1960s
20 cover stories
Psychedelia, pop art, and the counterculture transformed album covers into artistic statements. Andy Warhol, Robert Crumb, and the San Francisco poster artists turned record sleeves into gallery-worthy works that defined the visual language of rock and roll.
Abbey Road
The Beatles · 1969
Stand!
Sly and the Family Stone · 1969
Our Mother the Mountain
Townes Van Zandt · 1969
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes · 1968
Music from Big Pink
The Band · 1968
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces · 1968
Electric Ladyland
The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1968
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother and the Holding Company · 1968
Strange Days
The Doors · 1967
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane · 1967
Their Satanic Majesties Request
The Rolling Stones · 1967
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground · 1967
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin · 1967
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles · 1967
Disraeli Gears
Cream · 1967
Are You Experienced
The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1967
Blonde on Blonde
Bob Dylan · 1966
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys · 1966
Fresh Cream
Cream · 1966
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan · 1963