Top 5 rock favorite album covers pre 1990?

Clash - London Calling

Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King

The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album)

They're all generally acclaimed albums too.

Why'd you ask for covers before 1990?

In no particular order...

1. King Crimson- Court of The Crimson King

2. Pearls Before Swine- One Nation Underground

3. Moody Blues-In Search Of The Lost Chord

4. Jimi Hendrix-Axis: Bold As Love

5. Big Brother And The Holding Company (Janis Joplin)- Cheap Thrills

Can I add just ONE more? Please??!

Uriah Heep- Abominog

Man You ROCK!!!!!!

B.O.C. Hells Yeah!

I'm down with this question just look at My avatar

Mine Are

1 Houses Of The Holy-Led Zeppelin

2 Close To the edge-Yes

3 Deep Purple In Rock-Deep Purple (lol)

4 Dark Side Of The Moon-Pink Floyd

5 Blue Oyster Cult-Tyranny & Mutation

My #1 BOC Song is Hot Rails To Hell by the way

Molly Hatchet- Flirtin With Disaster

Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick

Pink Floyd- Wish You were Here

Parliament- Mothership Connection

The Edgar Winter Group- They Only Come Out at Night

G n' R- Appetite For Destuction(the original banned cover !)

Alice Cooper -Billion Dollar Babies and School's Out (tied)

Rolling Stones -It's Only Rock and Roll

B.O.C. -Agents of Fortune(and yes I know other B.O.C. songs besides Don't Fear The Reaper!)

Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park(Looks like a postcard)

Have many more that I like but these came to mind first!

Beatles-Sgt. Peppers

Moody Blues-Days of Future Passed

Big Brother & the Holding Co.-Cheap Thrills

Led Zeppelin-III

Emerson,Lake & Palmer-Brain Salad Surgery

Everything released in the early eighties on the 4AD label. It was very artistic. But judging from your list I don't think u will like any of the content. Some bands signed to 4AD were Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, The Wolfgang Press, Dead can Dance etc.

Also the Joy Division covers were unique.

Iron Maiden-The Number of The Beast

Slayer-Raining Blood

Judas Priest-Screaming for Vengence

Sergeant Peppers- The Beatles

Yessongs - Yes

Abraxas - Santana

Brain Salad Surgery - Emerson Lake & Palmer

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

Uriah Heep - Magician's Birthday

Nazareth - Expect No Mercy

Black Sabbath - Live Evil

Led Zeppelin - Vol III

Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies