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John Van Hamersveld

John Van Hamersveld is credited on 1,312 pressings across 149 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,312

Credits

149

Albums

7

Decades active

1,054

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Biography

John Van Hamersveld (born September 1, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American graphic artist and illustrator who designed record jackets for pop and psychedelic bands from the 1960s onward. Among 300 albums on which he worked are the covers of Magical Mystery Tour by the Beatles, Crown of Creation by Jefferson Airplane, Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones, and Hotter Than Hell by Kiss. Van Hamersveld's first major assignment in 1963, was designing the poster for the surf film The Endless Summer, after which he served as Capitol Records' head of design from 1965 to 1968. During that time, he worked on the artwork for albums by Capitol artists including the Beatles and the Beach Boys. He also oversaw the design of the psychedelic posters for the Pinnacle Shrine exposition.

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1,312 releases · 149 albums · active 1968–2025

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Studios: Sunset Sound · Amigo Studios · The Burbank Studios · United Western Studios

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