Queen II’s album cover was bold and brilliant, and it had to be. This was the band’s coming of age announcement, their “here we are world” statement. So, keep reading for the story behind ...

A half century later, “Queen I,” the lavish six-CD 50th anniversary-ish deluxe re-release of the album, shows just how much of the underwhelm was caused by that muddy mix. The bandmembers have ...

The album cover has been a cultural obsession as long as albums have. Ever since 12-inch vinyl records took off in the 1950s, packaged in cardboard sleeves, musicians have been fascinated by the ...