BAD COVER VERSION: LITERAL EDITION

[defrog]

ITEM: The Royal Mail (that’s the UK post office, if you didn’t know) plans to launch a new limited stamp collection set featuring ten (10) classic British album covers.

Here are my personal faves of the bunch (all of which I also have on CD and/or vinyl):





Overall, though, I have to say it’s a bit of a letdown. Royal Mail supposedly did a lot of research into “best album covers” polls and music magazine editors, but still, of all the Pink Floyd covers to choose from, how could you go with The Division Bell over, say, Wish You Were Here? And surely there should be at least one Beatles album cover? And honestly, what is Coldplay doing there?

I’m assuming the decisions were influenced in part by licensing/copyright/royalty issues. Still – and I know it’s a matter of taste – but for my money, if you’re going to do iconic album covers by British bands, you really ought to have Roxy Music’s Country Life in there.

First class, indeed.

Anyway, the Hammer/Carry On series was better.

Lick it up,

This is dF

Comments

[gvdub.livejournal.com]

What? No Roger Dean covers for Yes or Osbisa? None of the Neon Park covers from Zappa or Little Feat? Feh!

[def-fr0g-42.livejournal.com]

Well, bear in mind it has to be British albums. But I did wonder about Roger Dean & Yes.