From era-defining pop-art collages to wry satire and Swinging 60s fashions, the best 60s album covers raised album artwork to new levels.
The 60s was a time of tumultuous change that saw political upheavals, sexual liberation and the redrawing of social boundaries. If the music that reflected the era raised the bar for pop and rock, the best 60s album covers set new standards in design, forcing a rethink of what album artworks could do.
From anarchic proto-punk rebellion to Swinging 60s fashions and ambitious concept pieces, here are ten of the best 60s album covers.
Nash, Stills & Crosby? The photo for the Laurel Canyon supergroup’s debut album cover was taken before the trio had decided on a name – hence why they aren’t sat in the expected order. This mix-up adds to the carefree, easy-going atmosphere of the artwork, the confusion simply part of the late 60s haze.
The albums recorded during Fleetwood Mac’s Buckingham-Nicks years, 1975-1987, turned the group into one of the most successful of all time.
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