Behind the Covers

The Doors

1 album cover in our archive

The Doors is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1960s. Released on Elektra Records, the artwork sits in the rock, pop tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering The Doors, Strange Days, Joel Brodsky, William S. Harvey, Elektra Records, Sniffen Court. Below you'll find the full story behind each The Doors cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.

Strange Days by The Doors — album cover art

Strange Days (1967)

The Doors are nowhere on their own second album cover. Instead, a strongman, a juggler and a dwarf perform in a Manhattan alley, because Jim Morrison flatly refused to pose. Look closely and the only sign of the band is a tiny poster taped to a brick wall.

Label
Elektra Records
Designer
William S. Harvey
Photographer
Joel Brodsky
Genre
Rock, Pop
Decade
1960s
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