10 Best Rock Music Album Covers Of The 1990s

10. Screamadelica - Primal Scream

After making a decent go of it as a straight-up indie rock band in the late 80s, Scottish group Primal Scream discovered that people really liked taking LSD in the early 90s.

As a result, they geared their music towards the burgeoning house scene, whilst maintaining some of their previous sound. Their third album, Screamadelica, was a huge success and catapulted the band to the top of the cultural tree.

If you're going to do an album that alludes to psychedelia in the title and incorporates its musical spiritual successor, then you'd best come prepared with some wavy cover art.

Thankfully, Primal Scream had Paul Cannell on hand.

Cannell was label Creation Records' in-house artist and was tasked with coming up with the front cover for Screamadelica. He got the idea for the blue splodge design after seeing a water spot on the roof of their offices.

Was he on LSD at the time? Yes he was.

A simple yet highly effective design, the artwork captures the spirit of the album to perfection and became one of the most instantly-recognisable pieces of pop art in the world at the time.

Not bad for someone off their face.