Behind the Covers

“bedroom”

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "bedroom" design theme, all from the 1970s. The cover sits within the rock tradition and features work by Bruce Springsteen. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen — album cover art

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen (1978)

Frank Stefanko's stark portrait of Springsteen in his Haddonfield bedroom captures the album's raw, desperate mood. Shot against flowery wallpaper in winter 1978, the image strips away celebrity artifice to reveal the working-class character at the heart of the songs.

Label
Columbia Records
Designer
Andrea Klein
Photographer
Frank Stefanko
Genre
Rock
Decade
1970s
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