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Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones — album cover art

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones · 1969

Cover by Robert Brownjohn

Robert Brownjohn created a surreal gastronomic sculpture featuring a record player made entirely of cake, with the turntable arm crafted from a car tire and pizza slice. The elaborate edible construction required multiple attempts as the cake kept collapsing during photography sessions.

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