Behind the Covers

lightning-bolt

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "lightning bolt" design theme, all from the 1970s. The cover sits within the rock, pop 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.

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie — album cover art

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie (1973)

Brian Duffy's photograph of Bowie with Pierre LaRoche's red and blue lightning bolt painted across his face became the single most recognizable image associated with David Bowie — a visual icon of fractured identity and glam rock.

Label
RCA
Photographer
Brian Duffy
Genre
Rock, Pop
Decade
1970s
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