Mercury-prize winning British rapper Skepta caused outrage recently when he revealed the cover art for his new single Gas Me Up (Diligent). The image showed a group of tightly-packed men with shaven ...
Album covers have long been more than just protective sleeves for records—they can be powerful visual statements that capture the essence of the music inside. When a cover becomes a work of art, it ...
If you want people to listen to your music, you need to grab their attention first—and album artwork has always been one of the fastest ways to do that. A striking cover can spark curiosity, set ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A new book of record covers shows how musicians forged an identity and communicated with fans, using an art form that has sometimes endured longer than the music between the ...
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The banana. The zipper. Along with his Marilyn Monroe portrait and the Campbell Soup cans, Andy Warhol's album covers have their own place in the pop-art pantheon. The ...
Paul McCartney has recorded plenty of covers of either famous songs or songs he’s really enjoyed. Many have connections to his favorite artists like Little Richard and Elvis Presley. Others were ...
Cover Me is a column highlighting the stories behind great album covers, as told to Grant Sharples by the artists and bands who made them. These details are reflected ...
"Original edition ©2017 TASCHEN GmbH" -- Colophon. chmnk copy 39088019138320 Purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds. An anthology of artists' record covers from the 1950s to the present day. Includes ...