Behind the Covers

void

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "void" design theme, all from the 1970s. The cover sits within the funk, soul, r&b tradition and features work by Sly and the Family Stone. 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.

There's a Riot Goin' On by Sly and the Family Stone — album cover art

There's a Riot Goin' On by Sly and the Family Stone (1971)

The most radical album cover statement of 1971 wasn't an image at all — it was the complete absence of one. Sly Stone's black void cover became a powerful visual metaphor for social decay and artistic rebellion.

Label
Epic Records
Genre
Funk, Soul, R&B
Decade
1970s
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