Ory G’s “WHAT ARE WE?” EP cover has sparked conversation online, with people debating how to read it and whether the design was done intentionally that way.
Seether’s debut album “Disclaimer” has
10 different cover variations that feature stills from the ‘Fine Again’ music video of people holding signs that express their personal struggles and emotions.
The original album cover for Elvis Costello’s This Year’s Model was deliberately printed off-centre, causing the first letters of the artist’s name and album title to be cropped as “Lvis Costello” and “His Year’s Model.”
Kings of Leon’s “Only by the Night” was released with two different album covers. The UK version featured the band’s faces blended with an eagle, creating a hybrid human‑bird image. The US version had red and black birds that appear to be fighting.
Neil Young and art director Gary Burden personally traveled around collecting all
the objects that were assembled for the cover of “On the Beach,” which Neil has
said is one of his favorite album covers.
The Chicago X album cover cleverly turns the band’s logo into a partially unwrapped chocolate bar, inspired by Hershey’s, and
it’s creative design would go on to win a Grammy for Best Album Package in 1977.
The cover art for Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” features Eugène Delacroix’s 1830 painting ‘Liberty Leading the People,’ with the album title painted in white, graffiti-style lettering that illustrates the album’s themes related to revolution and the rise and fall of power.
The band Tad ran into legal trouble twice for their album ‘8‑Way Santa.’ First, the couple on the original thrift-store photo cover sued for using their likeness without permission, and then Pepsi sued over the band’s illegal use of its logo on a single cover artwork.
“More Songs About Buildings and Food” by Talking Heads features an album cover that is a photomosaic of the band, composed of 529 close-up Polaroid photographs in total.
🗓️ 1994 → 2010: Sixteen years after her original Christmas album, Mariah Carey released Merry Christmas II You, keeping her signature pose but now surrounded by more than just snow, featuring a snowman and a festive holiday backdrop with lights.
🗓️ 1994 → 2010: Sixteen years after her original Christmas album, Mariah Carey released ‘Merry Christmas II You’ with a similar pose but now surrounded by more than just snow, featuring a snowman and a festive holiday backdrop with decorations.
🗓️ 1994 → 2010: Sixteen years after her original Christmas album, Mariah Carey released Merry Christmas II You, with a similar pose but now surrounded by more than just snow, featuring a snowman and a festive holiday backdrop with decorations.
Baby Grand’s “Ancient Medicine” album cover was inspired by 16th-century Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo, known for creating faces and figures assembled from fruits, vegetables, plants, & other objects.
The album cover for Deep Purple’s “Burn” came from a spontaneous concept photo
by Fin Costello, featuring burning candles resembling the band members’ faces that unexpectedly became the final artwork.
The album cover for “Ghost in the Machine” by The Police features a retro LED calculator display, where each figure highlights a band member’s distinctive hairstyle and look.