In The Court Of The Crimson King (King Crimson) It features an apocalyptic landscape with a number of golden-haired children crawling across the rocks towards a cosmic dawn. Clarke’s science fiction novel Childhood’s End. This surreal artwork created by Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis borrows heavily from the ending of Arthur C. The artwork has aroused much controversy over the years due to its alleged links with the Church of Satan. It is based on a David Alexander photograph which features the Beverly Hills Hotel, also known as the Pink Palace.Įnglish graphic artist John Kosh is credited with its design and art direction.
This album cover is probably one of the most controversial, yet fascinating, artworks in the history of rock music.
The psychedelic collage surrounded by a floral arrangement is actually based on a photography taken by famous British photographer Robert Whitaker, who also worked for The Beatles. The photograph also features Sally Grossman, wife of his manager Albert Grossman, reclining on a chaise lounge chair while the edges blur in a circle.ĭisraeli Gears artwork was designed by Australian artist, songwriter and filmmaker Martin Sharp. Johnson on the cover and LPs by his favorite artists such as The Impressions, Robert Johnson, Ravi Shankar, Lotte Lenya, Eric Von Schmidt, and Lord Buckley. It shows Dylan sitting on a couch with various artifacts scattered around the room, including a Time magazine with President Lyndon B. The cover art of Bringing It All Back Home, Bob Dylan’s first electric album,was based on a photography taken by Daniel Kramer with an edge-softened lens. The lower section of the skull’s face bears a circular screen which shows the mouth and lower face in its flesh-covered normal state. The album sleeve featured monochromatic biomechanical artwork, incorporating an industrial mechanism with a human female skull modeled after his wife, Li Tobler, as well as a new ELP wordmark. Giger was asked by the band’s Swiss agent to create a cover for an album originally titled “Whip Some Skull on You”. This meticulously-designed album cover was created by renowned Swiss painter and designer, H. According to Bruce Springsteen biographers, Meola shot 900 frames in a single session spanning three hours and the photo they finally selected (pictured above) shows Springsteen holding a Fender Telecaster guitar with an Esquire neck in his left hand, while putting his right hand on the shoulder of saxophonist and fellow bandmate Clarence Clemons.īrain Salad Surgery (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) The Born to Run artwork is based on a photograph taken by Eric Meola. The actual photo-portrait was taken by Karl Ferris and “Viraat Purushan-Vishnuroopam,” a depiction of the Hindu god Vishnu or Krishna, served as inspiration for this classic album cover. The cover art for Bold as Love features a painting of Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell superimposed over a Hindu-art influenced painting drawn by Roger Law.
After several complaints from music retailers, the band replaced it with an image depicting a cross and skulls of the five band members. The original artwork for Appetite For Destruction consisted of a robotic rapist based on a Robert Williams painting. Often called “The Mona Lisa of Pop,” the cover is inarguably one of the most iconic images in pop art history. One of its most distinctive features is the exuberant lightning bolt over one eye and a mysterious teardrop dripping from the clavicle. Explore All Templates Aladdin Sane (David Bowie)Īladdin Sane album cover, based on British photographer Brian Duffy’s portrait, features Ziggy Stardust in glam- inspired make-up.