goo- sonic youth

One of the best album covers known to man.
This album was released in 1990 by, of course, sonic youth. Kevin Reagan designed the cover of this album using a drawing by raymond pettibon, which is inspired by a newspaper photograph of maureen hindley and david smith, this makes the image a bit scarier!
It's reminiscent of the pop art movement of the 60's, especially the work of Roy Lichtenstein (gotta love that guy). The art creates instant intrigue, because it is a story half-told, like one scene from an epic comic book of sorts. This helped the band get an interest from consumers as they weren't too mainstream before this album. the solely black and white style is a common artistic trait for raymond pettibon, and creates a lot of contrast. this is such a striking image, and almost forces the consumer to pick up the album and take a look. The angled image creates an edgy look heightening the sense of action. the type is scrawled, as it is on most of sonic youths album art, so that old fans of the band recognise it immediately. not much negative space is included, but they pulled it off fantastically well.