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Record albums have long been a source of great inspiration for the poet, songwriter and of course, the visual artist. Here is a compilation of some old school and retro favorites, along with some contemporary artwork. Today, music, poetry and the visual arts mesh as well as they ever have. The cover became an important part of the culture of music at the time. As a marketing tool and an expression of artistic intent, gatefold covers, (a folded double cover), and inserts, often with lyric sheets, made the album cover a desirable artifact in its own right.

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Notable examples are The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band which had cut-out inserts, lyrics, a gatefold sleeve though a single album; and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon which had gatefold, lyrics, no title on the sleeve and poster inserts. The move to the small (less than 1/4 the size of a record) CD format lost that impact, though attempts have been made to create a more desirable packaging for the CD format, for example the re-issue of Sgt. Pepper, which had a cardboard box and booklet, or the use of oversized packaging. The importance of cover design was such that some artists specialised or gained fame through their work, notably the design team Hipgnosis (through their work on Pink Floyd albums amongst others) and Roger Dean famous for his Yes and Greenslade covers. A number of companies specialised in the manufacture of album covers. In the UK, for example, Garrod and Lofthouse were the leading company - the G & L mark was seen on the majority of albums at the time.
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album-al-stweart-year of the cat
Al Stewart
Year Of The Cat
album-boston-dont-look-back
Boston
Don't Look Back
album-dylan-and-dead
Bob Dylan and
The Grateful Dead
Dylan and The Dead
album-manhattan-transfer-best of
Manhattan Transfer
Best Of
Moody Blues, Long Distance Voyager
Moody Blues
Long Distance Voyager
Styx, Paradise Theater
Styx
Paradise Theater
album-artists-against-apartheid-sun-city
Artists Against Apartheid
Sun City
album-beatles-collection-oldies
The Beatles
A Collection of Oldies
album-beatles-revolver
The Beatles
Revolver
album-beatles-sgt-pepper
The Beatles
Sgt Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band
album-chick-corea-leprechaun
Chick Corea
The Leprechaun
album-dylan-planet-waves
Bob Dylan
Planet Waves
album-emerson, lake and palmer - best of
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Best Of
album-earth wind and fire-all-n-all
Earth Wind and Fire
All 'n All
album-gerry-rafferty-city to city
Gerry Rafferty
City To City
album-grateful-dead-terrapin station
The Grateful Dead
Terrapin Station
album-iron-butterfly-in-a-gadda-da-vida
Iron Butterfly
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
album-kansas-point of no return
Kansas
Point of No Return
album-led-zeppelin-iv
Led Zeppelin
IV
album-pointer-sisters-thats-a-plenty
Pointer Sisters
That's A Plenty
Rod Stewart, Never A Dull Moment
Rod Stewart
Never A Dull Moment
album-stevie-wonder-hotter than july
Stevie Wonder
Hotter Than July
Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Innervisions
Santana, Abraxas
Santana
Abraxas