Ten beautiful illustrated album covers from rock history!

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Iain McCaig, Eraldo Carugati, Tammo De Jongh, Hipgnosis, Roger Dean, Paul Whitehead, Doug Jonhson, Mark Ryden e Heinz Edelmann are some of the names that feature the history of illustration on the most beloved rock album covers of all time. Check out some of them:

Capa do álbum The Broadsword and the Beast, do Jethro Tull.

The Broadsword and the Beast
Jethro Tull

Contracapa do álbum The Broadsword and the Beast, do Jethro Tull.

The band’s fourteenth studio album, recorded in 1982 by Chrysalis Records, was presented with this beautiful illustration by renowned artist Iain McCaig, now one of the film industry’s leading designers.

Capa do álbum Fly by Night, do Rush.

Fly by Night
Rush

Ilustração da capa do álbum Fly by Night, do Rush.The beautiful and famous owl cover from the Canadian band’s second album, recorded in 1975 by Mercury Records, is signed by Eraldo Carugati, also known for his great work with Kiss.

Capa do álbum In the Wake of Poseidon, do King Crimson.

In the Wake of Poseidon
King Crimson

Capa inteira do álbum In the Wake of Poseidon, do King Crimson.Tammo De Jongh is the artist responsible for this beautiful cover illustration for King Crimson’s second album, recorded by Atlantic Records in 1970, called The 12 Archetypes or The 12 Faces of Humankind.

Capa do disco Trilogy, do Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

Trilogy
Emerson Lake & Palmer

Capa inteira do disco Trilogy, do Emerson, Lake & Palmer inteira.

Trilogy’s cover was designed by the British design studio Hipgnosis, authoring numerous rock album covers from 1968 to 1983. The trio’s third album was released in 1972 by Cotillion Records and features the profiles of its members, Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer.

Capa do álbum Tales from Topographic Oceans, do Yes.

Tales from Topographic Oceans
Yes

Capa inteira do álbum Tales from Topographic Oceans, do Yes.

Roger Dean is perhaps the most famous visual artist in rock history. Known for having illustrated numerous album covers of the band Yes, with their striking and unmistakable streak. Released in 1973 by Atlantic Records, this is the band’s sixth studio album and their only double.

Capa do álbum Nursery Cryme, do Genesis.

Nursery Cryme
Genesis

Capa inteira do álbum Nursery Cryme, do Genesis.Paul Whitehead is the artist who signs the well-known and thought-provoking cover illustration of the third Genesis album released by Charisma Records in 1971.

Capa do álbum The Dark Side of the Moon, do Pink Floyd.

The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd

Capa do álbum The Dark Side of the Moon, do Pink Floyd.Controversial and enigmatic, the classic prism cover, another emblematic creation of the British studio Hipgnosis, this is the band’s eighth album, released in 1973 by Capitol Records, and brings together a multitude of studies, theories and philosophies about it throughout of decades.

Capa do álbum Screaming for Vengeance, do Judas Priest.

Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest

Capa inteira do álbum Screaming for Vengeance, do Judas Priest.

Released in 1982 by the Columbia Records label, Judas Priest’s eighth album features Doug Jonhson’s art, made in detail with the airbrush technique when Photoshop did not yet exist.

Capa do álbum Dangerous, do Michael Jackson.

Dangerous
Michael Jackson

Contracapa do álbum Dangerous, do Michael Jackson.The renowned artist Mark Ryden was the one who designed the curious cover of the King of Pop’s eighth album, released in 1991 by Epic Records.

Capa do álbum Yellow Submarine, dos The Beatles.

Yellow Submarine
The Beatles

Ilustração do álbum Yellow Submarine, dos The Beatles.One of the most famous cartoons of all time was drawn by Czech artist Heinz Edelmann. The movie’s soundtrack, which bears the same name, was released in 1969 by Apple Records.

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