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
Metamorphosis & Made in the Shade-The Rolling Stones
What do you get when two Rolling Stones compilation albums go head-to-head—both released within days of each other, both claiming the band’s legacy, and neither fully endorsed by the band itself? Metamorphosis may be the weirdest Rolling Stones album ever released. It wasn’t their idea. It wasn’t their design. And it wasn’t their payday. It was, essentially, Allen Klein’s revenge—a stitched-together patchwork of demos, castoffs, and curiosities, released without the band's blessing but with Kafka’s curse baked into its title and album art. Think insects in suits and Brian Jones sharing an album cover with Mick Taylor—once and only once. Meanwhile, the Stones counterpunched with Made in the Shade, a sun-blasted hits album with a mysteriously airbrushed blonde on the cover and not a lick of actual shade in sight. Grab a copy and listen along with us. Questions, comments, recommendations? We'd love to hear from you at Albumartthecoverstories@gmail.com or check our Spotify Song List with a song from each album we’ve covered:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NrDU39yE9CJcHU6YJT8jj?si=Y1JAE4LWTDmKEDE9QGlB2A&pi=ly2xwE-ERRu-2