Cover Stories: Neutral Milk Hotel, 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea'Cover Stories: Neutral Milk Hotel, 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea'What connects Neutral Milk Hotel and R.E.M.? You're looking at it.James StaffordJames Stafford
Cover Stories: Beck, 'The Information'Cover Stories: Beck, 'The Information'For his 2006 album, Beck provided fans with blank graph paper, a bunch of stickers and the ability to create a cover the same sort of way he manipulates music.James StaffordJames Stafford
Cover Stories: Weezer, 'Raditude'Cover Stories: Weezer, 'Raditude'Meet Sidney, the rescue dog that became an album cover superstar.James StaffordJames Stafford
Cover Stories: Public Image Ltd., 'Metal Box'Cover Stories: Public Image Ltd., 'Metal Box'Public Image Ltd. didn't just raise the bar for unconventional album covers with 1979's 'Metal Box,' they ignored the bar entirely.James StaffordJames Stafford
Cover Stories: The White Stripes, 'Elephant'Cover Stories: The White Stripes, 'Elephant'Jack White is the master of the hidden treasure. What surprises lurk in the cover of the White Stripes' 2003 album 'Elephant'?James StaffordJames Stafford
Cover Stories: The Smiths (Self-Titled)Cover Stories: The Smiths (Self-Titled)Who does the torso on the cover of the Smiths' 1984 debut album belong to? And how does Andy Warhol work into all of this?James StaffordJames Stafford
Cover Stories: The Offspring, 'Americana'Cover Stories: The Offspring, 'Americana'Who sticks a big bug on a little boy's lap? Meet Frank Kozik, the mind behind the Offspring's 'Americana' album cover.James StaffordJames Stafford
Cover Stories: U2, 'Boy'Cover Stories: U2, 'Boy'The cover of U2's 1980 debut was originally a very literal image of young boy, but it was deemed too controversial for the U.S. release.James StaffordJames Stafford
Cover Stories: Rage Against the Machine's Self-Titled DebutCover Stories: Rage Against the Machine's Self-Titled DebutIt's an album cover that couldn't have taken more than ten minutes to put together and it stands as one of the most compelling sleeves of all time.James StaffordJames Stafford
Cover Stories: Beck, 'Odelay'Cover Stories: Beck, 'Odelay'What exactly was Beck trying to say with the ambiguous cover art for his 1996 album, 'Odelay'? James StaffordJames Stafford