Yeezus Album Art
The Yeezus CD: a clear jewel case with no cover art, sealed with red tape.
Yeezus, West's 2013 album, was issued on CD in a clear jewel box with no album artwork, in keeping with the record's minimalist tone. The packaging amounts to a strip of red tape and a sticker on the back carrying the sample credits and the album's UPC.
Lore & Background
The Source noted that the packaging resembled a concept designed in 2001 for New Order's single "Crystal". Speaking to Annie Mac for the BBC in 2016, West called it "an open casket for the CD", since he expected CDs to fall out of use. Virgil Abloh's album-art work includes Yeezus.
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