Sort it out. They have some good cover better than some shown. It won NMEs award for best album artwork in 1969. Be-Bop Deluxe Sunburst Finish You should know better to dare put together a list like this and call it Greatest.no one is ever happy or appreciates the work put into it. You forgot Alrune Rods album Alrune Rod http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/3109/cover_17659102009.jpg, Freddie Hubbard Hub Tones Top reviews from the United States . He gave this 1979 single, about a free-spirited girl who wont settle down, to Benjamin Orr to sing. The cover of Joy Divisions 1979 debut record is an actual depiction of radio waves. XTCs Drums and Wires because of the way the bands name is incorporated into the portrait. Dire Straits Brothers in Arms? It was weird, it was witty, it was Warhol. Psychedelic album covers were an art form in themselves, and the explosion of color (with the band looking suitably avuncular) made Creams Disraeli Gears one of the definitive ones. absolutely amazed that After The Goldrush isnt on here. The Who The Who Sell Out Interesting that they all seem to be from the vinyl era,no cd artwork Where is the magnificant album of Blind Faith. The abstraction of the Talking Heads beautiful, moving-parts cover for their 1983 record Speaking in Tongues couldnt have better represented the music within. im thinking of ACDCs back in black, come on, its hardly a great cover. Mountain Twin Peaks Thank You for such a wonderful list even though you overlooked some of my personal favourites. You suppose she was naked. The Jam All Mod Cons and Sound Affects, The Style Council Our Favourite Shop, Paul Weller Stanley Road, The Stranglers Rattus Norvegicus should all be on the list, but all far too English for this list, Santanas first album, Deja Vu, Blue Oyster Cult such as Extraterrestrial or Agents of Fortune, Primal Scream Screamadelica and all those magnificent Uriah Heep covers? Uriah Heep: Demons and Wizards and The Magicians Birthday No simple love song, and its end result sounds more like the product of a dark fixation, one reason the Melvins 1989 cover of the tune seems entirely fitting. Luscious embossed gatefold featuring Edmund Landseers celebrated depiction of Scottish Highland Low Life. My 12-year-old self loved that cover! Omission faux pas in my eyes to this list. But, he continued, were not what youd call a free-form jam band. Exactly! Couple faves of mine were missing, like Savoy Brown -Looking In and Quicksilver Messenger Service- Happy Trails, but the truly iconic ones were there. I do see Wish You Were Here is listed. There were so many great covers that could replace all of these, in my opinion! Absolutely Steve. Indeed, Candy-O is where the Cars set up shop in the Billboard charts: It went all the way to No. ELO-Discovery, anything by Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, or Megadeth, Huey Lewis & the News-Sports (since Born To Run made the list), Police-pick an album cover, KISS-many to choose from, RATT-Out Of The Cellar, INXS-Kick, Duran Duran-Rio, Red Hot Chili Peppers-Blood Sugar Sex Magik, David Lee Roth-Skyscraper, Scorpions-pick an album cover, Quiet Riot-Metal Health, and a couple hundred others that I cant think of at the moment. Most of the albums on this list are chosen for anything other than their striking artwork. The coiled-up body on the cover of her 2017 album embodies all the personal changes the songs deal with. The coolest, best, greatest, most iconic, most famous album covers of all-time. ACCEPT Balls to the Wall, MESSAGE FROM BOOKS AND DREAMS ? As he rapped on Wu-Tangs Dog Sh_t,: Got meals but still grill that old good welfare cheese.. Moody Blues In Search Of The Lost Chord, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush Tales Of The Unexpected, YOU MISSED A LOT RICHIE BLACKMORES RAINBOW. Well, some of the things on that first album that we thought were a little slick, we toned down on the second, like on the background vocals, Ocasek said. Go directly to shout page. And how about the single album by Blind Faith? The artwork is fabulous!! Columbia Records art director John Berg was responsible for iconic covers like Bob Dylans Greatest Hits and Bruce Springsteens Born To Run, but this was likely one of his more expensive: They built an entire set, complete with costumed extras, to create Monks arresting album cover. Here theyre on the 10th floor of a hotel standing at the precipice, and only one of the guys seems concerned about it. List of songs recorded by the Cars Talk Read Edit View history The Cars were an American rock band who recorded 