This is kind of a two for one. This one shows subatomic particle tracks in a bubble chamber. It’s trippy, it’s cool, it’s kind of fascinating. Originally, though, the cover was quite different:
That’s the UK version, by the way. Not too surprisingly, it caused quite a fuss.
The photographer was Colin Lane. The model was his then girlfriend, whose identity he would never reveal.
Lane has 20 credits, including more for the Strokes, a couple for the Kings of Leon, and others for bands I’m not cool enough to have heard of before.
He never seems to be the art director, though, so I’m not sure if these are his covers, or someone directed his shots, or if he just took some pix for the band for the insert or the back cover.
He did do the pix of this band for Is This It, which are great. I mean, honestly, could these guys be any cooler (well, except for the guy on the left, that is)?
I guess that’s a pretty good description of the band in general. Their sound is just so hip, cool, New York to me. Indeed, front man Julian Casablancas cites Lou Reed as a big influence.
Nikolai Fraiture (bass), Julian Casablancas (vocals), Fab Moretti (drums), Nick Valensi (guitar), Albert Hammond Jr. (guitar)
This was their first album, and arguably their best. Indeed, the band that was supposed to “save rock” has not aged that well. Is This It, though, remains one of the tightest albums ever.
Oh, the subatomic stuff? Casablancas happened upon it, saying “I found something even cooler than the ass picture." I honestly don’t know much more about it. It’s typically totally overshadowed by the “ass picture.”
The only other covers I have any feelings for:
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