Bands/Artists with good/bad album packaging.

[Canadian Air Force]

Whether they had any input into the packaging or not, what bands/artists have good or bad packaging?

This can be everything from the album art, to the lyrics/information section, album sleeves, etc.

From my experiences, Iron Maiden has solid packaging. Their albums have the lyrics, personnel info, history, photos of the tours at the time and some cool pictures with Eddie.

When it comes to the worst, Kanye West's last two albums are really bad. I don't have his previous works before 808s and MBDTF but 808s has the lyrics and personnel info in the tiniest fonts and on one line for each song. I can't describe it, but it's annoying and hard to read. I'll provide photos if people want more info.

 

[JerseyGirl]

I'm sure someone here is gonna smack me one of these days for bringing up Bruce again and again , but I think the packaging of The Promise: Darkness On The Edge Of Town Box Set is pretty cool. It comes with an 80-page notebook containing reproduction of Bruce's original notebooks from the recording sessions, including alternate lyrics, song ideas, recording details, personal notes and never-before-seen photographs.

 

[LG]

^^I am not surprised you posted your favorite JG.

It's hard to say about some bands these days when it comes to packaging. You get a generic offering here, and then look at a Japanese edition that's dressed up to the nines packed with extras...

This set of Elton John's early years is first class.

Here's a different package but the same albums in the set.

 

[Mr. Bob Dobolina]

Hey oh Lord, those Elton sets look pretty cool. Wouldn't mind having one of those meself. It looks the same as the Beatles mono box set. I liked that packaging a lot more than the stereo set. Does it have something to do with the mono box being made in Japan while the stereo set was made in the States? The Japanese record companies sure know how to put a nice package together.

 

[LG]

^^The SHM set is almost as nice BobD...the booklets are extensive, I'm not sure but I think they came in a box set as well...couldn't find an image to post though.(SHM is JVC'c audiophile grade CD they invented.)

 

[gcczep]

Jers brings up Bruce, I bring up the Zeppelin...

 

[TheWhalerfan]

I will join in with my usual banter:

Great packaging:
"Hey, these girls are HOT!"



Terrible packaging
"Ugh, these girls are UGLY"

 

[foreverblue]

Jers brings up Bruce, I bring up the Zeppelin...

the vinyl copy of "the song remains the same" i bought 25 years ago , had 5 pages of photograps, which the cd copy i have doesn't

 

[TheWhalerfan]

GREAT idea:

BAD idea:

 

[foreverblue]

i think my copy of "signals" is scratched... the cd that is