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It started off in London’s Waterloo Station on National Album Day last month before moving to Manchester Picadilly Station. Now an exhibition which commemorates 70 years of iconic album artwork, from Beethoven to The Strokes, is taking the high road to Glasgow Central Station. Album Artwork Through the Ages will arrive in the city on Tuesday and remain on the concourse for two weeks, allowing the public to get up close to some of the most famous album designs in popular culture.

The exhibition begins in 1949, with a design by

Alex Steinweiss – regarded as the world’s first sleeve designer. In this case, it is for one of the first LP releases of music by Beethoven. This marks the beginning of a visual voyage of discovery which pays homage to classic covers. Highlights include Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, Nick Drake’s Pink Moon, Grace Jones’ Night Clubbing and more recent designs, including The Strokes’ Is This It and Run the Jewels’ Run the Jewels 3. The Beatles feature twice with the masterfully minimalist White Album and Sir Peter Blake’s cover for Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club

In a bid to find the favourite, the public will be invited to choose three pieces from the 70 selected designs and can vote for them at www. artvinyl.com. This will determine the UK’s ultimate album cover, revealed at the end of the month.

Album Artwork Through the Ages, Glasgow Central Station concourse, Gordon Street, Glasgow, G1 3SL, November 6-9, free, www.nationalalbumday.co.uk