album covers

The images work to frame their impish humor, wild imagination, sharp commentary and flair for the absurd.

Their LP covers were as detailed and innovative as the music itself.

In some ways, these images could be just as fascinating as the music inside.

Take a look at the most frightening album covers in heavy metal.

Who knew the front cover art of an album that’s nearly 20 years old could cause such a controversy? The Smashing Pumpkins made their mark on the alternative nation with 1993′s ‘Siamese Dream,’ and in addition to hits like ‘Today’ and ‘Cherub Rock,’ the album featured quite memorable cover art: two adorable little girls with cherub-like faces who looked enough alike to be considered twins. Read Mor

Then: We all know the naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s album ‘Nevermind’ reaching for a dollar bill at the end of a fishhook. The infant was the photographer’s friend’s son (wow, what a mouthful) and was only 3 months old when he was thrown in the pool for the photoshoot. So whatever did happen to the Nirvana baby?

Thanks to Google StreetView, if you want to take a trip to Abbey Road all you have to do is type in the famous address and click “zoom.” That’s what the folks at the German website Whudat did, and they found that the street crossing which John, Paul, George and Ringo made famous looks fairly similar today as it did in 1969.

Being proudly provocative has always been part of rock ‘n’ roll — from the music’s earliest days, when simply shaking one’s hips on television was enough to send middle-aged Americans into a righteous lather, the formula for some of the best rock has been one part rhythm, one part volume, and one part shock. This has also been true for album covers, which some of rock’s most forward-thinking perfo