Auction Identifies Man on Cover of ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ Dukes Auctions/Atlantic Records His image is familiar to millions, iconic to a generation of rock fans and a 52-year mystery finally solved ...

The famous cover design of the Beatles' 1969 album 'Abbey Road,' by John Kosh ... “I was under the impression it was for publicity—'we needed pictures,'” Kosh says of Macmillan’s photos.

As for how that photo ended up on the album cover: Legend has it that Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin’s vocalist, and his bandmate Jimmy Page were in an antique shop in Pangbourne, a village about 50 ...