1 album cover in our archive
Don McLean is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1970s. Released on United Artists Records, the artwork sits in the folk tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering photography, portrait, patriotic, iconic. Below you'll find the full story behind each Don McLean cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
A clenched fist fills the frame, its thumb painted as the Stars and Stripes, while Don McLean's shadowed face presses behind it. The 1971 album that gave the world an eight-and-a-half-minute riddle hides a Hopalong Cassidy poem on its inner sleeve and a dedication to Buddy Holly.
