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  • Unzip This 5 min read

    Unzip This

    Craig
    • • Controversial • Andy Warhol • Rolling Stones Records

    A Controversial look at the cover of Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

  • Hold It Up To A Mirror 4 min read

    Hold It Up To A Mirror

    Craig
    • • Sleeve Notes • Beastie Boys • Columbia Records

    Licensed to Ill by Beastie Boys - I thought it was their private jet. Three lads flying somewhere loud and probably illegal.

  • The Night Ziggy Landed 5 min read

    The Night Ziggy Landed

    Craig
    • • Deep Dive • Brian Ward • David Bowie

    The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie - He doesn't fill the frame. He's small, almost lost in the street.

  • Say Nothing 5 min read

    Say Nothing

    Craig
    • • David Bowie • Hipgnosis • Led Zeppelin

    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.

  • 10050 Cielo Drive 5 min read

    10050 Cielo Drive

    Craig
    • • Controversial • Interscope Records • Nine Inch Nails

    A look at the controversy behind the cover of The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

  • Stolen From A Pub Toilet 3 min read

    Stolen From A Pub Toilet

    Craig
    • • Sleeve Notes • Fleetwood Mac • Herbert Worthington

    Rumours by Fleetwood Mac - The cover is boring. Two people, a light background, and a pair of wooden balls hanging like testicles.

  • Screaming From The Earth 6 min read

    Screaming From The Earth

    Craig
    • • Deep Dive • Eddie Hazel • Funkadelic

    Maggot Brain by Funkadelic - The cover disturbed me. The music surprised me.

  • Raw Deal 6 min read

    Raw Deal

    Craig
    • • Controversial • The Beatles • Robert Whitaker

    The cover that shocked America, got recalled within days, and became the most valuable Beatles collectible in existence.

  • Look Closer 5 min read

    Look Closer

    Craig
    • • David Bowie • Green Day • Iron Maiden

    Eight iconic album covers hiding secrets most fans never noticed. From Bowie to The Beatles, look closer and you might just be surprised.

  • Cool. Suave. And, Whose Feet Are Those? 5 min read

    Cool. Suave. And, Whose Feet Are Those?

    Craig
    • • Sleeve Notes • INXS • Michael Hutchence

    Kick by INXS - Michael Hutchence owned that cover. But whose feet are on the skateboard at the top?

  • Those Lines 6 min read

    Those Lines

    Craig
    • • Deep Dive • Factory Records • Joy Division

    Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division - The iconic cover isn't abstract art. It's a signal from a dead star.