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A recent Question of the Century on The Loon Morning Show concerned our favorite album art.

Which Album Has Your Favorite Cover Art?

Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster

Credit: Epic Records
Credit: Epic Records
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Released by Epic Records in 1979, the album cover is a painting called, "Dark Kingdom" by Frank Frazetta.


Kiss - Destroyer

Credit: Casablanca Records
Credit: Casablanca Records
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Released in 1976 by Casablanca Records, the cover was painted by Ken Kelly, who also painted:

Kiss - Love Gun

Credit: Casablanca Records
Credit: Casablanca Records
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Released in 1977 by Casablanca Records, the album included a cardboard "Love Gun" inside the sleeve with a Kiss merchandise order form. Classic Kiss...


Metallica - ...And Justice For All

Credit: Elektra Records
Credit: Elektra Records
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Released in 1988 by Elektra Records, the album cover was designed by Roger Gorman and illustrated by Stephen Gorman.


Duran Duran - Rio

Credit: EMI
Credit: EMI
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Released in 1982 by EMI, the album cover was designed by Malcom Garrett and painted by Patrick Nagel to resemble cigar packaging from the 1950s.


Korn - Follow the Leader

Credit Immortal Records and Epic Records
Credit Immortal Records and Epic Records
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Released in 1998, the album cover was by Todd MacFarlane, Greg Capullo, and Brian Haberlin.


Dead Kennedys - Bedtime for Democracy

Credit: Alternative Tentacles
Credit: Alternative Tentacles
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Released in 1986 on Alternative Tentacles, the album cover was drawn by Winston Smith.


Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother

Credit: Harvest Records/Capitol Records
Credit: Harvest Records/Capitol Records
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Released in 1970 on Harvest Records (UK) and Capitol Records (USA), the album cover was designed by Hipgnosis. Fun fact: the cow's name was Lulubelle III.


Metallica - Master of Puppets

Credit: Elektra Records
Credit: Elektra Records
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Released in 1986 on Elektra Records, the album cover was designed by Metallica and Peter Mensch and painted by Don Brautigam.


Cream - Disraeli Gears

Credit: Reaction Records
Credit: Reaction Records
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Released in 1967 on Reaction Records, the album cover was created by Martin Sharp who wanted to capture the album's music on the cover. He described the sound as a "warm fluorescent sound".


The Beach Boys - Summer in Paradise

Credit: Brother Records
Credit: Brother Records
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Released in 1992 by Brother Records (no relation to Hulk Hogan), the album cover was painted by Robert Lyn Nelson.


Pink Floyd - Pulse

Credit: EMI/Columbia
Credit: EMI/Columbia
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Released in 1995 by EMI (UK) and Columbia (USA), the album cover was designed by Jon Kempner.


Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Against the Wind

Credit: Capitol Records
Credit: Capitol Records
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Released in 1980 by Capitol Records, the album cover was designed by Roy Kohara.


Rainbow - Straight Between the Eyes

Credit: Polydor Records
Credit: Polydor Records
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Released in 1982 by Polydor Records, the album cover was designed by Jeff Cummins and Hipgnosis.


REO Speedwagon - You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish

Credit: Epic Records
Credit: Epic Records
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Released in 1978 by Epic Records, the album cover was designed by "unknown artists". Perhaps that's because it's been named as one of "The Worst Record Covers of All Time" AND one of "The 50 Worst Album Titles in History". No respect for the pun.


Emerson, Lake, & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery

Credit: Manticore Records
Credit: Manticore Records
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Released in 1973 by Manticore Records, the album cover was designed by Hans Ruedi Giger.


Van Halen - Fair Warning

Credit: Warner Bros
Credit: Warner Bros
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Released in 1981 by Warner Bros. Records, the album cover is taken from a painting by William Kurelek called "The Maze".


Slayer - Reign in Blood

Credit: Def Jam Recordings
Credit: Def Jam Recordings
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Released in 1986 by Def Jam Recordings, the album cover was designed by Larry Carroll.


Iron Maiden - Killers

Credit: EMI/Harvest/Capitol Records
Credit: EMI/Harvest/Capitol Records
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Released in 1981 by EMI (UK), Harvest Records (USA), and Capitol Records (USA), the album cover was illustrated by Derek Riggs...who also created the band's iconic mascot Eddie.


A Day to Remember - Homesick

Credit: Victory Records
Credit: Victory Records
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Released in 2009 by Victory Records, the album cover was drawn by Dan Mumford.


Manowar - Fighting the World

Credit: ATCO
Credit: ATCO
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THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME was released in 1987 by ATCO Records. If the album cover looks like a ripoff of Kiss's Destroyer, that's because it was designed by the same guy: Ken Kelly. Fun fact: Orson Welles makes a spoken-word appearance on this album.

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