Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti - 1975
Peter Coriston and Mike Doud did the album design of this wonderful and surprising cover. Referring to the title of the album they had an idea, so they were looking for a building that was symmetrical, with interesting details. They found it at 96 and 98 St. Mark's Place in New York City. The two five-storey buildings were photographed by Elliot Erwitt. The front cover is a day time shot; the back cover was taken at night.
The original photographs underwent a number of tweaks so it would fit the traditional square album cover. The fifth floor of the building had to be cropped out and the buildings to the left and right were also changed. Tiles were added on the roof section along with more faces. Part of the top right railing balcony was left out for a whole window frame to be visible.
Peter Coriston and Mike Doud did the album design of this wonderful and surprising cover. Referring to the title of the album they had an idea, so they were looking for a building that was symmetrical, with interesting details. They found it at 96 and 98 St. Mark's Place in New York City. The two five-storey buildings were photographed by Elliot Erwitt. The front cover is a day time shot; the back cover was taken at night.
The original photographs underwent a number of tweaks so it would fit the traditional square album cover. The fifth floor of the building had to be cropped out and the buildings to the left and right were also changed. Tiles were added on the roof section along with more faces. Part of the top right railing balcony was left out for a whole window frame to be visible.