Album covers

In one of my first posts I analysed a few CD album covers and magazine adverts in a PowerPoint on 'Slideshare'. However, I didn't do any research on the back of album covers so here are a few:

This is the back of Paloma Faith's album. The image used is interesting because compared to the front cover which is a posed photo, she is seen being given props and this photo is taken from behind the scenes. This could suggest the two sides of music artists. The roses, doves and strong lighting behind her connote beauty, purity and an angelic personality. The track list and record label information is placed in opposite corners of the cover so the audience is able to see the majority of the image.

This is the back of Florence and the Machine's album. There is a drawing of a pair of lungs, which is the title of the album - this in itself shows a strong connection. The parts of the lungs are labelled with the numbers of each track on the album. Black and white is used for the background and writing - this makes it easily readable for the audience. Everything within the whole frame is central apart from the barcode - this is a simple but effective technique.

This is the back cover for The Saturday's album. There is no image, it just tells us the track list and information about the band the record label. The background is plain and simple, but doesn't appeal to the audience. The font and text is set out clearly and is sophisticated but because there's no image of the artist or any connection with the album it doesn't catch our attention.