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American Beauty
Grateful Dead · 1970
Cover by Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley
The iconic American Beauty cover features a rose surrounded by ambigram lettering that also reads 'American Reality.' Created by the legendary Kelley/Mouse Studios duo, it ranked 63rd on Rolling Stone's best album covers list.
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