album covers
Vinyl jacket art
Album covers are the front artwork and design on a record, CD, or digital music release.
The term usually refers to the visual image rather than the physical packaging: The band spent months choosing their album cover.
Iconic album covers become cultural artifacts—recognizable even to people unfamiliar with the music.
In the streaming era, album covers appear as thumbnail images, diminishing their visual impact but not their function as a record's visual identity.
- Abbey RoadLondon recording studio street
- Sgt PepperFictional album persona
- Dark Side of the MoonMoon's hidden face
- gatefoldInward-folding printed panel format
- NevermindCasual dismissal phrase
Thriller · illustration · graphic design · typography · photography · jewel case · Andy Warhol · visual storytelling · symbolism · color palette · nostalgia · printing techniques · counterculture · parental advisory · digipak · record store · embossing · composition
- illustrationpainting, drawing, watercolor, sketch, charcoal
- album coversAbbey Road, Sgt Pepper, Nevermind, Dark Side of the Moon, Thriller
- illustrationsillustration, drawings, engravings, etchings, lithographs
- music imageryband photos, concert photos, music posters, band logos, band posters
- cover artmagazine covers, dust jackets, record sleeves, vinyl covers
- media packagingjewel case, sleeve, jacket, box set, liner notes
album coversvinyl records
Analog audio discs
CDs · liner notes · inserts · lyrics