First off, what IS a CD album!
the web definition is:
An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although some smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites. The album is distinguished from the single, which on vinyl records was a single song with another on the other or B side; on post-war vinyl these were easily distinguished as the discs were different physical sizes, and played at different speeds; 33 rpm for albums, which were more formally known as long-playing records. The distinction, and the term "album", has survived changes of format from vinyl to cassettes, CDs and other media, based on the length of the recordings.
in MY words, an album, a CD, a CD cover and CD images are ways of promoting an Artists image and their music to the public! its what the public can actually OWN of the artists which is theirs for life! (or for as long as they can take care of the cd's) CD's have ALWAYS been of upmost importance since their existence, its what you see covering shelves upon shelves in HMV, and the most significant ones, the ones that sell most, are generally the ones that are already heavily promoted, or the ones that look very attractive/creative!
here are some examples of attractive/creative CD covers that really sold well!
why i liked it? - its SO creative! the colours stand out, the album art is just..wow, and it conveys Kanye's music personality! of the design of a futuristic world! which is a norm in the songs in this album, the main one being "stronger" which was all about a future world were kanye comes back stronger!
Eminems': Recovery
why i liked it? -its simple, yet creative! the photo is just great! the setting, landscape, layout, everything! this is actually the BACK of the album cover, which makes it clever as is the BACK of eminem we're looking at! ..genius!
..coool hair...wouldn't you agree? o_O
and on a serious not, the colour scheme is superb!
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