This post, which originally appeared on Matrixsynth, inspired 2 things - firstly to try and track down the Morton Subotnick disc pictured with the fantastic, Yellow Submarine-style artwork, and secondly to ponder on what ever happened to the sort of great album cover artwork, that was so cool it made you want to buy the album before you even knew what it sounded like.
The two examples here are two albums that (i.m.h.o.) have the sort of great artwork I'm talking about and I'd now be inclined to add Mr Subotnick's disc to that list...but this could all be because, as my wife continually tells me, at heart I'm just an old hipppie!
If anyone else has strong suggestions on modern day equivalents let me know, but lets make this clear: Whilst there are modern record labels with great artwork (ECM, warp, Factory) they often tend to be rather crisp, cool and slightly-detached, post-modern affairs with none of the messy brilliance of these three or even a classic Grateful Dead cover...but once again that could just be the old hippie in me talking...
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