Iconic record cover art to go on display at castle

The stories behind iconic album covers will be told in a new exhibition.

Artwork from more than 100 records will be displayed at Lincoln Castle from Thursday 5 June to Sunday 24 August.

They will include The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Duran Duran's Rio, and Elvis Presley's eponymous debut album from 1956.

The exhibition, called Playback: Art of the Album Sleeve, will also include contributions from some of the designers behind the covers.

Malcolm Garrett, who created covers for Buzzcocks, Duran Duran and Peter Gabriel, and Mark Farrow, the man behind sleeves for the Pet Shop Boys, is among the artists who have taken part in a film about their inspirations.

Kimberley Vickers, the castle's general manager, said: "Album art is so much more than packaging – these iconic covers have become era-defining images that have shaped popular culture."

The exhibition, which will be on display in the Victorian prison at the castle, will be free for annual pass holders and included in the price of a day ticket.

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