Album covers done by musicians for their own albums

I remember the late Ian McLagan telling me that he did the cover when I brought my copy for him to autograph (yes, the version of the album with the stitch-sewn cover). He seemed quite proud of it, although sneakily he asked me what I thought of the cover BEFORE telling me he'd done it himself.

cover by Ian McLagan

 

He was the producer of the album:

cover by Prince Stash Klossowski

 

Here's a rare psych (well, rare until it was re-issued) example that fits the category:

cover by Jonathan Dunsterville (presumably that's him with the J guitar on the cover)

 

Always liked John Squire's sleeves for the Stone Roses singles, "Fool's Gold" especially.

 

Here's a RSD 2015 release I just picked up that fits the category, wish it were a 12-inch instead of a 10-inch, because it's a beautiful cover (nice record too!):

cover by Hannah Hooper

 

Here's another one by the same artist:

cover by Hannah Hooper

 

Sean Lennon. Not a fan of the albums, or the art, but they fit this thread.

 

Funny, just thinking of that when I came across it.

 

Super rare -- only one hundred pressed, never re-issued!

cover by Bob Siddall

 

I'm shocked that I'm only now remembering this one -- although Campbell completely swiped the artwork from S. Clay Wilson, Campbell DID draw the art himself.

cover by Glenn Campbell

 

cover by David Hayes

 

Supposedly, she was "forced" to do the cover art. That being said, not bad!


cover by Ruth Copeland

 

John Sebastian

 

Not sure about the European version, but the US version is by Chris Frantz.



And correct me if I am wrong but Talking Heads' More Songs About Buildings and Food's cover is by David Byrne



And Fear Of Music
Design

• Jerry Harrison – cover art, artwork assistant
• David Byrne – artwork
• Jimmy Garcia – thermograph photography
• Philip Strax – thermograph assistant

 

John Lennon's Mind Games


And Walls and Bridges

 

the polaroid mosaic is by the late village artist Jimmy DeSana. he's credited as the artist, not just the photographer, but Byrne is credited with the concept. it lives at the rock hall museum.

(I'm glad you mentioned mind games--I really love that sleeve, both sides.)

 

c'mon, blah blah pages and what no X...!, !?...

I'm pretty sure these 3 at least were by Exene. I always wondered where she got wrapping paper with skull and cross bones, number 13 etc. after seeing the Wild Gift cover.

 

Barrett/Syd Barrett
Most anything by J.G. Thirlwell

 

Chris Dreja of the Yardbirds (who did their Roger the Engineer) also did the back cover band member photos for Led Zep I.

 

Doodles masqueraded as art.

 

Kind of.

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and I believe

 

Dean Torrence

 

There are a lot of Art School dropouts-turned musicians out there, e.g., Jagger, Bowie, Lennon. Debora Iyall did most of Romeo Void's. Somebody beat me to Exene's covers for X. I believe Stipey was always originator (if not final executor) of R.E.M.'s cover art, though they paid a lot of money to Anton Corbijn, too.