Album Cover Secondary Research

I have done some secondary research to help me design my album cover appropriately.

I have found the general conventions of an album cover front, back, spine and inside: (http://www.slideshare.net/charlinbeth/conventions-of-an-album-cover)

1. Conventions Front Covers:
A simplistic colour scheme
A simplistic design
Few or no characters
Use of a different colour for the band name compared to the rest of the cover
Hidden meanings
A title that explains to the audience what the album will be about
Bold, simple fonts for the band name
Similar or entirely opposite font for the album title

2. Conventions Back Covers:
Name of band at very top
Name of album at the bottom
List of song titles, usually centred
Barcode in bottom right hand corner
Name of record company
Copyright and year
Who owns the copyrighted material
Who the album has been distributed by

3. Conventions Insides:
Colour scheme that is the same as the rest of album
Blank, plain background
No characters
Few or no text

4. Conventions Spines:
Name of the record company in recognised font, or logo
Name of band
Name of album
Both in the same simplistic fonts
Code linking to the record company

For my album cover, I am planning on following many of the conventions of a typical album cover. Above, I have highlighted in green the conventions which I am currently planning on using.