Behind the Covers

Bob Marley and the Wailers

2 album covers in our archive

Bob Marley and the Wailers is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 2 album covers from the 1970s. Released across Island Records, the artwork sits in the reggae, rock tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering cosmic, silhouette, spiritual, airbrushed, mystical. Below you'll find the full story behind each Bob Marley and the Wailers cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.

Exodus by Bob Marley and the Wailers — album cover art

Exodus (1977)

Neville Garrick's mystical cover for Bob Marley's Exodus transforms the biblical story into Rastafarian prophecy, featuring a dramatic silhouette of Marley against swirling cosmic energies that perfectly captured the album's spiritual journey from Babylon to Zion.

Label
Island Records
Designer
Neville Garrick
Genre
Reggae
Decade
1970s
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