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Led Zeppelin: Houses o...

American Photo picks the coolest, sexiest, and most iconic photo album covers ever.

By American Photo Staff and Contributors Posted October 14, 2008

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Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy (1973) The design firm Hipgnosis wanted to illustrate this album title with innocent children climbing rock formations at sunrise. But the weather on location in Northern Ireland was dreary, so a black-and-white image was colorized. Three children posed in various shots; the rocks hid the edges of the joined frames in a pre-Photoshop montage.

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