Album Covers Notes

A) 1- Typical Features:
* Barcode
* Album Title
* Artist Name
* Track List
* Web Adress
* Strong, main image
* Booklet with additional info and extras
* PUG

2- Categories
* Genre
* Groups/Solo Artist
* Male/Female
* Drawing/ Photo
* Image of artist/or not
* Debut Album?
* Greatist Hits?
* Compilations or one artist
* Record Label
* Era
* Double Disc or not
* Audience

3- Different Functions they serve:
* Attract buyer = constructing an audience
* Show artist
* Informative, shows which artist, what album
* Track listing, how many, sometimes shows times
* Style of Album to match style of artist
* Selling the genre

B) Michael Jackson
History: Past, Present, Future book 1
Released: June 1995

*Very striking image on the front. Michale Jackson in concrete as a statue, behind is a fireball.
* Prestning himself as a statue gives us the idea that it is all very epic, and he is creating history.
* Fireball continues on the back - implying the songs themselves are epic and amazing and histroy making
* The booklet inside conventionally shows song words. But also begins with a written extract by Elizabeth Taylor and Steven Spielburg basically saying what a legend MJ is. Also lots of pictures of him growing up, his life, him performing and people at his concert holding signs saying 'king of pop' etc - once again presenting him as a historical legend with an epic life.