Robert Freemanwas the man behind some of The Beatles' most famous album covers, helping to define the band's image with the 1963 cover for With The Beatles, their second album. He went on to take the photos used on Beatles For Sale, Help!, and Rubber Soul, for which...
Below are 10 album covers designed by artists working both inside and outside their more normal modes. Raymond Pettibon for Sonic Youth’s Goo (1990) The cover of Goo by downtown New York noise-rock band Sonic Youth has a novel’s worth of story condensed into a few words within a dark...
Founding Bad Seed Barry Adamson temporarily rejoined the group during this era as a drummer, given that many of the band's newer songs were arranged for two percussionists. Wydler rejoined the Bad Seeds on tour in 2017.Wydler has performed vocals on the album Murder Ballads singing a verse ...
After releasing her first EP, Strange Cacti, and a debut album, Half Way Home, on Bathetic Records, Olsen signed with Jagjaguwar ahead of her first full-band record, Burn Your Fire For No Witness, which was released on 17 February 2014. In addition to her work with Bonnie "Prince" ...
band hate LA, but the bass overwhelmed many of the tracks in the mix. The album was poorly received, though a couple of tunes – "Got to Choose” and the title track – eventually became fan favorites. The band would sound much better on 1975’sDressed to Kill, but it wouldn’t be...
band hate LA, but the bass overwhelmed many of the tracks in the mix. The album was poorly received, though a couple of tunes – "Got to Choose” and the title track – eventually became fan favorites. The band would sound much better on 1975’sDressed to Kill, but it wouldn’t be...
As soon as a band gets some attention, pressure, expectations and the demands of record labels and management all come creeping in. It's no surprise, then, that so many notable acts have struggled on their second album. It's a problem that's affected Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, multi...
U2’s first three albums – Boy, October, and War – were recorded in full at Windmill Lane and the band also did much of the work on The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby in the original studio building. The studios – regarded as central to the ...
we wanted a rock 'n' roll band,” Whitlock later recalled. The result was electric. The band’s debut album,Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, featured a spattering of covers but was largely made up of original material. Its centerpiece was “Layla,” a soaring tune inspired by Clapton...
Keith Prentice (February 21, 1940 – September 27, 1992) was an American TV, film and stage actor, whose most famous role was the part of Larry in both the original stage and film versions of The Boys in the Band. Prentice also appeared on the TV soap Dark Shadows during the se...