1 album cover in our archive
Santana is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1970s. Released on Columbia Records, the artwork sits in the world, rock tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering painting, pre existing artwork, psychedelic, surreal, color field. Below you'll find the full story behind each Santana cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
A red, winged, tattooed angel points skyward over a conga drum while a naked dark-skinned Mary sits among flowers and a white dove. Carlos Santana spotted this painting in a magazine and demanded it for his band's 1970 album — and it ended up pinned inside a shaman's hut and a Rastafarian's truck worldwide.
