Pink Floyd-Dark side of the Moon
The design is supposed to represent three elements which are the band's stage lighting, the lyrics of the album and Richard Wright's request for a 'simple and bold' design. Even at first glance the album cover is striking with its black background and bold prism.
The prism has six colours, missing indigo, this is quite interesting as one of the album's alternative name is 'the dark side of the album.' The missing colour could also symbolise the missing member of the original band Syd Barrett who Walters writes about in some of the songs in the album e.g. 'Brain Damage.'
The Doors-Strange Days
Second album and an artistic triumph. Unlike all their other covers, the band is not on there as the leader singer Jim Morrison refused to appear on the cover of the album; instead there is a picture of street performers - availability of such photos were low.
The band were looking for something different than what American bands at the time were doing, so this in many ways was perfect.
Jim apparently had even said to a reporter : “I hated the cover of our first album. So for Strange Days, I said: ‘I don’t want to be on this cover. Put a chick on it or something.’”
The Clash-London Calling
The album artwork is of the lead singer smashing his guitar at The Palladuim in New York 1979, the artwork itself is a homage to Elvis Presley's album in 1956, which was rated the ninth best album cover of all time by Q magazine in 2001.
U2-War
The boy on the cover of the album is also on three other album covers including their debut album, 'Three,' and 'The best of 1980-1990.'
Bono described the decision of putting the boy on the cover: "Instead of putting tanks and guns on the cover, we've put a child's face. War can also be a mental thing, an emotional thing between loves. It doesn't have to be a physical thing."
Sources used: wikipedia.com
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