Album cover of When the Eagle Flies by Traffic features a stark black-and-white illustration by artist Bob Defrin. It depicts the four band members Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and Rosko Gee bound together with rope, gazing upward at a large eagle in flight. The imagery evokes themes of captivity versus freedom, mirroring the album’s introspective and socially conscious tracks like “Graveyard People” and “Dream Gerrard.” The eagle symbolizes liberation or transcendence, contrasting the grounded, constrained figures below. The minimalist, etched style reinforces the raw, reflective tone of the music.
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