He had a GREAT run of album covers with the design help of Laura Lipuma and WB's art team. From Dirty Mind to Lovesexy.... all great!

ufoclub said:

He had a GREAT run of album covers with the design help of Laura Lipuma and WB's art team. From Dirty Mind to Lovesexy.... all great!

True. The sleeves inside were really fun too (with the exception of Dirty Mind).

I vote Sign as the best, and 20ten, Rave, and Lotus as the worst.

Best: Sign O' the Times

Worst: Tie between New Power Soul Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic

best

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[img:$uid]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn235/chriseagle08/head.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn235/chriseagle08/1999.jpg[/img:$uid][img:$uid]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn235/chriseagle08/purplerain3.jpg[/img:$uid][img:$uid]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn235/chriseagle08/parade.jpg[/img:$uid][img:$uid]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn235/chriseagle08/3121.jpg[/img:$uid]

Best:

Worst:

Funny... I would say exactly the same thing about the music contained therein!

Best: Dirty Mind

Worst: Rave

nursev said:

Best:

[img:$uid]http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr337/val34prince/51B3BTrkv8L__SL500_AA280_.jpg[/img:$uid]

it is simply Prince

this was done by a real photographer. It makes a difference!!

not sure if its the best but i like it.

Best:

Lovesexy is one of the prettiest, and I can't believe I am saying that. Also definitely the most hilarious and representative of a totally nutty artist.

Sign is cool, lots to look at.

The Rainbow Children is cool, especially while listening to the music.

Controversy is probably the best of the portrait style covers

Musicology--nothing amazing but looks like it was not done for $10 at least

Batman--can't give him credit for that, though

Worst:

Dirty Mind--gross

Prince--no personality, weird dude I want nothing to do with

For You--see above

out of focus

D&P --cool idea, but...no

NDRU said:

mblevels said:

NDRU said:

Best:

Lovesexy is one of the prettiest, and I can't believe I am saying that. Also definitely the most hilarious and representative of a totally nutty artist.

Sign is cool, lots to look at.

The Rainbow Children is cool, especially while listening to the music.

Controversy is probably the best of the portrait style covers

Musicology--nothing amazing but looks like it was not done for $10 at least

Batman--can't give him credit for that, though

Worst:

Dirty Mind--gross

Prince--no personality, weird dude I want nothing to do with

For You--see above

out of focus

D&P --cool idea, but...no

I agree with pretty much everything on the list, though I'd replace Lovesexy with ATWIAD.

yeah ATWIAD is pretty cool too. I think the painting itself is not amazing but it is interesting and appropriate for the music inside. Cool, psychedelic & a little weird

Huggiebear said:

Best: Dirty Mind - Simple and Stark, shows the album has an agenda before you even open it.

Parade - Black and White, stylish and simple, Prince looks very accessible

Symbol - The actual symbol on the cover and bizarro middle eastern theme with chains and minarets all works well.

3121 - Great use of shadow photography, well shot.

Worst: Batman - Just a corporate symbol, if you are lucky a portrait of Prince in shadow appears on inside back cover

The Vault - Ultra Cheep ass photoshopped title and graphics. Yucky typhoon hairstyle

TRC - Repulsive artwork, showing Prince looking like an emaciated junkie and band members with borderline 1940s style coon art.

I've never seen Prince in shadow on my CD

LOL'd at 1940s style coon art. TRC reminds me of the Good Times opening credits.

GOOD (1s i'd display): Dirty Mind, 1999, Purple Rain, Parade, Sign O' The Times, Lovesexy, Love Symbol, 3121, Planet Earth, MPLSound

so/so or indifferent (1s i'd have around): For You, Prince, Controversy, Black Album, Diamonds + Pearls, Come, Gold, Chaos, Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, Lotusflow3r, 20ten

BAD (1's i'd hide): ATWIAD, Batman, Grafitti Bridge, Emancipation, The Rainbow Children, Musicology

Best: Sign O' The Times, Parade, The Hits/The B-Sides

Worst: MPLSound, New Power Soul

eyewishuheaven said:

Best:

Worst:

Funny... I would say exactly the same thing about the music contained therein!

hyperpessimist said:

best covers:

1999

ATWIAD

SOTT

Lovesexy

black album

Exodus

Come

Newpower Soul

Rainbow Children

worst covers:

Graffiti Bridge

Diamonds and Pearls

Emancipation

Rave

Musicology

Lotusflow3r

D&P...Worst??? Wow..That cover blew a lot of people away. I remember hearing people go crazy over it. Even DJ's were talking about how cool it was on the radio.

