David Bowie

David Bowie (1967)

This is the debut album for famous pop musician Bowie and presents his very first persona of the many that will follow this album. The CD cover is very simple and does not have any complicated characteristics to it. The font is very fitting to the sort of era the CD cover was made in. NME critics Roy His style is quite normal for the time and nothing Carr and Charles Shaar too controversial is on the cover. The direct mode of Murray have said, "a address implies that he can connect with the listener strictly audience and has nothing to hide but his plain style accustomed to David Bowie in his assorted of CD cover is nothing to interesting and hard to '70s guises would pick out as unique and eye-catching.
probably find this debut album either shocking or else simply quaint"

Aladdin Sane (1973)

This CD cover is a perfect example of how someone can change in the matter of years. Aladdin Sane presents a completely different side to Bowie with his bright hair and pink looking make-up. This was the first album Bowie released as a qualified rock star and this CD cover definitely shows that side of him compared to the pop genred ordinary man we saw on the first album. This album unlike any other brings attention to it through the bright white and also gives the star the lime light through a much more artist focused cover with smaller font.

Heroes (1977)
This CD cover on the other hand represents the change Bowie had in the past 10 years. The genre being more rock based than pop his persona has changed even though the cover is still simple. This being one of the most famous albums to date highlights just how much the pose and colouring can change the whole look and appeal towards something. The pose he is doing makes the CD more symbolic in a way and this CD is more focused on him rather than the songs because the font is much smaller and his style seems changed.

Person Change
David Bowies overall persona has changed since the very start of his music career to the present day. People have seen him as a very famous star of the genre he associates with and has become an icon in the music industry (hence having a V&A exhibition held dedicated to his change in style)
This CD cover is a perfect representation of the changes Bowie went through throughout his career and the many personas he developed as his music changed.

Damon Albarn
Gorillaz and Blur

Blur Parklife (1994)

This is the cover to one of Blurs first albums Parklife. As you can see the CD cover is very basic, as it shows two dogs running side by side in a race. The cover refers to the British pastime of greyhound racing. This could be because Blur were part of an emerging style called Britpop, and therefore they wanted something that was profoundly British.

Blur Blur (1997)

This is another album by Blur that is simple and straight to the point. The band is named Blur and so is this album and the cover is a blurred picture. This is a common convention of Britpop and even Indie bands.

Gorillaz Demon days (2005)

Heres an album by Damon Albarns second band Gorillaz. The cover to Demon Days is a clear reference to one of Blurs older albums The best of Blur where all four members of the band are on the front cover in a similar formation. The album, like many of Blurs previous albums, is very basic, except instead of the actual members of the band therere the bands personas.

Gorillaz Plastic Beach (2010)

This is Gorillazs latest album Plastic beach. Unlike any other albums before it, both by Blur and by the Gorillaz, this cover is very thought through. Its very artistic; depending on how you interpret it, there could be many meanings behind the choice of title and image, however it could simply just be a beach with plastic on it. One things for sure, its unlike any other one of their albums, so we see a different side of them for once.