2 album covers in our archive
Cream is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 2 album covers from the 1960s. Released across Reaction Records, the artwork sits in the rock, blues tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering psychedelic, fluorescent, collage, day glo, cosmic, black and white. Below you'll find the full story behind each Cream cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
Australian artist Martin Sharp created this psychedelic masterpiece by collaging photographs of the band members with Day-Glo fluorescent paints and wild imagery inspired by his poster work for Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan.
Cream's debut album features one of rock's most enigmatic covers - a stark black and white photograph of three mysterious figures that perfectly captured the band's dark, blues-heavy sound before anyone knew what a supergroup looked like.
