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The Cover of 'Zuma'
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The cover of the 1975 album Zuma is rendered in simple black 'n' white by artist James Mazzeo, who was Young's road manager at the time. It features a giant billed bird riding the back of a naked woman with giant breasts as they soar over over the desert and a nearby pyramid. In the distance a ship appears about to land on the coast at sunset.
Mazzeo was apparently paid $2,000 for the cover and after it came out Rolling Stone gave it an honorable mention for "most depraved album art."
