Pink Floyd took full advantage of the album cover-as-artwork movement, and their best sleeves remain some of the most iconic ever created. The Beatles and Rolling Stones saw some of their album ...

Ariel Diane Arbus Vibe, from the series “Ariel Stinks (50 Alternative Album Covers to Thrash and Burn).” Photo: Jill Miller. In 2006, musician Ariel Pink released Thrash and Burn, a 36-track c ...

Here, he and Hipgnosis co-founder Aubrey “Po” Powell dish on some key album covers. Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” album cover remains the most iconic image produced by Hipgnosis.

From an Andy Warhol pop art masterpiece to a classic Herb Ritts photograph, here are the stories behind nine notable album ...