* 1969 – At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the photo that becomes the cover of the Beatles album Abbey Road, one of the most famous album covers in recording history.

The album was a multi-platinum success and produced the pop hit " Lucky One " ( No. 18 pop and No. 2 AC ; No. 1 on Radio & Records ) as well as the title track ( a duet with country music star and future husband Vince Gill ) ( No. 37 pop ) and a cover of Joni Mitchell's frequently covered " Big Yellow Taxi " ( No. 67 pop ) ( in which she changed the line " And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see em " to " And then they charged the people 25 bucks just to see em ").

How do you do ?," Capp sardonically congratulated Lennon and Ono on their Two Virgins nude album cover: " I think that everybody owes it to the world to prove they have pubic hair.

he should recall that Dylan called his first cover album Self Portrait.

In addition, John Lennon recorded a cover version of " Peggy Sue " on his 1975 album Rock ' n ' Roll.

The album has a mirrored picture of a donkey playing the balalaika on the front cover.

A film tie-in featuring artwork from the film and a cover version by Ennio Morricone was released in Europe, though the other tracks on the album were soundtracks from A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More.

The punk band The F. U's performed a cover of the song, featured on the album This Is Boston, Not L. A.

* Peter Gabriel ( 1977 album ), one of four albums named Peter Gabriel, often referred to as " Car " because of the photograph on the album cover

A 2003 compilation album, Classic Masters, was released only in the US, while 2005 saw the release of the album She Will Have Her Way, a collection of cover versions of Crowded House, Split Enz, Tim Finn and Finn Brothers songs by Australasian female artists.

Following the success of the album She Will Have Her Way in 2005, a second album of cover versions of Finn Brothers songs, He Will Have His Way, was released on 12 November 2010.

He also designed some of the costumes worn by the group, notably those from the cover of the group's debut album Crowded House.

Under Burchinal's direction, Nicoli Schwiep designed both the album cover and insert layout.

Of the previously unreleased songs, " Down to the Wire " features the New Orleans pianist Dr. John with Buffalo Springfield on an item from their shelved Stampede album ; " Love Is a Rose " was a minor hit for Linda Ronstadt in 1975 ; " Winterlong " received a cover by Pixies on the Neil Young tribute album from 1989, The Bridge ; and " Campaigner " is a Young song critical of Richard Nixon.

Enya played the keyboard and provided backing vocals on their album Crann Úll ( 1980 ), although she was not officially a member of the group until the 1981 release Fuaim, when she appeared on the cover.

* Note: 50th Anniversary Edition ; Includes CD soundtrack album and new cover art but film disc is identical to 1999 edition.

Her 1986 album, The Power of Gloria Gaynor, was almost entirely composed of cover versions of other songs that were popular at the time.

Their 1969 album The Gilded Palace of Sin was a modernized version of the Bakersfield style of country music made popular by Buck Owens, and the band appeared on the album cover wearing Nudie suits emblazoned with all sorts of hippie accoutrements.

Parsons was inspired to cover the song after hearing an advance tape of the Sticky Fingers album sent to Kleinow, who was scheduled to overdub a part on the song ( Kleinow's part was not included on the released Rolling Stones version, though it is available on bootlegs ).

While the group only recorded one album together as the Analog Brothers, a few bootlegs of its live concert performances, including freestyles with original lyrics, have occasionally surfaced online.

Their first album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, including major contributions by all members of Pilot and Ambrosia, was a success, reaching the Top 40 in the US Billboard 200 chart.

DiFranco was one of the first independent artists to own her own label, which has allowed her a considerable degree of creative freedom over the years, including, for example, providing all instrumentals and vocals and recording the album herself at her home on an analog 8-track reel to reel, and handling much of the artwork and packaging design for her 2004 album Educated Guess.

Petra Haden used a four-track recorder to produce an a cappella version of The Who Sell Out including the instruments and fake advertisements on her album Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out in 2005.

