film still

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "film still" design theme, all from the 1970s. The cover sits within the rock, alternative, electronic tradition and features work by David Bowie. 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.

Low by David Bowie — album cover art

Low by David Bowie (1977)

David Bowie's Low cover reuses Steve Schapiro's image of Bowie as Thomas Jerome Newton from The Man Who Fell to Earth. The profile against orange also creates the album's deliberate visual pun: a literal 'low profile.'

Label
RCA Records
Photographer
Steve Schapiro
Genre
Rock, Alternative, Electronic
Decade
1970s
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