burkphoto wrote:
Over the past few months, I've been watching several different series on the music business of the 1960s and '70s. It all started with an audio podcast I heard where OWC, the Mac accessory people in Woodstock, IL, recorded with Henry Diltz, one of the most prolific rock band personality photographers of the L.A. Music scene. That led to watching several different documentaries of Laurel Canyon, the most highly concentrated place where West Coast rock stars lived and worked.
If you know of any obscure videos or books or documentaries that highlight album cover creation, rock star photography, etc., please reply below. I'd love to see some more. I took one artist's album cover photo back in the day, which is below. It is the image on the cover of Carolina 12-String, by John Stanfield, a friend at Davidson College in the mid-70s. An alternate of that is below it.
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Rock album cover creation is truly an art. I have many favorites, but there are many that are not so equally inspiring.
The Blind Faith cover was truly unique. Bare Trees another great cover. Dark Side of the Moon, although not a picture of the band, is timeless.
Your alternate cover suggestion of Carolina 12-String is better in my opinion.