1960s
28 cover stories
Psychedelia, pop art, and the counterculture transformed album covers into artistic statements. Andy Warhol, Robert Crumb, and the San Francisco poster artists turned record sleeves into gallery-worthy works that defined the visual language of rock and roll.
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones · 1969
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash · 1968
King of the Delta Blues Singers
Robert Johnson · 1961
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones · 1968
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin · 1969
Revolver
The Beatles · 1966
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes · 1968
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin · 1967
Their Satanic Majesties Request
The Rolling Stones · 1967
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother and the Holding Company · 1968
Disraeli Gears
Cream · 1967
Electric Ladyland
The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1968
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane · 1967
Stand!
Sly and the Family Stone · 1969
Blonde on Blonde
Bob Dylan · 1966
Fresh Cream
Cream · 1966
Music from Big Pink
The Band · 1968
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces · 1968
Strange Days
The Doors · 1967
Our Mother the Mountain
Townes Van Zandt · 1969
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys · 1966
Abbey Road
The Beatles · 1969
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles · 1967
Are You Experienced
The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1967
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan · 1963
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground · 1967
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane · 1965
Tommy
The Who · 1969