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:

By Becca James, AV club, May 29, 2015

http://www.avclub.com/article/which-...ou-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...

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 :)

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.

I thought the Mirage cover WAS a painting.