and this one that just had to be a different shape:


- I miss the days of vinyl when it comes to album art.

just one???

Something about that SOTT cover...

Sign O The Times and The Hits/B-Sides..Herb Ritts' phoography is great on those pictures..perfectly capturing the mysitique of LIL MAN!!!!

i was going 2 start a thread about this lol






i love the colours, but have no idea wot album it is lol


i really hate




it looks cheap and like an bootleg

Parade, of course!

ATWIAD

1999. I'm still discovering hidden stuff 20 years later.

I think I dig "The Rainbow Children" cover the most. I always liked that show "Good Times" when they showed parts of that painting. This kinda goes with that style. BTW, where can I find a print of that?

I did a re-make of the Rainbow Children cover at the street painting festival here in south florida.





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Parade and TRC.

cheap and rubbish.

Universaluv said:

I love that one as well. You can appreciate it much more on vinyl. That stage set was friggin' cool. I have wanted one of those little "lightning crystal ball thingys" since that video concert came out!

andykeen said:

"The beautiful experience"

7 versions of the song "The most beautiful girl in the world"

Link: http://www.amazon.com/exe...ce&s=music

It's gotta be...

Sign O' The Times

Though it looks better on vinyl without the words "two disc set" scrawled across the front!

U FORGOT "THE NEW MASTERS" I REALYL LIEK THT COVER, WELL THE INSIDE BIT :d

I've drawn that about 4 times, so it must be my fave.

'Tis the hotness!

Diamonds and Pearls for it's originality.

1999

I would have liked to have seen the Gold Experience in it's orginal "intended" package as it was said to be printed on some gold metalic like material, but the cost was a little too pricey for major distribution and the idea was scrapped.

Anyone know if any copies exist?


Also did Prince paint the 1999 cover?
It was always my understanding that he did.


Thanks,
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yamomma said:

yamomma said:

The Gold Experience cover was originally gonna be printed on foil paper. There were only a
very few actually made like this (as mock ups, a year or so before it was released) and at
this point the album still included Days Of Wild.

And yes, Prince hand drew the cover of 1999 himself.

Around the World in a Day will always be my favorite of his album covers, though I remember when SOTT first came out, I was all like, "what's up with this weird, blurry-ass photo of Prince in his attic lookin like an old lady???!" Though now I love that cover too.

BorisFishpaw said:

I wonder if it will ever get a re-master and appear as one disc without the annoying scrawl across the artwork?

My favourite has got to be:

Curiously, his better album covers accompany his better albums. When he's on, he's on. When he's not, it's "Newpower Soul".

"Rainbow Children" for art, "Parade" for photography.

summerdawn said:

Thanks, I think!


Thank you Boris for that info. I wonder if a re-release would fix that.


BinaryJustin: It's hard for a hetro male to fully appreciate that cover. I dunno. Love the album, still.

yamomma said:

'tis a good thing

You know what?

I don't think I've ever looked at them all together like that.

That's kinda cool right there.

Mutiny said:

Excellent choices! I would like to add ATWIAD tro complete my favorites.

Around The World In A Day

Honorable Mentions:Purple Rain,1999, Sign O the Times, Rainbow Children, Musicology