Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" and "A Day in the Life". Producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick helped realise the group's ideas by approaching the studio as an instrument, applying orchestral overdubs, sound effects and other methods of tape manipulation. Recording was completed on 21 April 1967. The cover, depicting the Beatles posing in front of a tableau of celebrities and historical figures, was designed by the British pop artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth. "Sgt. Pepper" is regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the use of extended form in popular music while
Cover art Notable album cover art includes Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon, King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King," The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", Abbey Road and their ""White Album"" among others. Albums can have cover art created by the musician, as with Joni Mitchell's "Clouds", or by an associated musician, such as Bob Dylan's artwork for the cover of "Music From Big Pink", by The Band, Dylan's backup band's first album. Artists known for their album cover art include Alex Steinweiss, an early pioneer in album cover art, Roger Dean, and the Hipgnosis