Gary Burden
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Gary Burden is an American artist specializing in the field of album cover
s. He is considered as one of the pioneers of the concept of album cover art. In the 1960s and '70s he designed covers for many rock stars, such as Mama Cass, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Joni Mitchell
, The Doors
, The Eagles and Jackson Browne
. He created album covers for Neil Young
for 35 years. His works were nominated four times for the Grammy Awards. and in 2010, he won the 52nd Grammy Awards for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Packaging for the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 Box Set. The titles of creative director, art director and designer are mutually shared amongst Gary Burden, Jenice Heo and Neil Young who collaborated together throughout the design process.
Burden collaborated with renowned photographer Henry Diltz
. In 2000 they made a documentary California Rock: Under the Covers, depicting their album cover works and participation in the Los Angeles
rock scene.
Album cover
An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
s. He is considered as one of the pioneers of the concept of album cover art. In the 1960s and '70s he designed covers for many rock stars, such as Mama Cass, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
, The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
, The Eagles and Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone....
. He created album covers for Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
for 35 years. His works were nominated four times for the Grammy Awards. and in 2010, he won the 52nd Grammy Awards for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Packaging for the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 Box Set. The titles of creative director, art director and designer are mutually shared amongst Gary Burden, Jenice Heo and Neil Young who collaborated together throughout the design process.
Burden collaborated with renowned photographer Henry Diltz
Henry Diltz
Henry Stanford Diltz is a folk musician and photographer, who has been active since the 1960s....
. In 2000 they made a documentary California Rock: Under the Covers, depicting their album cover works and participation in the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
rock scene.