is the most expensive album cover ever made?
But the most important and, at the time the most expensive album cover ever made, the Sgt. Pepper album cover remains a pop art masterpiece that has influenced everyone from Frank Zappa ( We’re Only In It For The Money) to The Simpsons ( The Yellow Album ).
Is the ’80s Greatest Hits’ CD worth having?
It is definitely worth having among your other 80’s greatest hits CDs! Good for memories. The material is packed tight on the CDs, and the quality of the sound is at least FM radio. Obvious that multiple sources were used, but that’s expected.
What is the best 80s song with a synth intro?
‘Here I Go Again’ – Whitesnake This 1982 track and its video offer everything an ’80s hit should: a synth intro, tight pants, big hair, overt pelvic thrusting, a scantily clad babe atop a muscle car and, of course, a banging chorus that you just can’t help but belt out even as you cringe at the smell of cheese.
Is the 80s my Favourite decade?
This time we’re going back to my favourite decade: the 80s. That this decade was a golden age or music is well-known, so if would be difficult to make a selection of the best albums (musically speaking), it wasn’t also easy for me to choose my favourite 25 album covers.