MADONNA:MUSIC
FRONT:
- CU/MCU picture of the artist -focus of the majority of the cover, no other distractions
MCU Madonna: hands on hips looking out to audience -direct and confident appeal to buyers
- CU/MCU picture of the artist -focus of the majority of the cover, no other distractions
MCU Madonna: hands on hips looking out to audience -direct and confident appeal to buyers
Blurred background image
- Name of the artist + name of album (large eye catching font)
Madonna
Music
-Record label + where situated (in small discreet font)
Maverick/ Warner Bros.
Beverly Hills/ Burbank CA
- Cover theme/style
Country/western theme
Madonna in Cowboy hat and shirt, matural wavey hair
Cowboy' style typeface
Small image of a cowboy riding a horse
-Sticker of authenticity/limited edition on plastic casing
- Sticker with what hit singles are featured + collaborations
BACK:
- Another image of the artist, or a background picture/pattern in keeping with the theme on the front cover
MLS of Madonna no longer has eye contact with the audience, and is now playing the guitar
Background is more visible
- Track listing -main focus of back covers
On country/western style framing in same style typeface as the front
- Continuity from front to back
Madonna appearing again wearing same clothes with the same backdrop
Same typeface and theme
Same colours/contrast
- Institutional information
- Barcode
- Logo of record label
SPINE:
- Artist, album name and record label
Same typeface as front and back
Same colour scheme
INSIDE SLEEVE/BOOKLET:
- Promotional leaflet
Previous albums and videos by Madonna available to buy
- Inside sleeve - the credits, track listing, lyrics, artist photoshoot, album artwork
Photoshoot of Madonna
Quotes of lyrics
SOUNDTRACK/COMPILATION ALBUM
Album covers for soundtracks and compliations differ to those only featuring one band/artist
FRONT: Main focus of the cover is the title and usually has a smaller tagline beneath 'The Best of Dance Mania 1995' '44 seriously big hits of the year!'
- Lists of popular artists/tracks featuring in the album
- No central background image - usually pattern/ still, poster or actors from the film/ random model dancing
BACK: Again no central image -track listing makes up most of back
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