With the Market Square Heroes sleeve acting as a successful audition, his partnership with the neo-prog icons meant he joined ...

These album covers capture the essence of the artist’s music and its spirit. Some express a moment or an intimate self-portrait of them, while others present daring designs.

Out of all the album covers from the 1990s on our list, the cover of the 1995 album Washing Machine by Sonic Youth is the simplest. But sometimes, simplicity is just so cool.

John Kosh poses in front of some of his famous album covers, the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” and “War is Over,” at the Art of Music Experience at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa on Aug. 3.