89 songs during their career, of which included 86 originals and 3 covers. Spare and pretty, with an openheartedly soulful vocal, its a tender, unguarded ballad in which he pledges thanks and devotion to a new love. Roxygen Music Siren And when I hear people bitch that their MUSIC is no better or worse than, say, Sammy Hagar or Sublime, I dont even enter that conversation, cuz thats stupid, if you have EARS and you dont like ANYTHING the Beatles did, youre just a Mary Mary quite contrary. Cant believe no-ones mentioned it yet- Cat Stevens tea for the tillerman and/or teaser and the firecat. By Shake It Up, the band members were MTV . Iron Maiden :Somewhere in Time Interesting to look over the ones here thanks! Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock band the Cars, released on October 25, 1985, by Elektra Records. From the lightning bolt on Aladdin Sane to Ziggy Stardust, its hard to pick. L.A. suburbia meets Rene Magritte. I would have like to see Jethro Tulls STAND UP album, Spot on re Tulls Stand Up-well at least the version with the pop up, What no Alice Cooper? some of these covers are just bands posing. It should, however, have been pictured with the Belly-Belt. I would have included the Crown of Creation cover by Jefferson Airlplane and the Beatles Yesterday and Today Butcher cover. Sorry Guv, the first Platinum album was In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly. Tubular Bells to name but three. Were referring to the original UK kite cover that introduced the strangeness and sensuality that Bush was all about. See all customer images Top reviews. Served its purpose no doubt in keeping a hungover intern busy for an afternoon copying and pasting images and not otherwise effing up an important (sic) project. That was my song about what the good times in rock & roll really mean, instead of what theyre supposed to be, he once said. But the track resonated in ways that Ocasek wasnt always comfortable with. Metlica : Ride The Ligthning If you have sergeant peppers then you should have were only in it for the money by the Mothers of Invention. Or any Molly Hatchet cover? Violent Femmes Hallowed Ground is another. Nowhere is that more evident than Free. Over hand claps and laser-beam synths, Ocasek delivers quick-tongued lyrics about time travel and stepping outside your dark world. The track sounds playful, serious, and sonically impeccable all at once, not to mention deeply catchy. The Cars took a somewhat more experimental detour with their 1980 LP, Panorama, but they were back in their endearingly slick comfort zone with 1981s Shake It Up, especially its title track. George Clintons gonzoid take on outer-space adventure found its perfect match in the effortlessly cool spaceship-party cover for Parliaments Mothership Connection. Close to the Edge by Yes Vagabonds of the Western World Thin Lizzy what a joke! Iron Butterfly: In-A-Gadda-da-Vida (and Live) Carole King Tapestry All rights reserved. This list is so lame! Recorded live during Santanas performances in Osaka, Japan, the full sleeve art is an amalgamation of Buddhist and Christian imagery, along with Yokoos signature pop art style. With its sleek, mechanical pop/rock, the band racked up a string of platinum . Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes, Any early Genesis cover should be there, especially Trick Of The Tail or Selling England By The Pound. This beautiful, panoramic view of Ludlow Street in NYC on the album cover of Pauls Boutique did everything possible to put you right into the Beastie Boys world, making it look both funky and inviting. But I dont think the model on the Whipped Cream cover is wearing a dress though. now. With all four bandmembers together in a bathtub, the cover said more about The Mamas & The Papas than what was probably intended. Davis Is a Bonkers Vision of Our AI-Controlled Future, You Killer Joe Goldberg Channels Willy Wonka in For You and Only You. Osibisa ? Begin shaking it up . Indestructible), and Hybrid Theory (LINKIN PARK) beats several of the ones on this list. Animal Notes by Crack the Sky, 2nd Street by Back Street Crawler, Warrior on the Edge of Time by Hawkwind? All of Marvin Gayes cool album covers are works of art in a way, but Ernie Barness Sugar Shack, which graces the cover of I Want You, is the only one currently hanging in a museum. The Cars Greatest Hits Full Album - Best Songs Of The Cars Follow 'Time Music' Subscribe for More: https://by.com.vn/x15rkE Please share this video in so. Eno Here come the warm jets. On an album that made a mad dash through the whole of pop history, Nick