12 Iconic London Album Covers You Can Visit On Street View

    Take a tour of London's music history without leaving your computer.

    1. The Streets, Original Pirate Material

    Google Maps goo.gl / Locked On/679 Recordings

    Where: Kestrel House, Moreland Street, between Angel and Old Street.

    Google Maps goo.gl / Locked On/679 Recordings

    Where: Kestrel House, Moreland Street, between Angel and Old Street.

    Google Maps goo.gl / Locked On/679 Recordings

    Where: Kestrel House, Moreland Street, between Angel and Old Street.

    2. Oasis, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

    Google Maps goo.gl / Creation Records

    Where: Berwick Street, Soho.

    Google Maps goo.gl / Creation Records

    Where: Berwick Street, Soho.

    Google Maps goo.gl / Creation Records

    Where: Berwick Street, Soho.

    3. Rudimental, Home

    Google Maps goo.gl / Asylum Records
    Google Maps goo.gl / Asylum Records
    Google Maps goo.gl / Asylum Records

    4. Pink Floyd, Animals

    Google Maps goo.gl / Harvest/EMI
    Google Maps goo.gl / Harvest/EMI
    Google Maps goo.gl / Harvest/EMI

    5. Madness, Absolutely

    Google Maps goo.gl / Stiff Records

    Where: Chalk Farm underground station, off Haverstock Hill.

    Google Maps goo.gl / Stiff Records

    Where: Chalk Farm underground station, off Haverstock Hill.

    Google Maps goo.gl / Stiff Records

    Where: Chalk Farm underground station, off Haverstock Hill.

    6. Morrissey, Under the Influence (compilation album)

    Google Maps goo.gl / DMC
    Google Maps goo.gl / DMC
    Google Maps goo.gl / DMC

    7. Richard Thompson, Hand of Kindness

    Google Maps goo.gl / Hannibal Records
    Google Maps goo.gl / Hannibal Records
    Google Maps goo.gl / Hannibal Records

    8. Carly Simon, Anticipation

    Google Maps goo.gl / Elektra Records
    Google Maps goo.gl / Elektra Records
    Google Maps goo.gl / Elektra Records

    9. David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

    Google Maps goo.gl / RCA Records

    Where: Heddon Street, Mayfair.

    Google Maps goo.gl / RCA Records

    Where: Heddon Street, Mayfair.

    Google Maps goo.gl / RCA Records

    Where: Heddon Street, Mayfair.

    10. The Clash, Black Market Clash

    Google Maps goo.gl / Epic

    Where: Portobello Road, near Ladbroke Grove. (The picture is of long-time Clash associate Don Letts approaching a police line during the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival.)

    Google Maps goo.gl / Epic

    Where: Portobello Road, near Ladbroke Grove. (The picture is of long-time Clash associate Don Letts approaching a police line during the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival.)

    Google Maps goo.gl / Epic

    Where: Portobello Road, near Ladbroke Grove. (The picture is of long-time Clash associate Don Letts approaching a police line during the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival.)

    11. Wings, London Town

    Google Maps goo.gl / Parlophone

    Where: Tower Bridge, the River Thames.

    Google Maps goo.gl / Parlophone

    Where: Tower Bridge, the River Thames.

    Google Maps goo.gl / Parlophone

    Where: Tower Bridge, the River Thames.

    12. And, of course... The Beatles, Abbey Road

    Google Maps goo.gl / Apple
    Google Maps goo.gl / Apple
    Google Maps goo.gl / Apple

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