Behind the Covers

counterculture

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "counterculture" design theme, all from the 1960s. The cover sits within the rock, blues tradition and features work by Big Brother and the Holding Company. 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.

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother and the Holding Company — album cover art

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother and the Holding Company (1968)

Underground cartoonist Robert Crumb created this hand-drawn comic book cover for just $600, turning down Columbia's slick photography concept. His whimsical cartoon style became one of rock's most beloved covers.

Label
Columbia Records
Designer
Robert Crumb
Genre
Rock, Blues
Decade
1960s
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