Lowe pictured himself in a bunch of different guises, from rockabilly hoodlum to sensitive balladeer (there were different pics on the US and UK versions), all with tongue firmly in cheek. HOW COULD YOU FORGET CHEECH & CHONGS BIG BAMBU WITH THE GIANT ROLLING PAPER INSIDE. The Cars - "Candy-O" - LP, Vargas Cover vinyl album. I thought the first Bad Company had a very iconic look to itthe large logo against the stark black background. No Showtime Its all subjective. Just What I Needed (written by Ocasek but sung by Benjamin Orr) is obvious proof of that philosophy, with its chugging eighth-note guitars marching along in crisp perfection; that, along with omnipresent synth riffs, is one of the reasons why The Cars sounds like one of the first album of the 1980s despite being released in 1978. Sigur Ros all. We try to be precise and tight, but that doesnt make our music stiff or calculated. My way of songwriting even if it seems overly obsessed with form and structure is just as emotional to me as soul music may be to someone else. E.L. TOUGH CHOICES! Missing Jethro Tulls Thick As A Brick (newspaper you can open and read), Jerry Lee Lewiss Live At The Star Club Hamburg (a map of Hamburg in cartoon style when you open it), Led Zeppelins III (the wheel you can turn) and rare old french edition of Jimi Hendrixs Electric Ladyland (artwork by heroic fantasy cartoonist Philippe Druillet) .. oh ! even better than creams disraeli gears which is almost an eyesore is their wheels of fire cover, same artist, but way less of a dogs breakfast, cleaner and classy and silver, a refined version without the cliche dayglow. What is it wit all the Beatles albums???? ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Many great covers here, but The Polices Ghost in the Machine should have been included. But also the more Adult Art-Photo and Graphics Covers of the ECM- Label had som great Covers in the 70s and 80s. Deep Purples In Rock Mount Rushmore- Covers Truly Is a Unique Record Cover and on of Rock and Rolls most Famous ones. Hope to see him when he comes to the US and Canada next month and in Dec, too. I feel cold sometimes about whats going on, he told Rolling Stone in 1980. T Rex electric warrior. There are quite a few Arguably, not to mention Questionable choices here. LOSE -. Where is Mahogany Rush.Maxoom, 10 CC. One of the most famous funk album covers ever. Dire Straits Love Over Gold Well, Ill just put my personal fav into the mix. There are plenty of albums that should of been listed and quite a few above that shouldnt. Cabaret Voltaire Microphones What about Its only a Movie with the Banger inside?! i think whats going on here is some of these albums became really popular hence the covers became somewhat iconic. Im not proud of the lyrics to Shake It Up, Ocasek later said. Yes, the Beatles were a brilliant band, the springboard for EVERYTH8NG THAT CAME AFTER. Frank Zappa wrapped his skewering of hippie culture Were Only In It for the Money in an equally vicious parody of the famous Sgt. $4.90 shipping. Youd think this list was made in the 1950s. Rushs greatest album covers expressed both their grand concepts and their cerebral sense of humor. Like all goth-influenced artists, Chelsea Wolfe has a strong sense of the dramatic. Flipper Gone Fishin. What the heck are the Beatles covers doing in this list? I did eventually see some covers that should be in a Top 100 list otherwise it looks like you were intending a Most Banal or Bland & Uninspired list. In any case, there was no way to do this list without SOME argument was there ? The Byrds Fifth Dimension and Younger than Yesterday. The songs video remains an experimental classic of the form, winning the Video of the Year award at the 1984 VMAs, where it beat out Michael Jacksons Thriller. Though its clever use of computer animation was striking at the time, the band wasnt too hot on the idea of a miniature Ocasek appearing in the clip stalking the object of his affection, played by model Susan Gallagher. Be Good To Yourself by Man Anyone who was or is a fan of Supertramp needs to see Rogers show its fantastic his voice is incredible and what a band he has. Kraftwerk: Computer World I dont know why I keep looking at these top 100 lists, they always annoy me with who they have on the list and who they leave off. