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Classic rock album covers

Is it illegal to make copies of album covers and sell as art? I have made some really cool wall art ( I dont know what else to call it ) and my friends always want me to do their favorite old lps for them to put in their home, listening rooms and even their offices.

Is there such a thing as free domain after a period of years? Are most of these people even alive ( remember it was mostly the 70's) or does it go back to the evil empires ...the record lables. Would this infringe on copywrite laws?

I have a 60k color printer and access to all paper stocks for a really impressive look ...

Give me some advice

Kelton
kelton
theduke
372 posts
 
Does anyone remember the album cover, maybe 1972-not sure, by a group called "Moms Apple Pie"
Wow!
slipknot1
1,423 posts
 
Remember Poco, the 70's country rock band? Timothy B. Schmidt, their bass player/singer went on to the Eagles. Several of Poco's album covers were designed by the late, great Phil Hartmann of Saturday Night Live and stand-up comedy fame. Before he got into comedy, he was a graphic artist in LA.
lugnut
1,190 posts
 
Theduke,

There were two versions of the Mom's Apple Pie cover. The first was without the black suits looking in the window. They were added after some hassle with authorities. The addition of a tear running down the woman's cheek was also added at the same time. I have both.
uppermidfi
277 posts
 
Minimalist choice: the white album. I have been a fan of the Yes LP covers. Sometimes they were better than the music.
treyhoss
287 posts
 
Phil Hartmann also did album covers for America. I saw him on a talk show one time speaking about doing the cover to "America's Greatest Hits". I pulled out the CD and sure as H**L there is his name!

One of my favorite covers was always The Moody Blues' "In Search of the Lost Chord" which had this "birth/death" theme and their album "A Question of Balance" - great cover art! I ALWAYS wanted to get these into poster form!!!
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