1 album cover in our archive
Boston is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1970s. Released on Epic Records, the artwork sits in the rock tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering illustration, conceptual, logo, typographic, debut album, surreal. Below you'll find the full story behind each Boston cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
Before the guitar-spaceships, an album cover team seriously pitched Boston lettuce, Boston cream pie, and a pot of baked beans. What won instead was a fleet of upside-down guitars escaping a dying Earth, an optical illusion millions never caught until Reddit lost its mind decades later.
