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The enduring appeal of the record cover

A new book showcases the innovative and artistic relationship between music and photography

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by Lauren Hansen
December 19, 2016

Prince, Lovesexy (Paisley Park, 1988), photograph by Jean-Baptiste Mondino

(Total Records: Photography and the Art of the Album Cover, Aperture, 2016)Photography has an uncanny way of capturing the tone of an artist and album, whether it's Prince in repose, John Col

John Coltrane, Blue Train (Blue Note, 1957), photograph by Francis Wolff

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Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti (Swan Song, 1975), photograph by Elliott Erwitt

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Boz Scaggs, Middle Man (Columbia, 1980), photograph by Guy Bourdin

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David Bowie, Let's Dance (EMI, 1983), photograph by Greg Gorman

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The Raveonettes, Rarities/B-Sides (Self-released, 2011), photograph by Todd Hido

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Björk, Possibly Maybe (One Little Indian, 1996), photograph by Nobuyoshi Araki

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