Behind the Covers

raymond-pettibon

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "raymond pettibon" design theme, all from the 1990s. The cover sits within the rock, alternative tradition and features work by Sonic Youth. 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.

Goo by Sonic Youth — album cover art

Goo by Sonic Youth (1990)

Raymond Pettibon's stark black-and-white ink illustration — based on a photograph of witnesses from the Moors Murders case — features a speech bubble about stealing, killing, and hitting the road. The confrontational art was a statement: no aesthetic sanitizing for a major label.

Label
DGC / Geffen
Designer
Raymond Pettibon
Genre
Rock, Alternative
Decade
1990s
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