Great artists usually create the most iconic album covers. And in Art Record Covers, the relationship between artists and the album covers they've contributed is explored. The book features 500 album covers and records by visual artists from the 1950s through today. Among those are classics like Mapplethorpe's portrait of Patti Smith for Horses, Takashi Murakami's work for Kanye West's Graduation, and a look at The Velvet Underground & Nico, arguably the most iconic album cover of all-time with artwork by Andy Warhol. Readers are also treated to interviews with creatives like Kim Gordon and Shepard Fairey along with insightful analysis and details about each album cover. $70