Behind the Covers

science fiction

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "science fiction" design theme, all from the 1970s. The cover sits within the rock tradition and features work by Queen. 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.

News of the World by Queen — album cover art

News of the World by Queen (1977)

A giant robot holds the band members' bloodied bodies in this shocking cover adapted from a 1953 sci-fi magazine illustration. The artist who painted it had no idea it would become one of rock's most disturbing album covers.

Label
Elektra Records
Designer
Frank Kelly Freas
Genre
Rock
Decade
1970s
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