"The illustrator is said to have later regretted settling for a flat fee of $600. Originally, Crumb's art work was supposed to be the back cover, with an illustration for each song title. Robert Crumb, for instance, designed the cover for "Cheap Thrills" by Janis Joplin's band Big Brother & the Holding Company.Ĭrumb allegedly had just one day to complete the cover in 1967, writes Eckart Sackmann in the catalog for the exhibition "VINYL! The Comic Covers" at Ludwiggalerie in the German city of Oberhausen. Linking the world of comics and the world of (rock) music was really only a matter of time - in 1965, the Californian city of San Francisco was not only a place many musicians and hippies longed for, but also home to well-known underground artists. The 1960s cultural revolution was evident in album cover designs. Comics also represented the sexual revolution Image: 1968 Robert Crumb, CBS Since 1968, the British designers have created about 350 record covers, which contributed to the respective records' cult status. ![]() It's a known fact that album covers can be true works of art, at least since Aubrey Powell and Storm Thorgerson designed covers for bands including Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin at Hipgnosis, their legendary photo design studio. ![]() It may be particularly beautiful, striking or even disturbing - an eye-catcher that makes people buy that particular album, which they might otherwise have passed over. Music lovers know what it is like to walk into a record store and be lured by an album cover.
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