Behind the Covers

Pharoah Sanders

1 album cover in our archive

Pharoah Sanders is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1970s. Released on Impulse! Records, the artwork sits in the jazz tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering egyptian imagery, spiritual jazz, afrocentric, ancient symbolism, mystical. Below you'll find the full story behind each Pharoah Sanders cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.

Village of the Pharoahs by Pharoah Sanders — album cover art

Village of the Pharoahs (1973)

The cover for Pharoah Sanders' spiritual jazz masterpiece features mysterious ancient Egyptian imagery that perfectly captured the album's mystical exploration of African heritage and consciousness during the height of the Black Power movement.

Label
Impulse! Records
Genre
Jazz
Decade
1970s
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