Album Art Spotlight

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The economy is in shambles, wars rage on in Afghanistan and Iraq, and we’re knee deep in an intense presidential race. Everywhere you look, politics rears its head. In an ongoing exploration of music and politics here on JamsBio, I present to you some of my favorite politically-themed album art. Arranged chronologically, this list is by no means meant to be exhaustive, rather it’s a curated look at bands who proudly wear their political inclinations on their sleeves.

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Max Roach - We Insist! (1960)

Max Roach: We Insist!

Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1970)

Jefferson Airplane: Volunteers

Canned Heat - Future Blues (1970)

Canned Heat Future Blues

Sly & the Family Stone - There’s a Riot Goin’ On (1971)

Sly & the Family Stone There's a Riot Goin' On

Funkadelic - America Eats Its Young (1972)

Funkadelic America Eats Its Young

John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band - Some Time in New York City (1972)

John Lennon & Yoko Ono

Archie Shepp - Attica Blues (1972)

Archie Shepp: Attica Blues

Curtis Mayfield - There’s No Place Like America Today (1975)

Curtis Mayfield There's No Place Like America Today

Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen (1977)

Sex Pistols: God Save the Queen

Bob Marley - Uprising (1980)

Bob Marley: Uprising

Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia (1980)

Dead Kennedys: Holiday in Cambodia

Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Coffin for Head of State (1981)

Fela Kuti & Africa 70-Coffin for Head of State

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COMMENTS (3)
kan munson said:

attica blues was released in 1972, a year after the attica prison riots, so saying that it was released in 1960 would make archie shepp not only an avant-garde saxaphonist, but also one hell of a fortune teller.

Ryan G said:

Great share. Thanks.

birdman said:

Green Day’s American Idiot is a bit of a stretch…



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