Greatest album covers

From Yes and King Crimson to Rush and Caravan, prog bands rule when it comes to album cover artwork. And here are the very best.

Image courtesy of Mick Rock. "When you shoot an album cover it’s different because you’re looking for that one shot that’s got to have broad resonance. It’s very focussed and the energy is somewhat different. When you do a photo session for a magazine, you have to shoot a load of pages. But you know with an album cover that once that image is out there it will be around for a while. Magazines are disposable, whereas an album cover is often forever." - Mick Rock

Arctic Monkeys have revealed the artwork for their upcoming album AM, which consists of a white on black wave pattern.

Abbey Road is a music studio album recording by THE BEATLES (Proto-Prog/Progressive Rock) released in 1969 on cd, lp / vinyl and/or cassette. This page includes Abbey Road's : cover picture, songs / tracks list, members/musicians and line-up, different releases details, free MP3 download (stream), buy online links: amazon, ratings and detailled reviews by our experts, collaborators and members.

To remake our greatest albums list, we tabulated Top 50 Albums lists from more than 300 artists, producers, critics, music-industry figures.

Blur - The Best Of (2000) by Julian Opie

'Hotel California,' the 5th studio album by the Eagles is one of the greatest rock records. But what is the story behind its album cover? Find out here.

Artist:The Beatles SKU:5661004 Release Date:11/13/2012

Ever since Elvis Presley first shook his hips, controversy has dogged rock’n’roll’s every move. However, while all manner of excess-fuelled misadventures feed the media machine in the short term, a provocatively-designed record sleeve can make the most lasting impact when it comes to riling the moral majority. Accordingly, uDiscover investigates the 20 most controversial album covers of all time.