[bridge8989]

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Addey Road, but honourable mention to

Agreed.
 

 

[Pepsi]

Dark Side of the Moon. I see it everywhere. 

 

[thornygravy]

 

[virometal]

Heh, how has Mechanical Animals been omitted so long? That was such an obvious oversight.

 

[meaculpa]

Look at those glorious foreheads

 

[meaculpa]

Also, something a bit more predictable but still striking

 

[C4rl]

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Also my choice.
 

 

[paaj]

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Originally Posted by buddhashenglong /img/forum/go_quote.gif

 How about this joint?

I have always thought that was someone standing up to a big splash of water... but now that you mention it

 

[Dublo7]

 

[A Love Supreme]

Most famous: Abbey Road
Most iconic: The Velvet Underground & Nico

 

[tru blu]

Just went through the whole thread…my first thought was Dark Side Of The Moon, second Abbey Road.
 
There's another that was also kinda everywhere when I was young, though.
 

 

[Ham Sandwich]

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[Rage Against The Machine cover with the burning Buddhist monk] How about this joint?

That's a famous and iconic news photo. It won a Pulitzer.  But IMHO not an appropriate use of the image to use on a commercial album cover.  Putting that image on an album just for shock value belittles or disengages (what is the word I'm looking for?) the photo from the news and events that surrounded it.  Using that image as part of a news story or history book is proper.  Using that image on a t-shirt or album cover is not.  It's enough of an abuse of the image that I refuse to even listen to the album.
 
Famous iconic news photo, yes
Famous iconic album cover, no

 

[Rip N' Burn]

 

[TheWuss]

 
 

 
 
 

 

[itsborken]

Always liked this...