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It doesn’t take genius to figure out that presentation counts, which is why some of the more salacious or provocative record album covers have gone into the annals of music history even if the music from the album itself has been left far behind. For every well-executed cover, you can pretty much guess there’s a darn good story behind it. Quick journalists will always ask artists to share the back story, but if they brush it off in a response, just hit up Sleevage for the deal. Besides the brilliant name, the site’s got the tidbits and gossip on the most seminal of album covers. Who knew that the saucy artwork on the Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers was imagined by Andy Warhol and actually bears the, um, sizable pecker belonging to someone’s assistant (and not Mick Jagger’s manbusiness)? Also, Justice’s illuminating 3-D cross on their debut was not an original idea; check T. Rex’s Electric Warrior for a comparison. Use Sleevage’s drop-down menus to navigate to your favorite album or cover artist for some big surprises.