Jonathan Kirby is a researcher and author specializing in musical culture and the visual arts. His book Rock Covers is a fascinating look at the history of iconic rock album covers. The publication includes hundreds of illustrations that show the evolution of music design, as well as commentary and interviews with the artists, photographers, and musicians behind these iconic works.
His work attracts the attention not only of rock music fans, but also of designers and art historians, as album covers have become an important part of the visual culture of the 20th and 21st centuries.