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. While Ocasek scored hit after hit with the Cars, he explored a darker, more personal vibe on his first (and best) solo album, Beatitude. For the artwork AND the music. Who made this list? Arriving one year after his milestone album The Payback, Brown delivered the double-album Hell, which called out societal ills both on record and on the elaborately illustrated cover. . Number 21 or 22. Be Good To Yourself At Least Once A Day by Man if only for the fantastic origami map of Wales. One of the greatest joke album covers, the boxer was already a perfect image for the Pogues, but dont miss the subtle bit of play here. The designer also wrote one of the albums most vivid lyrics on Tales of Brave Ulysses.. Glad to see the original Electric Ladyland cover. No Dark Side of the Moon? Well said. best vinyl records. The Pre New: Music For People Who Hate Themselves. The fact that it looked remarkably low budget only made it funkier. I think Sakis Gouzoniss first album, First Contact, belongs here as well. Tangerine Dream: Stratosfear 1989 cover of the tune seems entirely fitting. No mention of Family! One of the greatest metal covers ever designed, designer Larry Carroll packed a thousand nightmares into this Bosch-like painting for Slayers thrash masterpiece Reign in Blood, which influenced metal imagery for decades to come. Blue Cheer Outsideinside their 2nd LP has very creative cover art. Although it has different artwork, this 20-track set of the Cars' biggest hits is exactly the same, right down to the same running order, as Rhino's Complete Greatest Hits package from 2002, which means it has everything the casual fan might want, including the perfect radio singles "Just What I Needed," "My Best Friend's Girl," "You're All I've Got Tonight," and "Shake It Up." There are a lot great suggestions, but my list would have included Blind Faith, The Who By Numbers, Alice Coopers Schools Out, Iron Maiden Killers, Dio, Iggy Pop Raw Power, Ted Nugent Cat Scratch Fever, Leon Russell Live, Cream Wheels of Fire. served notice that Eilish was here to mess with your head. Barness sensual figures and jubilant dancers reflected the carnal nature of Gayes 1976 album. YES RELAYER my favourite! (He spotted the eponymous Dude statue at an art gallery and took it home for inspiration.). What Ho! Black Sabbath-Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (front & back), Black Sabbath-Heaven & Hell, Atomic Rooster-Death Walks Behind You, Slade-Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, Bad Company-Run with the Pack, Bad Company-Straight Shooter, Frank Zappa-Joes Garage, Roger Glover & Friends-Butterfly Ball, to name a few, Greenslade Time and Tide The cover of The Ramones 1976 self-titled debut is pure punk rock in all its black-and-white grittiness. Some of my favorite album covers are not mainstream. Ocasek didnt enjoy as many hits as a solo artist, despite making several strong albums on his own. Cool list. No Molly Hatchet covers? Overnight Sensation by Frank Zappa the cars record album. Turns out to be the first CD I ever bought. The iconic cover for Whos Next worked on two levels: first as a futuristic image of The Who against a monolith; and second, when you noticed their zippers and realized what the guys had been doing. Ah, the days when bands had the money to carry out their wildest ideas. You did not feature Roling Stones Sticky Fingers?? Have a mono and a stereo copy. VHS or . Tommy James & The Shondells Crimson and Clover and Jethro Tulls, Broadsword And The Beast. Which of course leads us to. How could Music From Big Pink by the Band not be on here? Jeff Beck Beck Ola Nobody ever slung a jacket over their shoulder that well. Lists like this are always subjective! One big picture. Jimi Hendrix EXP -Axis Bold As Love Not a bad list, however I found it hard to believe neither Lil Boat 2 or Nuthin 2 Prove by Lil Yachty made the cut. It has really good music also. Zeppelin III. BOTH ARE ICONIC AND VERY RECOGNIZABLE!! The cover of Come Fly With Me caught both Sinatras natural charisma and the allure of the jet-set era. Another dull and inaccurate list. Weve updated the piece now. Blondie may have had a string of number one hits and Talking Heads may have won the hearts of the critics, but the Cars were the most successful American new wave band to emerge in the late '70s. ! Jeff Bridges got nothing on the original The Dude, the effortlessly cool and quixotic album cover character that appears on Quincy Jones genre-blending solo debut. It went on to appear, usually in parodic fashion, in various other soundtracks, including a recent Stranger Things trailer. Ultra-cool Elvis (in his shiny gold Nudie suit) gets multiplied in one of the most enduring early 60s images and greatest album covers. and Finally , the Mona Lisa of Rock and Roll Pavlovs Dog-Pampered Menial. The