What are the typical features of an album cover?
- Name of the artist - dominates
- Name of the album
- One main shot of the artist/band on the front cover
- A colour scheme/theme connecting back and front cover
- Song list on the back
- An image on the back cover relating to the one on the front in some way - once again usually of the artist
- Bar code on back cover
- Colour scheme used throughout relating to the image artists or title of the album
- Name of the executive producers, managers and record labels on the back
- Logos of companies which helped with the album on the back - institutional information
- Links to the band/artist websites on back
- Logo of the band -typeface - visual motif
- Stickets promoting the album on front
- Parental advisory warnings on front
- Style of packaging - front, back and spine
- Price labels and offers
- Debut albums create an image
- Later albums are more fan based
- Greatest hits use nostalgia to sell
How would you categorise album covers?
- Genre
- Gender
- Era
- How famous the artist is e.g. debut
- Number of previous albums
- Types of album
- Style
- Record label
- Packaging
- Tone of album
- Target audience
- Band or solo artist
What are the purposes of album covers?
- To sell the artist
- To promote the artist
- Catch the audience's attention to sell the product
- Encourage people to buy the artists music
- To create and image/brand/identity for the artist and their music - distinctive
- Get people talking about the artist and their music
- To make more money for the artist
- To show off the artists music to the audience
- To show off the producer of the album
- To show off the genre of the music
- To create a target audience
- To sell the institutional identity
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