AC/DC

1 album cover in our archive

AC/DC is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1980s. Released on Albert Productions / Atlantic Records, the artwork sits in the rock, metal, blues tradition. Below you'll find the full story behind each AC/DC cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.

Back in Black by AC/DC — album cover art

Back in Black (1980)

A cover so dark the record label refused to print it: AC/DC's 1980 album is almost pure black, a sleeve conceived as mourning for singer Bon Scott. The only concession was a thin grey outline around the logo, added so the design would be visible at all.

Label
Albert Productions / Atlantic Records
Photographer
Robert Ellis
Genre
Rock, Metal, Blues
Decade
1980s
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