Album Art-The Stories Behind Music's Iconic Album Covers
Album Art-The Stories Behind Music's Iconic Album Covers-takes a deep dive into the history of iconic album cover art. Images and additional information on Rolling Stones albums may be found at https://iorr.org/albums/. Find album art images at discogs.com by searching the album title. Look for a new episode each Friday.
Podcasting since 2023 • 153 episodes
Album Art-The Stories Behind Music's Iconic Album Covers
Latest Episodes
Brain Salad Surgery--Emerson, Lake, and Palmer | The Story Behind the Cover
It’s part cathedral, part nightmare—a human face trapped in alien machinery, born from the mind of the man who would create Alien. Emerson, Lake & Palmer wanted shock value; H.R. Giger gave them something eternal. What began ...
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Season 3
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Episode 150
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42:53
Virgin Killer--Scorpions | The Story Behind the Cover
The Scorpions’ Virgin Killer didn’t just cross the line—it set it on fire. A ten-year-old model, a cracked-glass cover, and a title that dared you to look away. The band said it was “about time as the killer of innocence.” Critics call...
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Season 3
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Episode 149
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32:21
Cut--The Slits | The Story Behind the Cover
When you name your band The Slits, you’ve already kicked the door in. But when you strip down, smear on mud, and glare into the camera for your debut album Cut, you’ve declared war on the male gaze itself. The Slits said it wa...
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Season 3
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Episode 148
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39:09
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Alice's Restaurant--Arlo Guthrie | The Story Behind the Cover
Who knew that an empty plate, a bowler hat, and a naked twenty-year-old could rewrite Thanksgiving in America? Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant cover looks like a joke—and it is—but it’s also a generational x-ray: Rockwell’s perfect t...
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39:38
Toys in the Attic--Aerosmith | The Story Behind the Cover
A teddy bear with a spyglass, a frog in oversized shoes, and an attic full of secrets—on this cover Aerosmith turns childhood whimsy into absolute creepy. From cocaine-fueled brainstorms at the Riot House to Ingrid Haenke’s uncanny illust...
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Season 3
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Episode 147
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46:29
