Album Art-The Stories Behind Music's Iconic Album Covers
Album Art-The Stories Behind Music's Iconic Album Covers-takes a deep dive into the history of iconic album cover art. Images and additional information on Rolling Stones albums may be found at https://iorr.org/albums/. Find album art images at discogs.com by searching the album title. Look for a new episode each Friday.
Podcasting since 2023 • 160 episodes
Album Art-The Stories Behind Music's Iconic Album Covers
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Golliwog--billy woods | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art
This album cover drops a deeply racist caricature into a quiet patch of woods and dares you to look away. It’s not playful. It’s not ironic. It’s a confrontation—one rooted in Victorian children’s books, minstrel imagery, and a slur that drifte...
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Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely--Frank Sinatra | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art
This album won the first Grammy for best album cover--a painted face, half in shadow. A red clown’s nose. One restrained tear. This episode is about how Frank Sinatra turned private devastation into controlled art. We unpack the sad-clown...
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Hotel California--The Eagles | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art
They perched on a cherry picker over Sunset Boulevard at rush hour, chasing a sliver of dying daylight to photograph a hotel you weren’t even supposed to see from the street. That alone should tell you Hotel California was never going ...
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In the Right Place--Dr. John | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art
A sun that eats planets. A hippie demigod on a moon throne. Winged dogs chasing nursery-rhyme fugitives. And yes—two cupcake bottoms staring straight back at you. Dr. John’s In the Right Place isn’t just an album cover; it’s a ps...
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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap--AC/DC | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art
What happens when a band known for raw, straight-ahead rock hands a surrealist design outfit a title borrowed from a cartoon villain? You get a cover that looks like a crime scene assembled by people who weren’t entirely sure what crimes actual...
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