The album cover.
The photo was taken by photographer Joel Bernstein, most likely sometime in early 1970, as the album came out in August of that year.
In the book: Shakey: Neil Young's Biography ((c) 2002, Random House) author Jimmy McDonough writes that Bernstein, 18-years-old at the time, was "shocked" that Neil chose that photo for the cover. Bernstein described it as an "accidental shot" of Neil walking through Greenwich Village (during an outdoor photo session) and he even "solarized the print in order to hide its soft focus."
(See Addendum #4 at the end of the site for more on this. Joel Bernstein explains in an email to PopSpots that when he said the shot was "accidental" -- the shot itself wasn't accidental - he saw the woman coming and wanted her in the shot -- it's just that he got the focus wrong in his haste to get her in frame.)
(Note: Be sure to view the other addendums, too. We have NEW UNEDITED IMAGES of the original photo by Joel Bernstein.)
The album's art direction and design were done by famous art director Gary Burden.
Read more:
http://www.popspotsnyc.com/afterthegoldrush/
Great picture. perfect for the Album and the time.
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