Best Fleetwood Mac Album Cover

[cantgoback]

I've narrowed it down to the ones I think are best, if you disagree with the choices let me know.

[WildHearted]

I think Mirage is my favorite. I like Say You Will a lot too, especially with John and Mick holding hands.

[elle]

I've narrowed it down to the ones I think are best, if you disagree with the choices let me know.

Say You Will deluxe version is their best cover imo. the regular cover of that album is not bad either. but you don't have them among the choices.

[FierySequences]

Say You Will deluxe version is their best cover imo. the regular cover of that album is not bad either. but you don't have them among the choices.

wasn't this just a red cover? lol

in that case I would vote for the original cover


for the record....TITN gets my vote:D

[On Ice]

Rumours for it's pure guilty pleasure, just screams "did you hear Mick and Stevie are do'in it?" hence Rumours, perfect cover and iconic pose.

[vivfox]

RUMOURS

So many people have tried to re create this in their own personal pictures.

One of my favorites was our own Louie Louie and his other half.

[elle]

wasn't this just a red cover? lol

in that case I would vote for the original cover

yeah it was red but not "just red" http://www.amazon.com/Say-You-Will-Limited-Edition/dp/B00008PW3O - for some reason to me that look is extremely aesthetically pleasing. :thumbsup:

[michelej1]

Mirage, but I would even say Mirage open, with all 5 of them. I like that and even the ugly ones happened to look amazing on that one. Actually though, there is only one ugly one.:laugh:

Michele

[FierySequences]

yeah it was red but not "just red" http://www.amazon.com/Say-You-Will-Limited-Edition/dp/B00008PW3O - for some reason to me that look is extremely aesthetically pleasing. :thumbsup:

yes, I have it...a complete waste of my $ for Not Make Believe lol

I'm just glad there wasn't another one that I didn't know about

[FierySequences]

Mirage, but I would even say Mirage open, with all 5 of them. I like that and even the ugly ones happened to look amazing on that one. Actually though, there is only one ugly one.:laugh:

Michele

:eek: Are you refering to Stevie's extended skeleton hand?

I actually love that photo, except for the creepy hand

[elle]

yes, I have it...a complete waste of my $ for Not Make Believe lol

I'm just glad there wasn't another one that I didn't know about

i agree with you re Not Make Believe, it hurts my ears to listen to that. :nod:

but i thought it was well worth the money (of course i bought it off either ebay or amazon about 2 years ago so it was probably much less money then what it was originally offered for) just for the look of the album and especially for Love Minus Zero that i've never heard before that - sublime version!! :thumbsup:

[Artemis]

I would have gone for Mirage, but the old lady face in their hands, and the awful airbrushing of Stevie's neck freaks me out.

Rumours is probably their best, clichéd though that answer is. Although, I love the SYW cover, they both look fabulous.

[KindOfWoman90]

I actually voted for Kiln House because I think it's pretty and also interesting how it was before LB/SN yet reflects that California/mystic vibe they brought.
Obviously, Rumours iconic, but felt I had to be different :p

I also really like the SYW and Mirage covers. Tusk not so much, my favorite musically, but the cover looks like an old textbook lol - you know the kind with a crappy graphic and title? For the life of me I can't find an image on Google, but anyway lol just mho.

[McTrouble]

Can't vote cos SYW isn't an option!:distress::distress:

[cantgoback]

I chose Kiln House because of the back although i was really torn between that and Rumours, sorry I didn't include Mirage and Say you will, didn't realize the two would be so popular.

[TrueFaith77]

syw


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[mylittledemon]

Rumours is classic... I love The Dance as well... something for me though about this cover

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/28/Fleetwood_Mac_-_Say_You_Will.jpg

[Ulpian]

TITN! It fascinated me as a child when I found it in my parents' record collection; it was dark, exotic and mysterious. I still love it. :blob2:

[Villavic]

You include Heroes and not Mirage???? :eek:

Well, it's a free world.

[Villavic]

Mirage, but I would even say Mirage open, with all 5 of them. I like that and even the ugly ones happened to look amazing on that one. Actually though, there is only one ugly one.:laugh:

Michele

Oh,,, don't be so unfair... Lindsey is not that ugly. :laugh: :laugh:

[cantgoback]

Sorry, Mirage always struck me as not boring not not incredibly interesting but heroes was just fascinating and disturbing even though Mirage is a better album

[Lindsfan]

something for me though about this cover

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/28/Fleetwood_Mac_-_Say_You_Will.jpg

Can't vote cos SYW isn't an option!:distress::distress:


SYW would be my choice too, but since it's not an option I'm going with Tusk. If I can't vote for my favorite album cover, I'll just vote for my favorite album :D

[Neal]

Another Mirage vote here.

