Line #50 Main/AlbumCoverDesigners


1	A list of graphic artists, comic strip artists, {{painters}}, and {{photographers}} (among others) who have designed covers of music albums.
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3	!!Creators:
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6	* Creator/PeterBlake - Designed the cover of ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'' by Music/TheBeatles and ''Music/TheirSatanicMajestiesRequest'' by Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}}.
7	* Creator/CharlesBurns - Created the album cover of Music/IggyPop's ''Brick by Brick''.
8	* Music/CaptainBeefheart - Designed the cover art for his own albums ''Music/ShinyBeast'', ''Music/DocAtTheRadarStation'' and the painting on ''Music/IceCreamForCrow''.
9	* Music/KurtCobain - Designed the artwork for ''Music/{{Incesticide}}'' and the back cover of ''Music/InUtero''.
10	* Creator/MichaelCooper - Photographed the cover for ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'' by Music/TheBeatles and ''Music/TheirSatanicMajestiesRequest'' by Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}}''.
11	* Creator/RichardCorben - Designed the album cover for Music/MeatLoaf's ''Music/BatOutOfHell''.
12	* Creator/AntonCorbijn - Before he became a film director, he photographed the covers of Music/CaptainBeefheart's ''Music/IceCreamForCrow'', Music/{{U2}}'s ''Music/TheJoshuaTree'' and ''Music/AchtungBaby'', and Music/{{REM}}'s ''Music/AutomaticForThePeople'' (later providing photographs for ''Music/CollapseIntoNow'' 19 years later). Also shot album covers for Music/BruceSpringsteen, Music/NickCave, Music/{{Metallica}}, Music/DepecheMode, ''Therapy?,'' Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}} (their live album ''Stripped''), Music/BonJovi, Music/SimpleMinds, and Music/TheCramps, among others.
13	* Creator/RobertCrumb - Designed the cover of Music/JanisJoplin 's ''Music/CheapThrills'' and many compilation albums of 1920s and 1930s jazz, country and blues artists.
14	* Creator/RogerDean - Designed album covers for Music/{{Yes}} (he designed their logo, too), Music/UriahHeep, Music/GentleGiant and Music/{{Asia}}, among other bands.
15	* Music/BobDylan - Designed the album covers of his own records ''Music/SelfPortrait'' and ''Music/PlanetWaves''.
16	* Creator/ShepardFairey - Created covers for Music/TheSmashingPumpkins (''Zeitgeist''), Music/{{Anthrax}} (''The Greater Of Two Evils'') and Music/JohnnyCash.
17	* Creator/HowardFinster - Outsider artist who painted covers for Music/TalkingHeads (''Music/LittleCreatures''), Music/{{REM}} (''Music/{{Reckoning}}''), and Adam Again (''In a New World of Time'').
18	* Creator/FrankFrazetta - Designed album covers for Music/HermansHermits, Music/{{Nazareth}}, Music/MollyHatchet.
19	* Creator/RobertFreeman - Provided the album covers of ''Music/WithTheBeatles'', ''Music/BeatlesForSale'', ''Music/{{Help}}'', ''Music/RubberSoul'' by Music/TheBeatles.
20	* Creator/HRGiger - Designed covers for Music/EmersonLakeAndPalmer (''Brain Salad Surgery''), Music/DebbieHarry, Music/{{Magma}} (''Attahk''), Music/DeadKennedys (''Music/{{Frankenchrist}}'').
21	* Creator/TerryGilliam - Designed the covers of most of the Creator/MontyPython albums, including ''AudioPlay/AnotherMontyPythonRecord'', ''AudioPlay/TheMontyPythonMatchingTieAndHandkerchief'' and ''AudioPlay/MontyPythonLiveAtDruryLane''.
22	* Creator/BarryGodber - Painted the album cover of ''Music/InTheCourtOfTheCrimsonKing'' by Music/KingCrimson [[OneBookAuthor and died shortly afterwards]].
