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.
Album Art-The Stories Behind Music's Iconic Album Covers
Latest Episodes
Unfinished Music Part 1: Two Virgins--John Lennon and Yoko Ono | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art
John Lennon made a lot of records. But only one got seized by authorities, hidden inside plain brown paper bags, and featured him and Yoko Ono standing completely naked on the cover.Was it a publicity stunt? A love letter? A piece of ava...
Siren--Roxy Music | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art
She was a Texas teenager discovered sunbathing on the French Riviera. Within a few years she was sharing an apartment with Grace Jones, dating Bryan Ferry, inspiring "Miss You," and on her way to becoming Mrs. Mick Jagger—well, almost. But befo...
War-U2 | The Story Behing the Album Cover Art
U2 called their third album War because, as Bono said, “war seemed to be the motif for 1982.” But the cover contains no tanks, no bombs, no soldiers. Instead, it shows the face of a child. Peter Rowen had already appeared on U2's...
Vanilla Fudge--Vanilla Fudge | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art
Released one day after Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at the absolute peak of the Summer of Love, Vanilla Fudge may have delivered the ultimate psychedelic album cover. A mysterious solarized golden woman dissolving into light… a b...
Back in Black--AC/DC | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art
A black square almost became the most commercially dangerous album cover in rock history. AC/DC wanted no photos, no tribute portrait, no explanation—just black. Atlantic Records thought the band had lost its mind. Somewhere inside that a...
