A Brief History of Album Covers, 2017. Led Zeppelin “Led Zeppelin” [1969] The Zeppelin had landed. Led Zeppelin were unique in #rockandroll circles for having total artistic control over their music and album artworks. Anyone who has seen early Led Zeppelin press shots can imagine the horror of having a similarly hippified band photo emblazoned on the front of Led Zeppelin’s debut album, as opposed to this iconic image, taken from a famous photo of the Hindenburg disaster. Hinting at the incendiary and epoch making rock’n’roll inside, Led Zeppelin’s sleeve was a pen-and-ink drawing made by graphic designer #georgehardie. Hardie’s original concept was for the group to use the image of a zeppelin airship flying in the clouds, as based on a San Franciscan club sign. #jimmypage preferred the #hindenburg disaster shot, however, and used the rejected shot on the rear sleeves of the first two #ledzeppelin albums. #thesixties #sixtiesmusic #atlanticrecords #RobertPlant #johnbonham #johnpauljones https://www.instagram.com/p/CXWddn5rP5i/?utm_medium=tumblr
