By now most of the regular blog readers know that I’m just as obsessed with vinyl albums as I am with comic books. It’s always fun to combine your interest, so nevermind the bollocks, here’s Jon’s top 10 comic book album covers:

10. Joe Satriani – Surfing With The Alien

Talk about misappropriation. Satriani most iconic album famously features the Silver Surfer blasting off the cover, which is arguably the only good part to this guitar-wanking LP. Too bad artist John Byrne was never paid for his image taken from page 6 of Silver Surfer #1 from 1982.

9. Big Black – Songs About Fucking

Steve Albini’s Chicago noise outfit will forever be associated with the notorious cover to their final album. The a pop-art manga image is a frightening compliment to the imploding album, and an example of a early import of Japanese comic art. Honorable mention: Big Black’s “Racer X” EP.

8. Menomena – Friend and Foe

This hyper-kinetic collage was designed by none-other-than Craig Thompson of Blankets fame. I recommend the gorgeous key-laced single “Wet and Rusting.”

7. Sonic Youth – Goo

Between my girlfriend and myself, I probably have 9 or 10 different copies of Sonic Youth’s “Goo” around the apartment. This is perhaps artist Raymond Pettibon’s most famous image, also known for his album covers for his brother Greg Ginn’s band Black Flag.

6. Ramones – Road To Ruin

Underground comic artist John Holmstrom famously co-founded New York “Punk Magazine” with Legs McNeil and design the Ramones fourth album. Though this is probably his most recognizable cover, I recommend the “Weird Tales of The Ramones” box set design entirely like a comic book with contributing art from Holmstrom, Dan Clowes and many, many more.

Come back tomorrow for the top 5!

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