In 1939, Alex Steinweiss was employed at Columbia Records as the first art director for the company and decided to spruce up and repackage vinyl records. We all know the result, album cover art has become an important part of music and pop culture. (Prior to Steinweisss creative influences, records were generally stored in plain, undecorated packaging).
For collectors, album cover art can sometimes be as valuable as the vinyl record it holds. For instance, one of the most famous album covers of all time, the Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band cover was one of the most inventive at the time and included cut out inserts and lyrics. The price one would pay for a copy of this album is influenced by whether or not it has the original contents and they are intact. There are many album covers that included posters of the band as well and other perks for the buyer and all these elements factor into the resale price and collectiblity.
There have been many dynamic and world-famous album covers. Consider the Beatles album Yesterday…and Today (1966), also called the butcher block album because the Beatles were pictured on the front cover wearing white butcher...
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