Grant followed the album with her second Christmas album, Home For Christmas in 1992, which included the song " Breath of Heaven ( Mary's Song )", written by Chris Eaton and Grant, and would later be covered by many artists, including Donna Summer, Jessica Simpson ( who acknowledged Grant as one of her favorite artists ), Vince Gill, Sara Groves, Point of Grace, and Broadway star Barbara Cook.

Tim Blake ( synthesiser player on Planet Gong ) produced a solo album called " Blake's New Jerusalem ", including a 20 minute track with lyrics from Blake's poem.

While he was working at Friends Bubbles formed an association with Hawkwind and became responsible for a run of their album sleeves, including X In Search of Space, Doremi Fasol Latido and Space Ritual.

Nobody's Daughter featured a great deal of material written and recorded for Love's aborted solo album, How Dirty Girls Get Clean, including " Pacific Coast Highway ", " Letter to God ", " Samantha ", and " Never Go Hungry ", although they were re-produced with Larkin.

" Machine Gun ", the instrumental title track from the band's debut album, became a staple at American sporting events, and is similarly featured in many films, including Boogie Nights and Looking for Mr. Goodbar.

Three further singles were released from the album including the Top 75 hit " True Skool " with Roots Manuva.

The Jacksons ( previously The Jackson 5 ) did many disco songs from 1975 to 1980, including " Shake Your Body ( Down to the Ground )" ( 1978 ), " Blame it on the Boogie " ( 1978 ), and " Can You Feel It " ( 1980 )— all sung by Michael Jackson, whose 1979 solo album, Off the Wall, included several disco hits, including the album's title song, " Rock with You ", " Workin ' Day and Night ", and his second chart-topping solo hit in the disco genre, " Don't Stop ' til You Get Enough ".

The rich orchestral accompaniment that became identified with the disco era conjured up the memories of the big band era — which brought out several artists that recorded and disco-ized some big band arrangements including Perry Como, who re-recorded his 1929 and 1939 hit, " Temptation ", in 1975, as well as Ethel Merman, who released an album of disco songs entitled The Ethel Merman Disco Album in 1979.

The album strongly revitalized Parton's somewhat stagnant music career, spending five weeks at number one on Billboard's Country Albums chart, selling several million copies and producing four Top 10 country hits including Phil Spector's " To Know Him Is to Love Him ", which went to number one.

The following year, Treasures, an album of covers of 1960s and ' 70s hits was released, and featured a diverse collection of material, including songs by Mac Davis, Pete Seeger, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens, Neil Young, and Joni Mitchell.

Featuring a starkly lit set, the Isolar – 1976 Tour highlighted songs from the album, including the dramatic and lengthy title track, the ballads " Wild Is the Wind " and " Word on a Wing ", and the funkier " TVC 15 " and " Stay ".

Incorporating ambient sounds from a variety of sources including white noise generators, synthesizers and koto, the album was another hit, reaching number three in the UK.

Making prominent use of electronic instruments, the album, which reunited Bowie with Let's Dance producer Nile Rodgers, confirmed Bowie's return to popularity, hitting the number one spot on the UK charts and spawning three top 40 hits, including the top 10 song " Jump They Say ".

Personnel from the American Pie album sessions were retained for his third album Don McLean, including producer, Ed Freeman, Rob Rothstein on bass and Warren Bernhardt on piano.

The album featured fine New York session musicians, including Ralph McDonald on percussion, Hugh McKracken on guitar and a guest appearance by Yusef Lateef on flute.

In 1992 a re-mastered version of the Enya album was released as The Celts including a longer, modified version of " Portrait ", which was renamed " Portrait ( Out of the Blue )".

Enya has performed several songs relating to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, including 1991's " Lothlórien " ( instrumental ), and 2001's " May It Be " ( sung in English and Quenya ), and " Aníron " ( in Sindarin )— the latter two, which she composed, appearing in Peter Jackson's movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and its soundtrack album.

The band released their second album, ELO 2 in 1973, which produced their first US chart single, a hugely elaborate version of the Chuck Berry classic " Roll Over Beethoven ".

The Beach Boys concept album Pet Sounds helped herald the psychedelia movement in America, with its artful experiments, psychedelic lyrics based on emotional longings and self-doubts, elaborate sound effects and new sounds on both conventional and unconventional instruments.

