1 album cover in our archive
Ramones is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1970s. Released on Sire Records, the artwork sits in the punk tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering photography, band photo, black and white, debut album, found photograph, portrait. Below you'll find the full story behind each Ramones cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
Four guys, one brick wall, and a $125 photograph that rewrote what an album cover could be. The Ramones barely sold a copy in 1976, yet the picture they posed for has been copied more than almost any other in rock. Here is how blank stares and ripped jeans became the look of punk.
