album covers

Their narrative could often be broadly understood from the vantage point of any local music-store shelf.

The images work to frame their impish humor, wild imagination, sharp commentary and flair for the absurd.

Eric Meola's famous photo was one of 600 he took in two hours.

In some ways, these images could be just as fascinating as the music inside.

A look at how drugs, outlaws and lawsuits figure into these iconic images.

What do you think was the best album cover ever created? Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon?, The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? Whatta ya got?

Being proudly provocative has always been part of rock ‘n’ roll — from the music’s earliest days, when simply shaking one’s hips on television was enough to send middle-aged Americans into a righteous lather, the formula for some of the best rock has been one part rhythm, one part volume, and one part shock. This has also been true for album covers, which some of rock’s most forward-thinking perfo