Behind the Covers

“zipper”

1 cover story in our archive

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

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones — album cover art

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones (1971)

Andy Warhol's close-up of a man's crotch in tight jeans featured a real functioning zipper on the original LP — when unzipped, it revealed white underwear. The album also debuted the iconic tongue-and-lips logo by John Pasche.

Label
Rolling Stones Records
Designer
Andy Warhol
Photographer
Billy Name
Genre
Rock
Decade
1970s
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