I could have fit so many more covers in this blog. Here are 10 worthies that didn’t quite make it:
10. The Who: The Who Sell Out (1967)
Design: Roger Law, David King
Photography: David Montgomery
Interesting tidbit: Law will be back here again for another Who album
9. Frank Zappa: Ship Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch (1982)
Artist: Roger Price
Interesting tidbit: This is actually one of Price’s “droodles,” from a syndicated cartoon of his published in the ‘50s (and collected in the book Droodles).
8. Elton John: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Artist: Alan Aldridge
Interesting tidbit: Aldridge’s inspiration was Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights
7. Bob Dylan: Slow Train Coming (1979)
Artist: Catherine Kanner
Interesting tidbit: Dylan’s first record after becoming a born-again Christian
6. The Grateful Dead: Live Dead (1969)
Artist: Bob Thomas
Interesting tidbit: I couldn’t find out a darn thing about this guy
5. Wings: Greatest (1978)
Artist: Hipgnosis
Idea: Linda McCartney
Interesting tidbit: The statue, which was owned by Linda, was flown to the Alps for maximum effect
4. Traffic: The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys (1971)
Artist: Tony Wright
Interesting tidbit: One of the few hexagonal albums out there
3. Steely Dan: Aja (1977)
Photographer: Hideki Fujii
Interesting tidbit: There’s a rumor that comedian Phil Hartman designed this one. Though he was originally a graphic designer and did design a few album covers (including ones for Poco and America), this was not one of them.
2. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band: Trout Mask Replica (1969)
Artist: Ed Caraeff
Interesting tidbit: Ed has 369 album credits, including work for Three Dog Night, Frank Zappa, Neil Diamond, The Stooges, Gladys Knight, Dolly Parton, and many, many more.
1. Arcade Fire: Funeral (2004)
Artist: Tray Maurice
Interesting tidbit: Another dude I could find next to nothing on
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