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Townes Van Zandt

1 album cover in our archive

Townes Van Zandt is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1960s. Released on Poppy Records, the artwork sits in the country, folk tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering photography, portrait, graphic design, typographic. Below you'll find the full story behind each Townes Van Zandt cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.

Our Mother the Mountain by Townes Van Zandt — album cover art

Our Mother the Mountain (1969)

When Milton Glaser built this 1969 cover, he wanted strangers to stop and ask 'What the hell is that?' The face staring back, half-lit and unblinking under a battered hat, belonged to an unknown songwriter whose name couldn't sell a single record. So Glaser sold the stare instead.

Label
Poppy Records
Designer
Milton Glaser
Photographer
Allen Vogel
Genre
Country, Folk
Decade
1960s
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