The famous artists behind history's greatest album covers

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[mylife]

Throughout the 20th-century record sleeves regularly served as canvases for some of the world's most famous artists. From Andy Warhol's electric yellow banana on the cover of The Velvet Underground & Nico's 1967's debut album, to the custom-sprayed Banksy street art that fronted Blur's 2003 "Think Tank," art has long been used to round out the listening experience. A new book, "Art Sleeves," explores some of the most influential, groundbreaking and controversial covers from the past forty years. "This is not a 'history of album art' type book," said the book's author, DJ and arts writer DB Burkeman over email. Instead, he says the book is a "love letter" to visual art and music culture.

[Red Badger]

https://www.fastcompany.com/3044107/8-album-covers-designed-by-legendary-comedian-phil-hartman

[mylife]

I saw them many times but dont recall that LP

[irishjuggler]

My all-time favorite original album art is Frank Holmes’ “Smile shop” for the Beach Boys’ Smile.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

It was almost guaranteed that this album was with it;

https://platekompaniet.no/globalassets/imported-images/cd/2000569715.jpg?preset=ProductPage

[woodbutcher1963]

No, I have the Sticky Fingers album with the working YKK zipper on the front or Mick’s Levis. Mick’s butt on the back.
It’s about a 1 in 2 million copies.

The one that I wish I had was Jethro Tull’s Thick as a Brick multi page newspaper. This was only available on the original pressing.

[mylife]

I found a lot of interesting stuff in the cut out bin

[BenLurkin]

Ditto

[who knows what evil?]

That album kicks ass...especially ‘Loved By You’...I had the ‘Guitar Hero’ gamers among my in-law’s family p*ssing their pants trying to follow that one...

[AppyPappy]

Roger Dean(Yes) was the best

[algore]

[mylife]

excellent artist

[a fool in paradise]

>>explores some of the most influential, groundbreaking and controversial covers from the past forty years.

Albums from the last 25 years haven’t been as groundbreaking.

Except maybe some of the packaging created by Art Chantry who engaged in all kinds of die-cut, embossing, and other tricks which he often had to do by hand himself.

He won graphic design awards over the years

http://art.bradley.edu/aiga/2011/01/art-chantry-the-graphic-design-face-of-grunge/

[mylife]

reminds me of stuff from Hipgnosis

[gundog]

Yeah, I’ve got the zipper one. And the original “Some Girls,” on orange vinyl, I believe. “Their Satanic Majesties Request” on white vinyl.

[a fool in paradise]

There are hidden messages on the cover. In the hieroglyphics near the base of the pyramid

[a fool in paradise]

Sounds like the book is a BS list:

GREATEST???

>>The book also includes a sleeve by Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the eminent Obama “Hope” poster, for “7-inches for Planned Parenthood,” a limited edition vinyl box-set to raise funds for the sexual health charity.

[algore]

I want a tshirt made from this one

[BenLurkin]

[woodbutcher1963]

https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/174186-jethro-tull-thick-as-a-brick-newspaper-a

1972 Jethro Tull original fold out 12 page newspaper

[woodbutcher1963]

I always enjoyed the art work on the Yes albums.