Album art exhibition

Music fans will be able to dive into the stories behind their favourite album covers in a new exhibition launching at Lincoln Castle this month.

‘Playback: Art of the Album Sleeve’, which runs from June 5 to August 24, will see more than 100 iconic album covers displayed in the Castle’s Victorian Prison.

The collection celebrates the art that has graced era-defining albums from the 1940s to the present day, including The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), Duran Duran’s Rio (1982), Black Country, New Road’s Ants From Up There (2022), and many more.

Visitors will also have the chance to hear the leading designers behind the covers share their inspirations, in an exclusive film featuring Farrow Design (Pet Shop Boys), Malcolm Garrett (Buzzcocks/Duran Duran), and Stylorouge (Blur/George Michael).

Entry to the Playback exhibition is free for annual pass holders and included in the price of a castle day ticket.

Kimberley Vickers, general manager at Lincoln Castle, said: “We’re incredibly excited to host this exhibition. Album art is so much more than packaging, these iconic covers have become era-defining images that have shaped popular culture.

“We’re channelling Johnny Cash and have chosen our Victorian Prison to display the art in – what could be more rock and roll than that!?”

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