With the resurgence of vinyl going from strength to strength, album cover art is as important as its ever. Pop music writer Morgan (coauthor of The Art of the LP) presents more than 100 mesmerizing color photographs that trace the rise to. Many of us remember the iconic album-cover images that defined our collective and individual histories-such as the smoldering pinup girl on the Cars’ Candy-O, the plaintive baby following a dollar bill through water on Nirvana’s Nevermind, and Andy Warhol’s controversial zippered pants on the Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers.įrom perennial classics to lesser-known gems, here is the LP art that shook, rattled, and rolled us through music’s early formative years. By Barry Miles, Grant Scott and Johnny Morgan. Johnny Morgan, Sterling, 24.95 (160p) ISBN 978-1-4027-8059-2. Sexy, provocative, playful, beautiful: from their earliest days, LP covers have been objects of art and fascination. This celebration of album artistry presents more than 350 of the best covers, and departs from the usual approach by organizing the images by visual theme. The Art of the LP: Classic Album Covers 1955-1995 May 4, 2010. An editor, author, and journalist, he has contributed to a variety of popular music-based titles and written several music reference books. Sexy, provocative, playful, beautiful: from their earliest days, LP covers have been objects of art and fascination. The Art of the LP: Classic Album Covers 1955-1995 by Johnny Morgan, Ben Wardle ISBN 9781402771132 (978-1-4027-7113-2) Hardcover, Union Square & Co. By Johnny Morgan The Beach Boys: Americas Band Hardcover - October 2015 Jan 1, 2015. Johnny Morgan is the coauthor of The Greatest Album Covers of All Time, The Art of the LP, and Gaga (all Sterling), among other titles.

The Art of the LP by Johnny Morgan