A tip... take a look at the covers from the band Hot Water Music, they are all amazing.

Great collection, Minor Threat will and always will be my favourite album and album art.

love this, very nice collection :)

Nice collection.

The problem with these type of lists is that you're pretty much just including anythiing even if it doesn't look good or have unique elements. For example, there is nothing even remotely awesome about either of those Cranberries albums.

I think a shorter list with more outstanding examples would be more useful. But thank you for the effort nonetheless.

I love this list..some really cool album art there

Still one of the best art forms on the planet....

freakin' fantastic!

Nice list, but in Vega4 work i sense a little Sagmeister "tribute" (read sarcasm about "little"). In other words, steal this kind of works no make sense to me at all.

Ótimo post, Amanda!
Artes incríveis e bandas muito boas também ^^

What about some covers from "Los amigos invisibles" albums? Venezuelan Zinga son Vol.1, Super Pop Venezuela and Comercial, they`re quite nice.

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Great list, thanks Amanda!

See ya!

Great post. Would have loved to see Nothing Feels Good by the Promise Ring on there. I should have suggested it last post.

Of all the great album artwork out there that's the best you could come up with? I've seen some of those countless times in similar threads and still can't believe they're held up as awesome examples. Poor collection....

Wow, can't believe one of mine is up there! :D :D Mine the the skyscraper in the sea, the front cover is the only finished image as of yet. But thanks so much. :D

Tell me there'll be a part III

I love the typography in most of these! Super slick.

i love joy electric!!!

Fort Minor- The Rising Tied

I really like this album design.

Great Covers, Nice find..

Cranberries ???!!!
Awesome artwork ?

There's some great ones there, makes me want to get out my old L.P. sand have a look for some to share. thanx

Wow Amanda, great post. I saw the Cranberries covers, thanks to check it out.

I loved the Pete Barnett and Manuel Lariño artworks too. Awesome!

Hello Amanda,

I'm glad you like some of the designs we've featured on Hard Format, but if you're going to use our images, please save them to your server and/or credit us accordingly. The way you're doing things at the moment kinda sucks.

All the best, Colin at Hard Format.

Picky people around here... (;

I thought this was a great list and pretty damn inspiring; even if you don't like the choices, you can definitely appreciate the artist's capability of doing a lot with just a little bit of space.

And the typography on some of these? Outstanding!

All in all, a nice list to bookmark and return to for inspiration. I'd like to see a book cover list sometime soon (hint, hint). :D

Hello Amanda,

I'm glad you like some of the designs we've featured on Hard Format, but if you're going to use our images, please save them to your server and/or credit us accordingly. The way you're doing things at the moment kinda sucks.

All the best, Colin at Hard Format.

ha i love the artwork of Mos Def's album Ecstatic...It's retro style like the album

Life in Cartoon Motion is amazing!

that well deep one is so freakin clever!

Let's get some death metal inspiration!!! Haha :)

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wud love to see more of these collections!

Some of these are excellent, but how could you leave out storm thorgerson's album artwork???