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A poster too psychedelic for Hawaii, a cover that might say "We Ate the Acid," and a bunny with a secret. Aoxomoxoa is the Grateful Dead at their weirdest—and possibly their most biologically symbolic. Rick Griffin’s trippy vision gave us palindromes, scarabs, uterine landscapes, and a back cover that might include Courtney Love—or maybe just a dog no one can identify. Grab a copy and listen along with us. Questions, comments, recommendations? We'd love to hear from you at Albumartthecoverstories@gmail.com or check our Spotify Song List with a song from each album we have covered: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NrDU39yE9CJcHU6YJT8jj?si=Y1JAE4LWTDmKEDE9QGlB2A&pi=ly2xwE-ERRu-2

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In 1986, Madonna wasn’t just making music—she was making statements, shaping image, and turning pop into high art. True Blue was the soundtrack of a passionate, tumultuous marriage, a romantic tribute wrapped in platinum pop, and a bold step into artistic control and visual elegance. From Herb Ritts' marble goddess album cover to the pristine blue tones that framed a new Madonna, this was an album about love—but also about reinvention. In this episode, we look at how True Blue helped Madonna turn vulnerability into power, romance into branding, and heartbreak into a global number one. Grab a copy and listen along with us. Questions, comments, recommendations? We'd love to hear from you at Albumartthecoverstories@gmail.com or check our Spotify Song List with a song from each album we have covered: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NrDU39yE9CJcHU6YJT8jj?si=Y1JAE4LWTDmKEDE9QGlB2A&pi=ly2xwE-ERRu-2

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Carly Simon did not come to play, she came to play possum. In a moment that was part Shaft soundtrack, part Vogue cover shoot, and entirely unplanned (depending on which version of the story you believe), Simon took a stolen teddy, a glass of wine, and Norman Seeff’s camera and created one of the most talked-about covers of the 1970s. It’s not cheesecake, it’s power. It's not a pose, it’s a provocation. And it's definitely not what Carole King was doing. Grab a copy and listen along with us. Questions, comments, recommendations? We’d love to hear from you at Albumartthecoverstories@gmail.com or check our Spotify Song List with a song from each album we’ve covered:
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