A friend of mine recently criticized me for rarely posting heavy metal covers in this feature. It’s true: I’m not a fan of the music BUT the genre does have its share of cool covers. This week’s entry is one … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

I spend a lot of time in my formative years listening to Frank Zappa. I was attracted to his oddball sense of humor and his wry and sardonic stage patter. Wry and sardonic sums me up quite well. Above all … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: One Size Fits All

Little Feat’s 1978 double LP Waiting For Columbus is one of the greatest live albums of all-time. That shouldn’t surprise anyone who has seen any of the band’s iterations over the years. Little Feat flat-out rocks, especially when the Tower … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Waiting For Columbus

Grim times call for comic relief hence this week’s selection. What’s funnier than a bunch of Southern hippies astride a hog nursing her piglets? After the success of the Allman Brothers Band, the record labels beat the bushes for Southern … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: High On The Hog

Ron Wood has not only been a rock star for longer than many of you have been alive, he’s also an accomplished artist as you can see from the artwork on his 1979 solo album, Gimme Some Neck. What’s not … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Gimme Some Neck

I’ve had letters on my mind this week hence this selection. The Letter was a surprise #1 hit for the Box Tops in 1967, which led the record company to rush The Letter/Neon Rainbow into release. For the Alex Chilton … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: The Letter/Neon Rainbow

Naturally was J.J. Cale’s first album. It was recorded in the wake of Eric Clapton’s hit version of Cale’s After Midnight. Here’s Cale’s description of how the record came about: Cale, who was languishing in obscurity at the time, had … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Naturally

It’s Wishbone Ash Wednesday. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Strange Affair

1977’s Book of Dreams was one of the biggest selling Steve Miller Band albums ever. The winged horse cover was created by Kelley-Mouse studio and was the first of five equestrian SMB album covers. Here’s the whole damn album via … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Book Of Dreams

It’s been cold so I ran a search for winter album covers and came up with Winter In America. This 1974 album is a collaborator between the late, great Gil Scott-Heron and his old friend jazz pianist Brian Jackson. The … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Winter In America

Dr. A and I closed out the holidays by watching the AKC dog show on the tube. We’re cat people who also love dogs. Della was horrified and retaliated by snoring loudly while she slept during the festivities. Holy protest … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Gone To The Dogs

Nuggets was a trailblazing “various artists” album compiled by Lenny Kaye. He dug deep into the archives and produced an album of psychedelic rock and garage band tracks that was a hit in 1972. The album’s punny subtitle says it … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Nuggets

I’ve been known to post wacky Christmas album covers in this space. This one has an obvious political subtext in the age of Trump. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Tijuana Christmas

CCR’s eponymous 1968 debut album cover featured a then fashionable psychedelic border/arch surrounding the band in the woods. They *were* among those who created roots rock, after all, Creedence Clearwater Revival is an oddity in the CCR catalog as it … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Creedence Clearwater Revival

I still have Nina Simone on my mind. Her 1961 album, Forbidden Fruit, has an unusual cover. Most of Nina’s album covers feature her sultry beauty and all around badassery. This cover has an Adam and Eve thing going on. … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Forbidden Fruit

There are few musical acts with as wide a gap between their sound and their members behavior as this week’s featured artist. The Mamas and the Papas had a sweet, sunny sound that belied who they were as people. It’s … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears

Susan Cowsill of “the original family band” lives in New Orleans so  I ran a search for Cowsills album covers. The cover of 1968’s Captain Sad and his Ship Of Fools is a beaut. What’s not to love about clean-cut … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Captain Sad and his Ship Of Fools