When I saw this is a secondhand record shop I was more taken by the colours and blurred image than by knowing much about the album. Turns out that Graham Nash, a well-respected photographer in his own right, took both the front and back cover photographs.
In fact, this wasn't an album I was familiar with until I read a review of a tribute album that covered of all its songs and included versions by the likes of Robin Pecknold and Bonnie "Prince" Billy. I had also picked up on the love for this album from Woods' cover of "Military Madness".
I always feel lazy relying on Wikipedia, but the entry for for "Album Cover" does contain an eclectic mix of examples when it comes to musicians creating their own artwork: "As one would expect, a number of artists and bands feature members who are, in their own right, accomplished illustrators, designers and photographers and whose talents are exhibited in the artwork they produced for their own recordings. Examples include Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin IV), Chris Mars (Replacements’ Pleased to Meet Me and others), Marilyn Manson (Lest We Forget…), Michael Stipe (REM's Accelerator), Thom Yorke (credited as "Tchocky" on misc. Radiohead records), Michael Brecker (Ringorama), Freddie Mercury (Queen I), John Entwistle (Who By Numbers), Graham Coxon (13 and most solo albums), Mike Shinoda (various Linkin Park albums), Joni Mitchell (Miles of Aisles) as well for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (So Far), and M.I.A. (credited variously on Elastica's The Menace, her records)."
For more examples of Graham Nash's photography visit here or his website.
