Photographers & Album Covers.

Time to pay tribute to the work of many photographers involved in making some of the best album covers ever.

Their names and credits are largely ignored by the general public.
Respect is due : )

Enjoy these jewels.
Note: This post will be expanded with new pictures every so often.

David Bowie - 1973 - Aladdin Sane © Brian Duffy

Iggy & The Stooges - 1973 - Raw Power © Mick Rock

Prince - 1987 - Sign O' The Times © Jeff Katz

PJ Harvey - 1993 - Rid of Me © Maria Mochnacz

Bob Dylan - 1965 - Bringing It All Back Home © Daniel Kramer

Pink Floyd - 1967 - The Piper At The Gates of Dawn © Vic Singh

Roxy Music - 1974 - Country Life © Eric Boman

Patti Smith - 1975 - Horses © Robert Mapplethorpe

The Rolling Stones - 1967 - Between The Buttons © Gered Mankowitz

Depeche Mode - 1982 - A Broken Frame © Brian Griffin


Pixies - 1988 - Surfer Rosa © Simon Larbalestier

Miles Davis - 1959 - Kind of Blue © Jay Maisel

New Order - 2001 - Get Ready © Juergen Teller

The Who - 1971 - Who's Next © Ethan Russell

Jane's Addiction - 1988 - Nothing's Shocking © Perry Farrell

Placebo - 2003 - Sleeping With Ghosts © Jean Baptiste Mondino

The Beatles - 1969 - Abbey Road © Iain McMillan

Blind Faith - 1969 - Blind Faith © Bob Seidemann

Joy Division - 1980 - Closer © Demetrio Paernio

Bauhaus - 1980 - In The Flat Field © Duane Michals

Yoko Ono / John Lennon - 1968 - Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins © John Lennon

Lenny Kravitz - 1991 - Mama Said © James Colderaro

New Order - 1986 - Brotherhood © Peter Saville

Pink Floyd - 1969 - Ummagumma © Aubrey Powell + Storm Thorgerson

Sonic Youth - 1986 - Evol © Richard Kern


Lenny Kravitz - 1995 - Circus © Ruven Afanador

The Beatles - 1967 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band © Michael Cooper

Bill Evans / Jim Hall - 1962 - Undercurrent © Toni Frissell


The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1967 - Are You Experienced © Karl Ferris