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These Are The Most Timeless Record Covers
Ever picked up a record based purely on its cover?
Though often discounted, a record’s cover is often a very important part of the listening experience. It’s unsurprising, then, that much of the world’s most enduring album imagery has been made by some of the most celebrated visual artists of our time.
Now, to explore this corner of the acoustic experience, Dazed has compiled a great story that dives into the stories behind some of the most timeless LP art of all time. It includes Cindy Sherman’s confronting cover for Babes in Toyland’s Painkillers, Takashi Murakami’s dreamscape for Kanye West’s Graduation, Robert Mapplethorpe’s iconic photo of Patti Smith and more. All together it presents a great way to learn how art has changed the way we experience music. Read the feature here. Scroll below for some classic album art.
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