But since it wasn't listed I went with TITN.

[cantgoback]

ok wow guys, so sorry for not including Mirage and Say You Will, seriously oops

[Lindsfan]

ok wow guys, so sorry for not including Mirage and Say You Will, seriously oops

Awww. No big deal. We'll live :) I'm perfectly happy with Tusk as my choice :nod:

[SteveMacD]

Kiln House because it was a cool drawing from Christine.

[Villavic]

Sorry, Mirage always struck me as not boring not not incredibly interesting but heroes was just fascinating and disturbing even though Mirage is a better album

Why don't you post a 2nd poll with the nonlisted albums? Then we can vote in a 3rd poll from the finalists.

[moon]

Mirage!! More if it's complete, with John and Mick. Then The Dance and maybe Bare Trees.
I never understood the cover of TITN. I mean, the relationship between the title, the tango, and the...jungle? It's a good cover too!
Regards!

[mylittledemon]

ok wow guys, so sorry for not including Mirage and Say You Will, seriously oops

yep, just take the top 5 from this poll, and include them in the next one with all the other covers you had to leave out ;)

[louielouie2000]

I'm surprised there were only 2 of us who voted for Mystery To Me! That's such a cool album cover. It's absolutely unforgettable, and totally unique within the realm of Fleetwood Mac. MTM is the only framed album cover I have left on my walls... I adore it! :thumbsup:

[KarmaContestant]

I would have voted for Mirage, if it were a choice.

Instead, I voted for Bare Trees. I find it unfortunate that the content of the album has none of the mystery, quiet, or serenity portrayed on the cover.

[chiliD]

Bare Trees Simple...to the point. Both front and back. Plus, it kind of fits the music on the LP.

[michelej1]

If John wanted to publish one of those coffee table photography books, I'd be proud to own it.

Michele

[HejiraNYC]

There is something so subversive about the Tusk cover, and for that matter, the album itself. It's like an anti-cover, much like the Beatles white album was an anti-cover. And there are so many parallels between those two albums... double albums, mostly white covers, released at the end of their respective decades ten years apart, and both more eccentric than a Quentin Crisp fan convention. The Tusk cover shattered any preconceived notions about the band.

But the real treat is the expansive artwork on the multiple inner sleeves- the haunting photo montages by Peter Beard and all of the random bits of handwritten prose and numbers along with spatters of blood and other mysterious bodily fluids. It's both beautiful yet disturbing at times- much like the album itself. I find it quite fitting that Beard used images of Fleetwood Mac in these montages instead of the elephants, zebras and other wild creatures that are more typical of his safari photography projects. It's all the same. After all, when they lay down in the tall grass, they do their stuff.

[vivfox]

Bare Trees Simple...to the point. Both front and back. Plus, it kind of fits the music on the LP.


You live in southern California so Bare Trees would be befitting to your tastes. I live in the northeast and right now it is winter. It looks just like the cover of Bare Trees and when you live it, it is so depressing and dreary. That is why I never liked that cover. It reminds me too much of my most dreaded season.

[holidayroad]

Mirage is my fave. TITN is my fave from this list.

[Blueletter18]

I vote mirage- I like the concept of SYW, but I don't think Stevie looks like herself in that photo.

[KarmaContestant]

Bare Trees Simple...to the point. Both front and back. Plus, it kind of fits the music on the LP.

See, that's interesting. I don't think the music fits the cover -at all-. And you think it does. Different strokes...

[michelej1]

But the real treat is the expansive artwork on the multiple inner sleeves- the haunting photo montages by Peter Beard and all of the random bits of handwritten prose and numbers along with spatters of blood and other mysterious bodily fluids. It's both beautiful yet disturbing at times- much like the album itself.

Well, now you make me want to go examine it again. But with latex gloves on. I do love the band shots and the way they are haphazardly arranged.

Michele

[TerraRhiannon]

The Deluxe Version of Say You Will, which I have, IS very aesthetically pleasing. My all time favourite, and the cover I have on my wall is Mirage. But of the options, I definitely have to go with Rumours, how iconic. Or Tango In The Night... BEAUTIFUL!

I don't really like Tusk at all. Blah. I like the fact that it is Scooter, Ken's dog, though.

