AlbumLinks are simple AppleScripts with album cover icons, when clicked iTunes will play the album.

The script works by trying to play a playlist for the album, If it doesn't exist it will create one for you,
this may take a few seconds on the first run but subsequent runs will be quicker.

There are several types of AlbumScript available for modification, alowing you to create dock links to other albums. You can get them from the 'Scripts' section of the download browser. Files and Instructions for themed icons like those below to go with your scripts are also available, check out the 'Tools' section for more info.