23	* [[Creator/JeanPaulGoude Jean-Paul Goude]] - Designed Creator/GraceJones' album covers for ''Warm Leatherette'', ''Nightclubbing'', ''Living My Life'', ''Slave to the Rhythm'', ''Island Life'', and ''Hurricane - Dub''.
24	* Creator/MelvynGrant - Did six covers for Music/IronMaiden (three studio albums, a live album, a compilation and a single).
25	* Creator/AlexGrey - Designed the artwork used in all of Music/{{Tool}}'s discography from ''Lateralus'' onwards.
26	* [[Creator/RichardAldenGriffin Richard Alden "Rick" Griffin]] - Created the album cover of ''Aoxomoxoa'' by Music/TheGratefulDead.
27	* Creator/RichardHamilton - Designed the ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum'' by Music/TheBeatles.
28	* Creator/PhilHartman - In his years before becoming an actor he designed album covers for bands like Music/{{America}} and Music/{{Poco}}.
29	* Creator/GottfriedHelnwein - Created album covers for Music/{{Scorpions\|Band}} (''Blackout''), Music/MarilynManson, and Music/{{Rammstein}} (''Sehnsucht'').
30	* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}} - Art design group best known for creating album covers for Music/PinkFloyd (''Music/ASaucerfulOfSecrets'', ''Music/{{More}}'', ''Music/{{Ummagumma}}'', ''Music/AtomHeartMother'', ''Music/{{Meddle}}'', ''Music/ObscuredByClouds'', ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'', ''Music/WishYouWereHere1975'', ''Music/{{Animals\|1977}}'',...) , [[Music/MarcBolan T. Rex]] (''Music/ElectricWarrior''), Music/BadCompany, Music/LedZeppelin (''Music/HousesOfTheHoly'', ''Film/TheSongRemainsTheSame''), Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/{{Wings}}, Music/TheAlanParsonsProject (''Music/{{I Robot}}''), Music/WishboneAsh, Music/{{Genesis\|Band}} (''Music/TheLambLiesDownOnBroadway''), Music/ThePrettyThings, Music/{{XTC}}, Music/PeterGabriel (''Music/{{Car}}'', ''Music/{{Scratch}}'', ''Music/{{Melt}}''), Music/{{Yes}} (''Music/GoingForTheOne'', ''Music/{{Tormato}}''), Music/{{ACDC}} (international release of ''Music/DirtyDeedsDoneDirtCheap''), Music/{{Styx}} and many others.
31	* Creator/AlHirschfeld - A well-known caricaturist who drew covers for several albums, including Music/{{Aerosmith}}'s ''Draw The Line'' and the original cast recording of ''Theatre/MerrilyWeRollAlong''.
32	* Music/DanielJohnston - Designed the covers of all his albums, including ''Music/HiHowAreYou'' and ''Music/YipJumpMusic''.
33	* Creator/KenKelly - Designed the covers of Music/{{KISS}}' ''Destroyer'' and Music/{{Rainbow}}'s ''Rising''.
34	* Creator/TrevorKey - Designed the album cover of Music/MikeOldfield's ''Music/TubularBells'' and albums covers for Music/OrchestralManoeuvresInTheDark, Music/PhilCollins, Music/MidgeUre, Music/RoxyMusic, Music/{{Ultravox}} and Music/NewOrder.
35	* Creator/MatiKlarwein - Created album covers for Music/MilesDavis (''Music/BitchesBrew'', ''Life-Evil''), Music/{{Santana}} (''Music/{{Abraxas\|Album}}''), Music/TheLastPoets (''This Is Madness'')
36	* Music/TendonLevey - Designed the covers for all of his own albums.
37	* Music/{{Listie}} - Designs all of the covers for their own mashups.
38	* Creator/VincentLocke - Designed the artworks used in all of Music/CannibalCorpse's discography, including some works that were left unused.
39	* Creator/DavidMontgomery - Photographed the nude women album cover for ''Music/ElectricLadyland'' by Music/JimiHendrix.
