behind the scenes of iconic album covers, a thread: pic.twitter.com/KOFKwvltaL
— pop culture (@gagasyuyi) July 16, 2024
Some album covers are works of art, while others are nonsensical, but all are designed to get our attention and a lot of thought goes into them (with some exceptions).
Twitter user @gagasyuyi collected a list of 34 album covers paired with a photo taken during the photoshoot that gives us an idea of what went into designing it. Most are from the 21st century, although they do go back as far as Abbey Road. You might be surprised by the things you thought were Photoshopped that turn out to be real, and the things you thought were real that were anything but. And we find out that they really did set a guy on fire for the cover of the 1975 Pink Floyd album Wish You Were Here.
Check out the entire collection at Twitter or at Threadreader. -via Kottke