An LP is like an intersection where music, design, image, art and text radiate together – and it’s always the square shaped cover that invites you to a sonic journey that might take you to places you’ve never been to before. Maybe the album is better than the cover had you believe, maybe the music is disappointing. For the true classic records, music and covers form an indivisible whole.
Blocky fonts, stylish beards, satin outfits, ball-huggingly tight pants and some of the most hideous fashion you’re ever likely to see, it’s all here and more, designed to make your eyes bleed. Here, below is a gallery of 40 vintage album covers that show the best Swedish men’s fashion from the 1970s and 1980s:
