Rock Bands: 2024

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door (1979), Cover and Art Packaging

The eighth and last studio album by English rock group Led Zeppelin is titled In Through the Out Door. The original album had an odd trick: the inner sleeve had black and white line artwork that, when touched with a wet rag or sponge, would activate an invisible ink and turn permanently colored. The outer sleeve was designed to resemble a plain brown paper bag, reminiscent of similarly packaged bootleg album sleeves, with the title rubber-stamped on it.

The images, which are all shot from slightly different angles and show six bystanders—the bartender, a pianist, a man wearing a coat, and three female customers—all show the same incident of a man burning a letter addressed to John while seated at a bar. The aim of the London studio photo shoot was to recreate the New Orleans, Louisiana, location of the Old Absinthe House.

"In the Evening". Art Print
In the Evening. Art Print

"South Bound Saurez". Poster Print
South Bound Saurez. Poster Print

"Fool in the Rain". Canvas Print
Fool in the Rain. Canvas Print

"Hot Dog". Framed Print
Hot Dog. Framed Print

"Carouselambra". Metal Print
Carouselambra. Metal Print

"All My Love". Acrylic Print
All My Love. Acrylic Print

"I'm Gonna Crawl". Wood Print
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Monday, March 25, 2024

Led Zeppelin "Presence" (1975), Title, Cover and Art Packaging

The English rock group Led Zeppelin's seventh studio album, Presence, was released on March 31, 1976, by Swan Song Records, their own label. Designed by Hipgnosis in collaboration with George Hardie, the cover and inner sleeve showcase humans interacting with a black object in the shape of an obelisk. The object inside the sleeve is called just "The Object". It was meant to symbolize the "force and presence" of Zeppelin.

An artificial marina was set up in London's Earl's Court arena for the annual Boat Show during the winter of 1974–1975, and it can be seen in the backdrop of the cover shot. A few months after the boat gig, in May 1975, the band performed at this location for a number of shows. The interior sleeve images were inspired by a National Geographic piece and were taken from a variety of stock photos from the archives.[24] Samantha Gates, who was pictured on the back cover with her brother Stefan, was also featured on the cover of Houses of the Holy. In 1977, Hipgnosis and Hardie received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Album Package.

"Achilles Last Stand". Art Print
Achilles Last Stand. Art Print

"For Your Life". Poster Print
For Your Life. Poster Print

"Royal Orleans". Canvas Print
Royal Orleans. Canvas Print

"Nobody's Fault but Mine". Framed Print
Nobody's Fault but Mine. Framed Print

"Candy Store Rock". Metal Print
Candy Store Rock. Metal Print

"Hots On for Nowhere". Acrylic Print
Hots On for Nowhere. Acrylic Print

"Tea for One". Wood Print
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Led Zeppelin "Physical Graffiti" (1975), Title, Cover and Art Packaging

Released as a double album on February 24, 1975, "Physical Graffiti" is the sixth studio album by English rock group Led Zeppelin. When the album was first published, the sleeve design featured a die-cut image of a tenement block in New York City, with windows that allowed fans to view different cultural symbols at different times. Peter Corriston, the album's designer, searched for a building that would fit the square album cover, was symmetrical, had intriguing details, and was unhindered by other objects. He then used the concept of people coming and going from the tenement to create the rest of the cover, adding several sleeves that could be tucked under the main cover and adding different information to the windows.

To get the final image, several adjustments were made to the original photograph. The original album sleeve featured four covers: an outer cover, a center insert cover, an inner cover (one for each disk), and a unique die-cut cover instead of the standard gatefold style. All of the album track listings and recording facts are listed on the white middle insert sleeve. Because the building's windows are die-cut into the outer cover, the album title appears on the front cover when the middle cover is pushed into the outer cover after being wrapped around the inner covers. This is how "Physical Graffiti" is written.

"Custard Pie". Art Print
Custard Pie. Art Print

"The Rover". Poster Print
The Rover. Poster Print

"In My Time of Dying". Canvas Print
In My Time of Dying. Canvas Print

"Houses of the Holy". Framed Print
Houses of the Holy. Framed Print

"Trampled Under Foot". Metal Print
Trampled Under Foot. Metal Print

"Kashmir". Acrylic Print
Kashmir. Acrylic Print

"In the Light". Wood Print
In the Light. Wood Print

"Bron-Yr-Aur".Jigsaw Puzzle
Bron-Yr-Aur. Jigsaw Puzzle

"Down by the Seaside". Tote Bag
Down by the Seaside. Tote Bag

"Ten Years Gone". Zip Pouch
Ten Years Gone. Zip Pouch

"Night Flight". Throw Pillow
Night Flight. Throw Pillow

"The Wanton Song". Coffee Mug
The Wanton Song. Coffee Mug

"Boogie with Stu". Art Cover Side Four
Boogie with Stu. Art Cover Side Four

"Black Country Woman". Art Wood Print
Black Country Woman. Art Wood Print

"Sick Again". Art Canvas Print
Sick Again. Art Canvas Print

Led Zeppelin "Houses of the Holy" (1973), Title, Cover and Art Packaging

The English rock group Led Zeppelin's fifth studio album, Houses of the Holy, was released on March 28, 1973. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke served as the inspiration for the cover art for Houses of the Holy. The cover is a collage made up of multiple images that Hipgnosis photographer Aubrey Powell took near the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.

Stefan and Samantha Gates, two nude child models, were used in the picture session. The black and white images were multi-printed to give the impression of eleven people that are seen on the album cover. The picture on the inner gatefold was taken close to the Causeway at Dunluce Castle.

"The Song Remains the Same". Art Print
The Song Remains the Same. Art Print

"The Rain Song". Poster Print
The Rain Song. Poster Print

"Over the Hills and Far Away". Canvas Print
Over the Hills and Far Away. Canvas Print

"The Crunge". Framed Print
The Crunge. Framed Print

"Dancing Days". Metal Print
Dancing Days. Metal Print

"D'yer Mak'er". Acrylic Print
D'yer Mak'er. Acrylic Print

"No Quarter". Wood Print
No Quarter. Wood Print

Led Zeppelin IV, Title, Cover and Art Packaging

Page decided that each member could select a personal insignia for the cover in lieu of a title. The album cover has an image from the late 19th century with an elderly guy carrying a load of sticks on his back. Then, in order to snap the photo, the image was adhered to the papered interior wall of a partially collapsed suburban home.

The apartment complex depicted in the album is Salisbury Tower, located in Birmingham's Ladywood neighborhood. According to Page, the fourth album's cover was meant to highlight the contrast between city and country that had first been seen on Led Zeppelin III and to serve as a message for people to take care of the environment. Later on, he remarked that the cover was not meant to be a clear statement, but rather something for "other people to savour". One of the ten album covers that Royal Mail selected for a set of "Classic Album Cover" postage stamps that were released in January 2010 was this one.

Drawing inspiration from the Rider-Waite tarot deck's card of the same name, Barrington Coleby (credited to Barrington Colby MOM on the record jacket) created the interior illustration titled "The Hermit". Later, Page himself played this role in the 1976 concert film The Song Remains the Same, which featured Led Zeppelin. Another name for the inner artwork is View in Half or Varying Light. Page contributed the typeface for the "Stairway to Heaven" lyrics, which were put on the album's inner sleeve. He discovered it in The Studio, an outdated Arts and Crafts publication from the late 1800s. He arranged for someone to design an entire alphabet since he found the lettering to be interesting.

"Black Dog". Art Print
Black Dog. Art Print

"Rock and Roll". Poster Print
Rock and Roll. Poster Print

"The Battle of Evermore (featuring Sandy Denny)". Canvas Print
The Battle of Evermore. Canvas Print

"Stairway to Heaven". Framed Print
Stairway to Heaven. Framed Print

"Misty Mountain Hop". Metal Print
Misty Mountain Hop. Metal Print

"Four Sticks". Acrylic Print
Four Sticks. Acrylic Print

"Going to California". Wood Print
Going to California. Wood Print

"When the Levee Breaks". Jigsaw Puzzle
When the Levee Breaks. Jigsaw Puzzle

Led Zeppelin III, Cover and Art Packaging

The English rock group Led Zeppelin released their third studio album, Led Zeppelin III, on October 5, 1970.

A bizarre assortment of seemingly random photos on a white backdrop made up the cover and interior gatefold art; many of the images have some sort of thematic connection to flight or aviation. A rotatable laminated card disc, or volvelle, featuring additional images, including band member photos, visible via holes in the cover, was located below the front cover.

A composite image of the best pictures from the photo shoots was used for the back cover. In order to "show them as the giant force they were in music," Zacron selected the pictures. An alternative album cover with a picture of the four band members was used when this record was first released in France.

"Immigrant Song". Art Print
Immigrant Song. Art Print