Fifty Pounds
Klaus Voormann spent three weeks creating one of the most celebrated album covers in history. He was paid fifty pounds.
Deep Dive
Long form explorations of iconic and fascinating album covers. The full story, properly told.
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The Phoenix, The Harpy, The Pixels
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West - I thought it was just Kanye being Kanye. It was.
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The Night Ziggy Landed
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie - He doesn't fill the frame. He's small, almost lost in the street.
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Screaming From The Earth
Maggot Brain by Funkadelic - The cover disturbed me. The music surprised me.
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Those Lines
Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division - The iconic cover isn't abstract art. It's a signal from a dead star.
