Album cover art

[tomato tom]

What is your all time favourite Motown album cover? What is it about it that lights your fire?..Paulo xxx

[blueskies]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Supremes-lp-1975.jpg/220px-Supremes-lp-1975.jpg

The Supremes....1975
A different pose/photo for The Supremes. Classy and a great 70's line-up.

[vcq]

http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-1375405-1258605185.jpeg

I like the contrast with the oddly '80s border.

[stopinthenameoflove]

Just about my favourite has to be The Marvelettes 'Pink Album' cover:

http://www.plasticdreams.co.uk/images/the_marvelettes_the_marvelettes_lp.jpg

even though the lining of Wanda's wig is showing slightly!

Also - I've seen a pic of Martha Reeves in the same outfit as Gladys [[though I cant remember where)

Katherine looks fab!

[ExGuyParis]

3411

Great album, great cover!

[kenneth]

I think for many the album content has much to do with why we like the cover so much. For me, it has to be "The Return of the Marvelettes."

I love the concept and the way it was carried out by designer Ken Kim [[who also designed "In Full Bloom" and many other Motown covers). Of course, at the time, I wondered why "Katherine's" and "Anne's" faces were so obscured you could hardly see them...never guessing it was only Wanda on the cover. I guess it goes to show, as someone once said, "necessity is the mother of invention."

[Stone Diamond]

One of my Favourite Motown album covers is Syreeta's Mowest album. It's a simple concept, well photographed; and gives such an eye catching effect.
3415

[jack020]

3416 Still the most beautiful DR cover!