2 album covers in our archive
Portishead is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 2 album covers from the 1990s. Released across Go! Beat / London, the artwork sits in the electronic, rock tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering photography, noir, cinematic, trip hop, bristol sound. Below you'll find the full story behind each Portishead cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
The grainy, noir-ish photograph with a woman's face partially obscured in shadow creates an atmosphere of nocturnal melancholy — the purest visual expression of the 'Bristol Sound' aesthetic of dark, cinematic trip-hop.
Portishead by Portishead — album cover art and credits.
