Album Cover Design How The Beatles used their covers to promote their music. Images used are from more recent CD covers, but have the same design as original vinyl albums.

Look carefully at the CD/Album front and back covers and try to identify the key elements. Artist’s name, Album title, Images, Colours used, Font size and style, Record/CD Label Catalogue number, etc.

Can you see the groups name? Can you see the album title? Can you see the record company name? Can you see Paul McCartney? Click the question mark to check your answer, then again to clear it. Front What do you think the Beatles are doing with their arms? These covers were reproduced with permission of

How many tracks does the album have? 14 What year was this album first released? Can you see a bar code? Click the question mark to check your answer, then again to clear it. Back These covers were reproduced with permission of

This album was recorded a year later, in Can you see a change in the style of the cover? Have they used drawings, or photos, or both? These covers were reproduced with permission of

This is probably the most famous album, and famous cover, released in How do you think this cover was put together? These covers were reproduced with permission of

This album was released in Can you see a change in the style of the cover? These covers were reproduced with permission of