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When two random people accidentally ended up on The Beatles’ Abbey Road record sleeve

14 March 2025 SB 0

Back in the day when record sleeves had to be photographed, with limited chance to touch up on the results after the fact, certain things […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Black Sabbath» by Black Sabbath

1 March 2024 SB 0

Black Sabbath’s eponymous debut album was released on 13 February 1970. It was even a Friday the 13th. If that wasn’t an omen in itself, […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Led Zeppelin IV» by Led Zeppelin

25 November 2023 SB 0

Led Zeppelin’s fourth album, released on 8 November 1971, is not just considered the most classic Led Zeppelin album. It is one of the defining […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Synchronicity» by The Police

4 November 2023 SB 0

Synchronicity is the fifth and final studio album by The Police, released on 17 June 1983. It was the band’s most successful release, reaching the […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Morrison Hotel» by The Doors

26 August 2023 SB 0

When The Doors entered Elektra Sound Recorders on 4 November 1969, they weren’t just starting work on their fifth album Morrison Hotel. They were also […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Machine Head» by Deep Purple

25 February 2023 SB 0

Machine Head is the sixth studio album released by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded in December 1971 at Montreux, Switzerland, and […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «The Division Bell» by Pink Floyd

30 May 2021 SB 0

The Division Bell is the fourteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Or, if you will, the second one by the […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «The Crossing» by Big Country

16 September 2020 SB 0

Big Country released their classic debut album The Crossing on 29 July 1983. Musically, the album is as good as it gets – even making […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Minor Earth Major Sky» by a-ha

15 September 2020 SB 0

After the Memorial Beach tour wrapped up in 1994, the band went their separate ways for a while. Nobody knew for how long the hiatus […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong» by Elvis Presley

14 September 2020 SB 0

Elvis had great cover art early in his career. The art for 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Go Wrong (aka. Elvis’ Gold Records, Vol. 2), featuring […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Document» by R.E.M.

10 July 2019 SB 0

R.E.M. were known for quirky, artistic album cover art. The artwork for their fifth album Document (released on 31 August 1987) does not disappoint. Reflecting […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Cheap Thrills» by Big Brother And the Holding Company

30 September 2018 SB 0

The original idea for Big Brother And the Holding Company was to call their second album Sex, Drugs And Cheap Thrills. Columbia (their record company) […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «London Calling» by The Clash

14 August 2018 SB 0

This classic album’s front cover features a photograph of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his Fender Precision Bass against the stage at The Palladium in New […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: David Bowie and Iggy Pop vs. Erich Heckel

13 August 2018 SB 0

David Bowie and Iggy Pop spent a lot of time together in 1976 and 77. They were both in Berlin working on albums, with Bowie […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Sonic Highways» by Foo Fighters

7 August 2018 SB 0

Foo Fighters got obsessed with the number eight when they recorded Sonic Highways, released on 10 November 2014. It was after all their eight album. […]

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