The Coral's Album covers

The Coral have had a number of albums, and the covers of these albums have been very varied. As part of our coursework, we have to create a digipak for the band's album. We have already decided we will have a six sided digipak, but choosing the designs is more complicated. With the covers being so varied, we are faced with both advantages and disadvantages. Of course the varying covers are advantageous for us, as it gives us more freedom to experiment with different designs, and create a unique and innovative cover. However, it will be harder for us to fit the cover with a stereotype of the band's covers, as they are all so different.

Below are pictures of the covers of some of the Coral's albums.

This album cover features the bright colours associated with the indie genre, but also suggests a slightly darker theme, possibly leaning towards the psychedelic rock genre. This is further illustrated by the blurred front cover. This is the fourth of the Coral's albums.

Roots and Echoes, the sixth album by the Coral moves away from the dark, mysterious image featured on the cover of The Invisible Invasion, and while it still uses the dark colours, features an image of the band, possibly because they are further established on the music scene, and by featuring a photo of them, this could be used as recognition.

This is the Coral's debut album, and features a very typically indie front cover. This may be used in order to attract indie fans, with it being the first album, and helps to give an idea of what to expect.

The Invisible Invasion seems to overthrow all stereotypes of the genre, with a complete lack of any sort of bright colour and a confusing image on the front. This variation between the album covers is certainly not a bad thing as it allows us to be more diverse when creating our own covers, although complicates things when trying to define the conventions.