Vaughan Oliver, designer of iconic album covers for 4AD Records, dies at 62
by Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times
Dec 30, 2019
2 minutes
To those coming of age in the 1980s and '90s, album cover designer Vaughan Oliver created not only the look of the influential British record label 4AD, but conjured an imaginary realm that would influence generations of artists, graphic designers and pretty much anyone with an eye on image.
Oliver, whose death was announced Sunday, crafted abstract, Dada-esque record covers for dozens of bands including the Pixies,
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