Album covers can really be anything an artist wants them to be. Some choose close-up shots of their face for instant recognizability, while others prefer abstract art to keep the audience guessing.

Old-school vinyl records may be making a comeback, but it was the most popular way for music fans in the 1970s to hear their favorite rock stars. And it wasn't just the music, as the cover of each ...

Album covers are what you see when you rest your eyes on the physical product. It should be enticing, and it should be ...

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Hipgnosis defined the visual identity for some of the U.K.’s most iconic rock albums of the ‘70s. From 1968 to 1983, the English design firm led by Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey “Po” Powell and Peter ...

Can you guess the iconic album from the cover art? Long before Napster and LimeWire, before YouTube and Spotify, music was only available to purchase in physical form. Generations of teens spent their ...

With a legacy of arresting album cover images that includes Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” Led Zeppelin’s “House of the Holy,” Black Sabbath’s “Technical Ecstasy” and many more, the design firm ...

Janet Jackson is in control, even all these years later! The 56-year-old music legend recreated one of her most iconic album covers 36 years after the fact, with the help of designer Christian Siriano ...