40	* Creator/RobertMapplethorpe - Photographed Music/PattiSmith's ''Music/{{Horses}}'' and ''Music/{{Easter}}'', ''Music/MarqueeMoon'' by Music/{{Television}}, and Music/PeterGabriel's first GreatestHitsAlbum ''Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats'' (released a year after Mapplethorpe's death). One of his photographs was used for Music/{{Swans}}' ''The Burning World'' posthumously.
41	* Creator/GaryPanter: Designed the album covers for Music/FrankZappa's ''Music/OrchestralFavorites'', ''Music/StudioTan'' and ''Music/SleepDirt''.
42	* Creator/NeonPark - Created the album cover of Music/FrankZappa's ''Music/WeaselsRippedMyFlesh''.
43	* Creator/GuyPeellaert - Designed the album cover of ''Music/DiamondDogs'' by Music/DavidBowie and ''Music/ItsOnlyRockNRoll'' by Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}}.
44	* Creator/PenAndPixel - Responsible for numerous SouthernRap album covers in the 90s.
45	* Creator/RaymondPettibon - Responsible for most of Music/BlackFlag's iconography, from his classic hand-drawn covers to the four-bar logo. Also worked with Music/SonicYouth, Music/{{Minutemen}} and many other punk bands.
46	* Creator/JamieReid - Created the album cover for Music/TheSexPistols' ''Music/NeverMindTheBollocksHeresTheSexPistols''.
47	* Creator/EdRepka - Album designer for Music/{{Megadeth}}
48	* Creator/DerekRiggs - Creator of Music/IronMaiden's MetalBandMascot Eddie, did many singles and albums for the band, along with some for other artists (including Music/BruceDickinson solo).
49	* Creator/HerbRitts - Shot the album cover of ''Music/TrueBlue'' by Music/{{Madonna}}.
50	* Creator/MickRock - Designed album covers for Music/{{Queen}} (''Music/QueenII'', ''Music/SheerHeartAttack''), Music/DavidBowie, Music/LouReed (''Music/{{Transformer}}'', ''Coney Island Baby'') , Music/TheStooges (''Music/RawPower''), Music/TheSexPistols, Music/{{Ramones}} (''Music/EndOfTheCentury''), Music/TalkingHeads (back cover of ''Music/TalkingHeads77''), Music/{{Blondie\|Band}}, Music/SydBarrett (''Music/TheMadcapLaughs'', in collaboration with Hipgnosis).
51	* Creator/AlexRoss has illustrated three covers for Music/{{Anthrax}}: ''We've Come for You All'', ''[[LiveAlbum Music of Mass Destruction]]'' and ''Worship Music''.
52	* Creator/EthanRussell - Took the photographs of ''Music/LetItBe'' by Music/TheBeatles, ''Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert'' by Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}} and ''Music/{{Quadrophenia}}'' and ''Music/WhosNext'' by Music/TheWho.
53	* Creator/MarkRyden - Created album covers for Music/MichaelJackson's ''Music/{{Dangerous\|Album}}'', Music/RedHotChiliPeppers' ''One Hot Minute'' and Music/{{Aerosmith}}'s ''Love In An Elevator''.
54	* Creator/StefanSagmeister - Designed album covers for Music/YellowMagicOrchestra, Music/TalkingHeads, Music/DavidByrne, Music/LouReed, Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}}, Music/{{Aerosmith}}, Music/OKGo, Music/{{Live}}, and [[Music/PatMetheny Pat Metheny Group]], among others.
55	* Creator/PeterSaville - Frequent collaborator with Music/JoyDivision and Music/NewOrder, designing album and single covers for both (e.g. ''Music/UnknownPleasures'', ''Music/{{Closer}}'', ''Music/PowerCorruptionAndLies'', ''Music/{{Technique}}'', etc.). Also designed covers for Music/PeterGabriel (''Music/{{So}}''), Music/KingCrimson (''Music/{{Discipline}}''), Music/{{Ultravox}} (''Music/{{Vienna}}'', ''Music/RageInEden''), Music/JohnnyCash, Music/{{Suede}}, and Music/{{Pulp}}, among others.
