Favourite Disco record sleeves

**SandraDee** · January 30th, 2003, 05:04 PM

I bet this topic has been done in the past but I'll ask it anyway (gosh I'm so assertive at times!). Have you guyz got a favourite record sleeve design/ photo? I can't decide between Change's wonderfully surreal 'Glow of Love' & 'Miracles' designs heralding as they did that 80's 'cool' look with its white, minimalist background. I also like Donna Summer's 'Four Seasons Of Love' & from more recent years, Club 69's 'Adults Only' design.

**DISCODISK** · January 30th, 2003, 05:58 PM

ive always loved "theres no place like america today" curtis mayfield, for disco camp bionic boogies polydor album with the girl in leather and the knobs on her tits is cool,but the campest ever for me[though it is a fantastic album] is mystiques self tiltled curtom album from 77 the guys are all floating in the air in various poses in polyester jump suits and twin sets the jump suits have the chest cut out,they all have contrasting scarfs which are blowing around in the wind and big platforms to match they are all pastel shades of orange purple and lemon i wonder if they were a hit with the girls !

**BrunoRepublic** · January 30th, 2003, 07:42 PM

Oh, so many to choose from!

Lessee...

Donna Summer's "Live And More" with the die-cut cover...
Le Pamplemousse's "Sweet Magic"
Lightning (self-titled)
Bionic Boogie's debut (as mentioned above) and "Hot Butterfly"
Unison generic 12" sleeve with the lips around the cutout for the label - best generic sleeve ever!
US CBS "Disco Single" generic sleeve... love the lips
Amii Stewart - "Paradise Bird"
The Ritchie Family - "Bad Reputation" -- get any gayer than this, and you've got Liberace in drag
Liquid Gold (self-titled)
Roundtree - Roller Disco
Dee D. Jackson - Cosmic Curves

**keefelc** · January 30th, 2003, 09:03 PM

How about the Richard Amsel covers for Bette Midler's first two albums and Formerly of The Harlettes? Also, the Pointer Sister's "Steppin'" and "That's A Plenty," and Labelle's "Chameleon" albums had some fun artwork.

**Nano** · January 30th, 2003, 09:29 PM

Some off the top of my head:

OHIO PLAYERS - Honey
PARLIAMENT - Trombipulation
LA FLAVOUR - Mandolay (LP)
DONNA SUMMER - Bad girls

out of disco & funk:
BEASTIE BOYS - Licensed to ill
COCTEAU TWINS - Victorialand (LP)
SUPERTRAMP - Breakfast in America
THE CARS - Candy-O
ERIC DOLPHY - Out to lunch!

OK, I'll confess: when I was a kid I was into Charles Berlitz and Von Däniken, etc., and when "Pyramid" (The Alan Parsons Project) came out I thought it was the coolest cover ever! :oops:

Of course, I count off the Fausto Papetti collection...

**HustleBaby** · January 31st, 2003, 12:27 AM

My list includes:

1.Lime - all jackets
2.Donna Summer - Four Seasons (moon photo)
3.Ritchie Family - African Queens
4.Ramsey Lewis - Sun Goddess
5.Diana Ross - Love Hangover
6.Harold Melvin & Blue Notes - Bad Luck(green bush man)

*DELIGHTFUL*

**K-Bee** · January 31st, 2003, 01:56 AM

Ouch!! by the Ohio Players (boardwalk 1981)

and also Aleem's Confusion 12" (the version that was in the german TSR series)

I hate Their music but the Rolling Stones cover with the zipper was kinda cool too :) Don't know the name of the album.

**Com King** · January 31st, 2003, 02:41 AM

And what about the love and kisses and cerrone covers? They look fantastic to me ....:)

and how to forget the angel's face of candi staton on the cover of "House of love" ....I agree the last one is not very objective ...