The following year, during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, Whistler presented to the Queen, on the Society's behalf, an elaborate album including a lengthy written address and illustrations that he made.

In her Clues in the Needlework newsletter, Barbara Brackman wrote, " Many of the blocks in the early album quilts made between 1840 and 1860 featured elaborate ink signatures and small drawings and verses.

This elaborate package, which DVDtalk. com called " the most extensive set released only one film " includes four discs of film and bonus features, a replication of Roosevelt's speech, collectible promotional postcards and a carrying case that resembles a historic photo album.

Following the release of their album " A Crow Left of the Murder ," he got an elaborate back tattoo featuring the common image of the All Seeing-Eye embedded in a pyramid.

In describing her voice and signature sound he said, “ You can't hear elaborate harmonies with your conscious: you have to hear her voice with your subconscious .” He also mentioned that Norwood was the “ main inspiration ” behind the guitar work on the Red Hot Chili Pepper ’ s 2006 Grammy winning album, Stadium Arcadium.

M. C. Hammer had received several offers from major record labels before ( which he initially declined due to his personal success ), but after the successful release of this independent album and elaborate live dance show amazed the Capitol Records executive, Hammer agreed to sign a record deal soon after.

The album was recorded in the band's rehearsal space in New Jersey and features two songs with elaborate string sections ( composed by jazz composer Richard Evans ).

In an attempt to reach a wider audience, the album combined many elements, such as complex orchestral sounds, African chanting and elaborate musical effects.

The sketch comedy series SCTV had an elaborate spoof of the song with its spoof album Stairways to Heaven.

The album was a far more elaborate affair than Bellybutton, incorporating a significant amount of overdubbing and complex song arrangements.

Additionally, Biggles is mentioned several times in the elaborate album cover, which is a parody of a local British newspaper, most significantly in a story entitled " Do Not See Me Rabbit ".

Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic speculated that the alternate persona and elaborate marketing scheme backfired, writing, " When Brooks ' new persona and his album were revealed to the public, they were unforgiving-they didn't think he was playing a role, they simply thought he'd lost his mind.

In the 1970s and 1980s, the vocal octet Buenos Aires 8 recorded classic tangos in elaborate arrangements, with complex harmonies and jazz influence, and also recorded an album with compositions by Piazzolla.

The album was also issued in a limited edition that came in a leather-bound case complete with bonus multimedia discs that contained a plethora of music videos, bonus tracks and an elaborate photo gallery.

Their 1977 album Photoplay was retitled Magazine for US release, and featured an elaborate gate-fold packaging.

DeJohnette himself, along with others, saw the sessions that brought about this album as unstructured and done in fragments but as innovative nonetheless: “ As the music was being played, as it was developing, Miles would get new ideas ... He ’ d do a take, and stop, and then get an idea from what had just gone on before, and elaborate on it ... The recording of Bitches Brew was a stream of creative musical energy.

Her rhythmic sensibility at times recalls cocktail music producer and recording artist Esquivel, and her harmony parts can resemble the Beatles on some of her more elaborate album tracks – possibly an influence from her early recording efforts with Nazz founder and avowed Beatlemaniac Todd Rundgren.

The album displayed jazz influences, as well as using elaborate string arrangements ( not found on their subsequent recordings ) and is the most overtly psychedelic of their albums.

The tour for this album was also far more sophisticated than previous ones, now with elaborate sets, pyrotechnics, and impressive lights.

On this recording he returned to his original interests in electronic music and shifted emphasis from guitar to synthesiser ; Rushent's elaborate drum machine and synthesiser programming laid the groundwork for his next production, the chart-topping album Dare!

What the band refers to as " elaborate corporate reshuffling " began almost immediately after they finished their album: mergers and acquisitions among record labels left them and their record in limbo for over a year, not knowing to whom they were signed, nor when KJV would be released.

At a time when foldouts were usually reserved for double-disc albums, this one-disc album had a foldout emphasizing the photography as well as the elaborate artwork of Cal Schenkel.