cool album cover for The Miracles 1961 debut encapsulates the old-school showbiz that Motown would soon lead the world away from. Kanye West brings the minimalist White Album concept to the CD era. Grateful Deads Blues for Allah is one of my favorites!! Jefferson Airplanes Long John Silver hails from the golden age of elaborate album covers. Disgraceful. Largely written by bandmembers Ian Anderson, John Evan, and Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (with help from Chrysalis staffer and former journalist Roy Eldridge), the famous newspaper cover of Thick as a Brick is full of cross-references and cerebral wit just like the music and Anderson said it took just as much work. No LIVE cover for GFR? Finding album art that captured the genre-pushing ambition of To Pimp A Butterfly was a tall order, but Kendrick Lamar and TDE were up to the task, as K dot assembled his hometown crew for a victorious party on the White House lawn, stomping on the symbol of a weaponized criminal justice system. ELO Out of the Blue Sweet Moments With The Blue Velvet Band for the Eric Von Schmidt designed board game on the INSIDE of the fold out cover. really? 20 tracks (). Check out Complete Greatest Hits by The Cars on Amazon Music. The Court of the Crimson King is at 79? Some real turkeys crept in there so Ill correct you on a few you blatantly missed , The Stranglers Rattus Norvegicus Shakespears Sister Hormonally Yours Nice to see a few prog rock albums in there this time(other than just Dark Side of the Moon that is). Sometimes album covers are helped on their way to iconic status because of the musicians they feature: photogenic stars, such as Elvis Presley, David Bowie, or Prince, whose godlike images are. Blue Cheers Outsideinside fascinated me as a youngster, checking out my cousins music. Its simply a great illustrated picture of Jeff in 70s hippie attire with his Les Paul guitar! The covers are great but I prefer the ones with the best music. Theres plenty of punk attitude on Joe Jacksons album cover for Im the Man, where he portrays the hero of the title song a sleazy character wholl sell you anything as long as you dont really need it. 17 LP Record Lot! The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour. Sweet Off The Record , And the one that Im Pictured holding in my Profile Photo: Where is Quicksilver Happy Tails ? Benjamin Orr sang the lounge-lizardy vocals, but Ocasek (who wrote it with keyboardist Greg Hawkes, which made it the only song on the Cars debut not solely written by Ocasek) took over in live performances after Orrs death. But this delicate single from his 1986 LP This Side of Paradise, which made into the Top 15, can hold its own with any Cars tune. Too many dumb (actually sad) choices to call out. Rush 2112. What we can say for sure, though, is that album covers are vitally important to how a record is received by the public. The Bands brown album (The Band) is a break with the periods psychedelic imagery and music. The Doors Morrison Hotel In Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaums oral history, I Want My MTV, director Chris Stein recalled taking the idea to the group. It is possibly the most pornographic album cover ever, but subtle enough to circulate for a long time before someone noticed and it received new censored artwork. How could I forget? Ocasek provided a small clue to the songs unsettling mood when he once said of the title, The O stands for obnoxious. H.S. by The Cars Audio CD. Bandleader Cyril Jordans terrific comic art has turned up on numerous The Flamin Groovies covers and posters over the decades. For her debut solo album, Courtney Love took the Cars concept a step further by enlisting the younger, edgier pin-up artist (known professionally as Olivia) to paint her. Pretty much anything created by Hipgnosis, including 10cc Deceptive Bends Ten points if you can find where the Beatles are hiding in the 3D image on Their Satanic Majesties Request. The Led Zeppelin III cover is a far more Original and Iconic Cover even though HOTH is one of Hipgnosis most beautiful designs. Not a bad selection,but how could you leave out Axis Bold as love or several of the Moody Blues lp covers? That came to mind immediately. I heard the London Symphony do [it], he said in a 1997 interview, and that was weird. E.L. And also, Eels, Daisie of the galaxy, Gong, Flying Teapot and Camembert Electrique, Zappa Hot Rats, Christophe, Pas vu pas pris (the kitchiest one ! Cant wait to see Roger, the voice and co-founder of Supertramp, on his tour this summer in Europe. Axis:Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix, A