An album with famous cover art
When you hear “albums famous for their cover art,” which jackets come to mind?
There are all sorts: the photo of a baby swimming underwater, the banana illustration, the shot of the band walking across a crosswalk, and more.
In this article, we’ll introduce a roundup of classic albums with jackets you’ve probably seen somewhere.
You might even find works where you haven’t heard the songs but the cover design looks familiar.
Let’s dive right in!
Playlist
| An album with famous cover art | |||
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| 1east | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles | play_arrow | The Beatles’ album jacket is completed as a work of art |
| 2east | DookieGreen Day | play_arrow | Behind-the-scenes story of creating the cover art for Green Day’s Dookie |
| 3east | In the Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimson | play_arrow | The iconic album cover of King Crimson |
| 4east | The Dark Side Of The MoonPink Floyd | play_arrow | Introducing the appeal of Pink Floyd’s masterpiece “The Dark Side of the Moon” |
| 5east | In RockDeep Purple | play_arrow | A masterpiece marking Deep Purple’s shift toward a hard rock direction |
| 6east | St. AngerMetallica | play_arrow | Metallica's intricate songs and the rope's fist |
| 7east | Cool Struttin’Sonny Clark | play_arrow | Sonny Clark Masterpiece Jazz Album |
| 8east | London CallingThe Clash | play_arrow | The Clash’s iconic album cover |
| 9east | The Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Underground | play_arrow | The Velvet Underground’s banana jacket |
| 10east | The NightflyDonald Fagen | play_arrow | Donald Fagen's masterful solo album |
| 11east | NevermindNirvana | play_arrow | The Nirvana iconic album cover lawsuit |
| 12east | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex PistolsSEX PISTOLS | play_arrow | The Sex Pistols’ historic album |
| 13east | Aladdin SaneDavid Bowie | play_arrow | Introduction to David Bowie's classic album covers |
| 14east | Weasels Ripped My FleshFrank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention | play_arrow | Frank Zappa's 1970 album |
| 15east | Rage Against the MachineRage Against The Machine | play_arrow | Rage’s explosive debut album and its political cover |
| 16east | Blood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers | play_arrow | The Chili Peppers’ masterpiece album cover |
| 17east | GooSonic youth | play_arrow | Jacket design of Sonic Youth’s classic album “Goo” |
| 18east | Sticky FingersThe Rolling Stones | play_arrow | The Rolling Stones’ classic album “Sticky Fingers” |
| 19east | WeezerWeezer | play_arrow | Weezer’s Blue Album is a masterpiece rock album. |
| 20east | Definitely MaybeOasis | play_arrow | Oasis’s album covers are very British and stylish. |

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