[MacShadowsBall]

Most of the Pre-Rumours era album covers are just too strange for me, except for Bare Trees.

I went with Tango in the Night. I tend to like black/darker covers over white/lighter ones. :cool:

[michelej1]

By Becca James, AV club, May 29, 2015

http://www.avclub.com/article/which-your-favorite-albums-hard-you-look-219833

Fleetwood Mac’s cover art selection is admittedly hit or miss. Among the band’s discography is both the iconic cover of Rumors—with its stark black-and-white image of Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks—and and the awful threesome-suggesting Mirage—in which Lindsey Buckingham is sandwiched in some sort of sexual embrace between Nicks and Christine McVie. 1987’s Tango In The Night, however, displays the most cognitive dissonance between album and art, with its awful jungle motif (a painting by Australian artist Brett-Livingstone Strong that was hanging in Buckingham’s home) and less than stellar title, the packaging would suggest this album is the sort one hears at a couples dance class where ambitious, soon-to-be newlyweds plot to impress their guests and long-term partners desperately hope to spice up their relationship. Instead, it’s actually Fleetwood Mac’s second biggest selling album, containing hits such as “Seven Wonders,” “Little Lies,” and my personal favorite, “Everywhere.”

[aleuzzi]

By Becca James, AV club, May 29, 2015

http://www.avclub.com/article/which-your-favorite-albums-hard-you-look-219833

Fleetwood Mac’s cover art selection is admittedly hit or miss. Among the band’s discography is both the iconic cover of Rumors—with its stark black-and-white image of Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks—and and the awful threesome-suggesting Mirage—in which Lindsey Buckingham is sandwiched in some sort of sexual embrace between Nicks and Christine McVie. 1987’s Tango In The Night, however, displays the most cognitive dissonance between album and art, with its awful jungle motif (a painting by Australian artist Brett-Livingstone Strong that was hanging in Buckingham’s home) and less than stellar title, the packaging would suggest this album is the sort one hears at a couples dance class where ambitious, soon-to-be newlyweds plot to impress their guests and long-term partners desperately hope to spice up their relationship. Instead, it’s actually Fleetwood Mac’s second biggest selling album, containing hits such as “Seven Wonders,” “Little Lies,” and my personal favorite, “Everywhere.”

Tango IS an awful album cover, but the band photo on the back and (especially) the group photo inside are wonderful.

My favorite FM covers are Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, Tusk, Penguin, Bare Trees, and Then Play On...

[Macfan4life]

I also vote for Mirage. Not sure why it was not included in the poll. My least favorite is Tango. It was a painting in Lindsey's house. Big deal. I guess since he controlled the album like the solo album it almost was....maybe that makes sense.

I love Mirage for many reasons. I saw someone say it was sexual. There is NOTHING sexual about Mirage. Its classic posing with mystery. We don't see the girl's faces. A bit of mystery with Christine peaking over the shoulder while another woman is in a classic ballet dancing pose from his arms. I just think everyone looks so beautiful. Its classic, mystical, romantic. It really is like a Mirage :)

[michelej1]

I love Mirage for many reasons. I saw someone say it was sexual. There is NOTHING sexual about Mirage. Its classic posing with mystery. We don't see the girl's faces. A bit of mystery with Christine peaking over the shoulder while another woman is in a classic ballet dancing pose from his arms. I just think everyone looks so beautiful. Its classic, mystical, romantic. It really is like a Mirage :)

Yes, it's very nice, especially when you have the panorama of both the front cover and the back cover together, all 5.

They make a handsome band on that cover.

Michele

[Macfan4life]

Yes, it's very nice, especially when you have the panorama of both the front cover and the back cover together, all 5.

They make a handsome band on that cover.

Michele
I agree, everyone looks so good. Also its the only cover since Buckingham/Nicks that Lindsey is on the cover. I think its the only Mac album that features Christine on the cover. Just more reasons to love that cover.
To even add to the mystery, Lindsey's face is sort of turned away. Its a photo that could be a painting. The album liner was a photo of the band that was painted over like a painting. I also love the dresses with musical notes on them. That would sound or look tacky or silly but it turned out so good. You have to look very hard to make them out.

I also think the Mirage tour had them looking their best. Getting older but showing such class to rock n roll.

The album look really fits the early 80's. We were over the crazy (anything goes) 1970's and the early 80's was a bit preppy before the big hair and glam of the late 80's.

[sanders8323]

I thought the Mirage cover WAS a painting.