ICONIC ALBUM COVERS: PART THE FIRST. They're suitable for framing, I guess. But they also have an impact. That's what you call a great album cover; an iconic image that stays with you. Here are some random ones that stay with me.

David Bowie - The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars

Parliament - Chocolate City

Blondie - Parallel Lines

Nick Drake - Bryter Later

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Cat Stevens - Tea For the Tillerman

The Ramones - The Ramones

David Baerwald - Triage

Johnny Cash - American Recordings

Janis Joplin - Pearl

More to follow. . .