56	* Creator/CalSchenkel - Best known for designing the covers of most of Frank Zappa's albums, including ''Music/WereOnlyInItForTheMoney'', ''Music/UncleMeat'', ''Music/BurntWeenySandwich'', ''Music/FillmoreEastJune1971'', ''Music/JustAnotherBandFromLA'', ''Music/TheGrandWazoo'', ''Music/{{Apostrophe}}'', ''Music/TinseltownRebellion'', ''Music/DoesHumorBelongInMusic'', ''Music/TheBestBandYouNeverHeardInYourLife'', etc. Also designed the cover of Captain Beefheart's ''Music/TroutMaskReplica''.
57	* Creator/NormanSeeff - One of the most prominent celebrity portrait photographers of the 70s and 80s. His work appears on album covers for Music/{{Aerosmith}}, Music/{{Alabama}}, Music/HerbAlpert, Music/{{Bananarama}}, Music/TheBand, Music/ShirleyBassey, Music/{{Blondie\|Band}}, Music/EricCarmen, Music/{{Carpenters}}, Music/JohnnyCash, Music/RayCharles, Music/CheapTrick, Music/{{Cher}}, Music/{{Chicago\|Band}}, Music/NeilDiamond, Music/{{Eagles}}, Music/ElectricLightOrchestra, Music/TheEverlyBrothers, Music/FleetwoodMac, Music/{{Foreigner\|Band}}, Music/GrandFunkRailroad, Music/MerleHaggard, Music/IsaacHayes, Music/WhitneyHouston, Music/{{Kiss}}, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Creator/SteveMartin, Music/CurtisMayfield, Music/JohnMellencamp, Music/JoniMitchell, Music/MottTheHoople, Music/WillieNelson, Music/MichaelNesmith, Music/ThePolice, Music/PublicImageLtd, Music/SuziQuatro, Music/{{Ramones}}, Music/CarlySimon, Music/SlyAndTheFamilyStone, Music/RodStewart, Music/JamesTaylor, Creator/JohnTravolta, Music/BarryWhite, Music/AndyWilliams and Music/FrankZappa, among others.
58	* Creator/StormThorgerson - One of the principal members of Hipgnosis. After that company split up, his [=StormStudios=] company continued his relationships with Music/PinkFloyd, Music/LedZeppelin and Music/{{Styx}}, while gaining new clients such as Music/TheCranberries, Music/CatherineWheel, Music/BiffyClyro, Music/{{Kansas}}, Music/SteveMillerBand, etc.
59	* Creator/GeorgeUnderwood - A lifelong friend of Music/DavidBowie, Underwood did artwork for Bowie's albums ''Music/SpaceOddity'', ''Music/HunkyDory'' and ''Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars''. He also designed or contributed to Music/GentleGiant's self-titled debut album and ''Octopus'', the British cover of Music/ProcolHarum's ''Shine On Brightly'', several [[Music/MarcBolan T. Rex]] albums, and Music/MottTheHoople's ''All the Young Dudes''.
60	* Creator/JohnVanHamersveld - Designed album covers for Music/TheBeatles (''Music/MagicalMysteryTour'', Music/{{Kiss}} (''Hotter Than Hell''), and Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}} (''Music/ExileOnMainSt''), among many others.
61	* Creator/KlausVoormann - An artist and musician who was a pal of Music/TheBeatles since their days playing in Hamburg clubs, he designed the album covers for ''Music/{{Revolver\|Beatles Album}}'' and ''Music/TheBeatlesAnthology'' by Music/TheBeatles, ''Music/AllThingsMustPass'' by Music/GeorgeHarrison, ''Music/{{Imagine}}'' by Music/JohnLennon, ''Music/{{Transformer}}'' by Music/LouReed, and ''Idea'' by Music/TheBeeGees.
62	* Creator/AndyWarhol - Before he became famous, he drew several covers for obscure jazz albums. Later, he designed the album covers of ''Music/TheVelvetUndergroundAndNico'' by The Music/VelvetUnderground and ''Music/StickyFingers'' by Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}}.
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