good compilation but with some notable omissions: (heres only a few) Since people were already using LPs to store and clean marijuana, the Airplane gave you a cardboard box holder for it, along with the pot, or at least a realistic-looking photo. This article on a 2000s compilation album is a stub. I was doing this thing at home of putting up framed album covers. Pepper album cover to great success. What about the Moms Apple Pie album? Agreed. I was hoping to see the Jackson 5 Skywriter LP. Blind Faith A bit arty probably but nice choice. These type of lists are irrelevant. Sabbaths Paranoid and Rage Against the Machines self title couldve easily made the list. Lots of lovely covers for well-loved albums, but I didnt spot any Magnum. The cover art and liner notes are included for a CD. Too much british and not enough America, Captain Beyond- Captain Beyond (3D cover). Who made this list obviously never saw a Uriah jeep album cover smh, Missing from list: On his Dr. Dres solo debut The Chronic, the design assumed that Dre was already an icon and presented him accordingly. A masterpiece! Genesis-Nursery Cryme. Or Jagged Little Pill? Elliot Eastons fiery guitar solo impressed Steve Vai so much that he transcribed it for Guitar Player magazine in 1986, and even interviewed Easton about it. The Smiths The Smiths, Thats not the original Ramones cover -_-, Brothers In Arms Dire Straits best cover and Dont Crust that Dwarf, Hand me the Pliers? By Billboard Staff 03/16/2022 Getty Images (3); Courtesy. Scorpions : Lonesome Crown, Yeah,my first tattoo was Rainbow Risingthink that artwork rocks..along with the album naturally. I am happy Ogdens Nut Gone Flake is presented. , The Groundhogs Who Will Save The World? Bauhaus The Skys Gone Out Quicksilver Happy Trails not in the top 100 ? Im talking about the image chosen for Meat Loafs Bat Out Of Hell album. Scorpions fly to the rainbow. Yes I agree. The Beatles Rubber Soul,Sgt Pepper Led Zeppelin 3, In Through the Outdoor Deep Purple in Rock, Stormbringer Jethro Tull Stand Up, Thick As A Brick Peter Gabriel 2, Joy Division Closer, Cocteau Twins Treasure, Dead Can Dance Within the Realm of a Dying Sun Therapy? It was creativity to the nth degree, man! Shake It Up is the Cars finest New Wave dance-party jam, a simple, irresistible tune gliding along on a bloopy keyboard line. I would certainly add The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper with album artwork by Norman Rockwell. Here are just a few of the ones you forgot. This cover is Roger Dean at his most vivid. Tubeway Army Replicas. Talking Heads The Name of This Band is Talking Heads is a double live album with the quartet on one album/cover and the 11 piece band on the second album/cover. This Reagan-era concept album makes its visual point by using a photo of Beatles records being burned that followed John Lennons more popular than Jesus remarks. and Textured Goldprint rather than Aqualung. Even years later its haunting yet sexy and compels you to stare at it! On their 1969 debut, the cavorting characters were there to remind you how much fun rocknroll was supposed to be. Beggars Banquet is a rare case where an albums two famous covers really complement each other. The only rock album cover ever painted by Norman Rockwell. ELP Tarkus. Anyone who went to plays or read the New York Times in the 70s will recognize the work of the line-drawing caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, who did his magic on Aerosmiths members here. And the people are good. should be in the top 10 Alice Cooper: From The Inside Axis:Bold As Love- Jimi Hendrix Experience Most of these album covers ain`t that great. There are better Zeppelin covers, and I would think at least 1 from the Moody Blues would be on here! U2 Achtung Baby Its fair that the cover was a little mysterious since the songs revealed everything else. Alice Again-Schools Out. R.S. The so-called White Album was innovative; the first LP cover to come out with no picture! Not one Moody Blues album cover? Agreed! From indelible images to perfect portraits, the 100 greatest album covers provoke and awe just as much as the contents inside. George Harrison Wonderwall Allen Toussaint Southern Nights Kiss Alive 1 captured the raw live energy deffo should have been there. Its striking, captures the psychedelic spirit of the times, is an iconic image always associated with Hendrix and its the cover most people are familiar with. Everybody since has been influenced by their music and creative style. 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