The art on your sleeve: visual artists on album covers

The best record covers are often as much a part of the whole work as the songs themselves. We asked six artists to choose the designs that inspire themUsually rock bands try to show how cool they are, how tough they are, how arch they are. But Sparks are full-on weird. The band was formed by two brothers and their covers are all pretty off the hook – like the one where they’re tied up at the back of a speedboat or getting married to each other on Angst in My Pants. Indiscreet is the