The enduring appeal of the record cover
A new book showcases the innovative and artistic relationship between music and photography
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
(Total Records: Photography and the Art of the Album Cover, Aperture, 2016)
Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti (Swan Song, 1975), photograph by Elliott Erwitt
(Total Records: Photography and the Art of the Album Cover, Aperture, 2016)
Boz Scaggs, Middle Man (Columbia, 1980), photograph by Guy Bourdin
(Total Records: Photography and the Art of the Album Cover, Aperture, 2016, copyright The Guy Bourdin Estate)
David Bowie, Let's Dance (EMI, 1983), photograph by Greg Gorman
(Total Records: Photography and the Art of the Album Cover, Aperture, 2016)
The Raveonettes, Rarities/B-Sides (Self-released, 2011), photograph by Todd Hido
(Total Records: Photography and the Art of the Album Cover, Aperture, 2016)
Björk, Possibly Maybe (One Little Indian, 1996), photograph by Nobuyoshi Araki
(Total Records: Photography and the Art of the Album Cover, Aperture, 2016)
Total Records: Photography and the Art of the Album Cover
(Aperture, 2016)**Visit Aperture.org for more information about Total Records**
