Klaus Voormann spent three weeks creating one of the most celebrated album covers in history. He was paid fifty pounds.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West - I thought it was just Kanye being Kanye. It was.
Neon Bible by Arcade Fire - The cover doesn't immediately grab you. A neon sign in the dark. Pink and orange against black. Something you'd walk past without stopping. Look again. There's considerably more going on here than first appears.
Ten fictional album covers from film and TV that never existed. And yet somehow, some of them are better than the real thing.
Licensed to Ill by Beastie Boys - I thought it was their private jet. Three lads flying somewhere loud and probably illegal.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie - He doesn't fill the frame. He's small, almost lost in the street.
Nine album covers so confident in their artwork they didn't bother with a single word. No band name. No album title. Just the image.
A look at the controversy behind the cover of The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac - The cover is boring. Two people, a light background, and a pair of wooden balls hanging like testicles.
Maggot Brain by Funkadelic - The cover disturbed me. The music surprised me.
The cover that shocked America, got recalled within days, and became the most valuable Beatles collectible in existence.
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