Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of record covers from the golden age of LPs

We don’t expect much from album covers. Wear something revealing if you’re a pop starlet. If you’re Prince, just make sure to wear something. If your album’s called The Wall, maybe sketch some bricks on there. Honestly, our expectations couldn’t be any lower. Which is why it’s so baffling that we

In truth, some of rock’s sexiest nude album covers are famous for little else – but so what, right? If you can’t have a hit, you may as well snag some headlines along the way. Others, however, pack both buzz and substance, since some of these projects opened the door for wider success. That they

Mar 24, 2011 · The Rolling Stones: The first one out is a beautiful one.The contrast with the Beatles’ tackier early covers is clear: this is a classy group portrait, with a tinge of mystery – heightened by the entire lack of text.

A look at the offbeat history of album covers by Hipgnosis.

One of the best parts about buying a physical album (if you still do that sort of thing) is the album cover art. And if you’re a metalhead or crusty punker, the more brutal and bloody it is, the better.

It’s amazing how times change. What would be considered absolutely unacceptable 40 years ago is now the norm. Sometimes I wonder what people will find completely acceptable 40 years from now. Yikes! In any case, just for fun, here are 30 or so music album covers that were either banned, changed to

Oct 18, 2011 · First Impressions: The Ohio Players didn’t always feature sexy lay-dees on their covers These rather unknown early days seem very much like a different era, and a different band.

Bargain bin recording artists are people, too. In the interest of balanced reporting, I hereby submit to you the very human stories behind some of those infamous photos. Ten years before the above album was released, Jim Post had a Top 10 hit with his then-wife, Cathy. Recording as the folk duo

There are many famous album covers, but we’ve put together what we believe are the 100 greatest album covers. Find out which ones have made the cut.