QotD: Art over Music

What are your three favorite album covers of all-time? Any honorable mentions?

Question submitted by Tamara.

Cabot does Dylan

This question immediately lead me to think of the enormous LP collection Drake has - stashed in some built-in cabinetry he made just for the purpose. It's like our own little vinyl museum. One particular treasure is Sebastian Cabot Reads Bob Dylan, released in 1967. Cabot's thoughtful pose on the cover is clearly meant to capture the profundity of the content within.

Now, it's easy to laugh at such an endeavor. At one level, this is Mr. French reading Dylan. But actually, I think this is a sincere effort. It doesn't work artistically, for me at least, but I have to admire the guy for giving this a shot. I think he revered Dylan as a poet and wanted to emphasize that aspect of his art, separate from the music.