Temporary-Pea-9054 t1_jeglzrp wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:33 PM

Reply to comment by Nikovillain in What’s your favorite album/single art? by Nikovillain

KooKoo was Debbie Harry's solo debut, recorded while Harry and (then boyfriend) Chris Stein were taking a year long break from Blondie.

H.R. Giger's artwork for KooKoo was based on a photograph of Harry taken by the renowned photographer Brian Aris. Giger created several variations of the cover (another of which is seen on the album's inner sleeve) in what Debbie Harry described as a combination of punk, acupuncture and sci-fi. Harry stated that the album title actually came to her after she saw Giger's completed work - it was an integral part of the album project, for her.

Nikovillain OP t1_jegmk6i wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:37 PM

“Punk, acupuncture, & sci-fi” I love that! I also love how big of an impact it had on the album in contrast to art as an afterthought (as it seems to be a lot of the time)