'20Ten' may not be his worst cover, but it's up there.

best:

Purple Rain

Around the World in a Day

Come

1999

worst:

Crystal Ball

Graffiti Bridge - trying way too hard to be Sign O the Times 2, coverwise. Plus, Morris looks like a wax figure.

NDRU said:

Best:

Lovesexy is one of the prettiest, and I can't believe I am saying that. Also definitely the most hilarious and representative of a totally nutty artist.

Sign is cool, lots to look at.

The Rainbow Children is cool, especially while listening to the music.

Controversy is probably the best of the portrait style covers

Musicology--nothing amazing but looks like it was not done for $10 at least

Batman--can't give him credit for that, though

Worst:

Dirty Mind--gross

Prince--no personality, weird dude I want nothing to do with

For You--see above

out of focus

D&P --cool idea, but...no

lol I like Dirty Mind's album cover and inner sleave because it paints a picture of what he's thinking

Dirty Mind + Rude boy that bad springs make it look dangerous, the concept works for me

OldFriends4Sale said:

NDRU said:

Best:

Lovesexy is one of the prettiest, and I can't believe I am saying that. Also definitely the most hilarious and representative of a totally nutty artist.

Sign is cool, lots to look at.

The Rainbow Children is cool, especially while listening to the music.

Controversy is probably the best of the portrait style covers

Musicology--nothing amazing but looks like it was not done for $10 at least

Batman--can't give him credit for that, though

Worst:

Dirty Mind--gross

Prince--no personality, weird dude I want nothing to do with

For You--see above

out of focus

D&P --cool idea, but...no

lol I like Dirty Mind's album cover and inner sleave because it paints a picture of what he's thinking

Dirty Mind + Rude boy that bad springs make it look dangerous, the concept works for me

I get your point, and it was not like any other album cover I've seen before or since, but...gross.

It reminds me of something Sasha Baron Cohen would do

NDRU said:

nursev said:

Best:

[img:$uid]http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr337/val34prince/51B3BTrkv8L__SL500_AA280_.jpg[/img:$uid]

it is simply Prince

I like this one very much!

Best : SOTT

ATWIAD

PURPLE RAIN

D&P

RAINBOW CHILDREN

Worst : NPS

Come

Exodus

GB

Rave....

And I don't understand how WB could make such a terrible cover 4 The greatest hits album..

I think each of us here could do better....

most favorite covers:

news

planet earth

controversy

(and on the 'prince' album, if the other photo of prince riding a pegasus or whatever was on the cover, that would have been my favorite cover )

least favorite:

crystal ball -- nice colors though

this has got me thinkin about similarities between the prince and lovesexy album covers. interesting comparison

Best:

Sign O' The Times

Arount The World in a Day

Lovesexy

Worst:

Musicology

New Power Soul

Lovesexy

johnart said:

Best:

Sign O' The Times

Arount The World in a Day

Lovesexy

Worst:

Musicology

New Power Soul

Lovesexy

Interesting! Care to elaborate?

Parade was the worst to me...especially when he had that awesome collage inside-that should have been the cover!!!

His best...1999...there's so much nonsense going on!!

DAV123 said:

nursev said:

Best:

[img:$uid]http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr337/val34prince/51B3BTrkv8L__SL500_AA280_.jpg[/img:$uid]

it is simply Prince

I want this framed! It is the best! This will be part of my Prince shrine!

I so want a poster like this to frame, but haven't found one yet It's so nice cuz it's just the man and nothing else to distract from the beauty that is Prince

CHRISLUV92 said:

best

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[img:$uid]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn235/chriseagle08/head.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn235/chriseagle08/1999.jpg[/img:$uid][img:$uid]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn235/chriseagle08/purplerain3.jpg[/img:$uid][img:$uid]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn235/chriseagle08/parade.jpg[/img:$uid][img:$uid]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn235/chriseagle08/3121.jpg[/img:$uid]

3121 is very nice too I love it alot-nice cover.

NDRU said:

nursev said:

Best:

[img:$uid]http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr337/val34prince/51B3BTrkv8L__SL500_AA280_.jpg[/img:$uid]

it is simply Prince

this was done by a real photographer. It makes a difference!!

that person did a nice job