Behind the Covers

victorian

1 cover story in our archive

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

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins — album cover art

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins (1995)

Billy Corgan commissioned artist Yelena Yemchuk to create a Victorian-era tableau featuring two mysterious figures in elaborate period dress. The resulting photograph became one of the most hauntingly beautiful album covers of the 1990s, perfectly capturing the band's ambitious double album's themes of melancholy and grandeur.

Label
Virgin Records
Designer
Billy Corgan
Photographer
Yelena Yemchuk
Genre
Alternative, Rock
Decade
1990s
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