Madonna, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Phil Collins etc.
images of most egregious offenders welcome
― Οὖτις, Monday, 12 October 2015 21:15 (nine years ago)
(prompted by that phil collins revive):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/birdnestsoup/phil_1.jpg
― Οὖτις, Monday, 12 October 2015 21:16 (nine years ago)
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdivinamadonna.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fmadonna-albums-discography.png&f=1
David Bowie
― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2015 21:18 (nine years ago)
Dylan appears to have gotten too self-conscious for this (or just got bored of it) sometime around his Xtian period
― Οὖτις, Monday, 12 October 2015 21:18 (nine years ago)
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-YZCORg_OzyU%2FUjgzsJKSV4I%2FAAAAAAAAAXY%2F7eZvklYsqxE%2Fs320%2FNas%2BDiscography.jpg&f=1
if you have a nice face then why not put it on your album covers, that's what I say
― strictly dream-bait fit for moon-gazing (soref), Monday, 12 October 2015 21:19 (nine years ago)
phil collins has not got a nice face. he is though basically the rembrandt of this shit
― Haino Corrida (NickB), Monday, 12 October 2015 21:22 (nine years ago)
I think Gary Numan has put himself on every album cover
― frogbs, Monday, 12 October 2015 21:35 (nine years ago)
The Madonna ones, to be fair, are a variety of headshots, head and shoulders, torsos and some that don't fit at all, in a variety of styles. Same with Bowie.
That first row of Phil Collins, on the other hand, is four really unimaginative headshots. Who else has a run like this?
― Retro novelty punk (Dan Peterson), Monday, 12 October 2015 22:18 (nine years ago)
well Dylan's had a few runs:
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedragonites.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F05%2Fdylan-discography-2014_2.jpg&f=1
― Οὖτις, Monday, 12 October 2015 22:20 (nine years ago)
Most of Leonard Cohen's album covers do this, the only ones that don't are New Skin for the Old Ceremony, The Future and Dear Heather.
Heather Nova's done it for pretty much every album, but then again she has good reason to.
― schlep and back trio (anagram), Monday, 12 October 2015 22:46 (nine years ago)
Simon & Garfunkel
― schlep and back trio (anagram), Monday, 12 October 2015 22:48 (nine years ago)
Suzanne VegaThe Divine Comedy (bar one or two)
― schlep and back trio (anagram), Monday, 12 October 2015 22:50 (nine years ago)
sade iirc
― Haino Corrida (NickB), Monday, 12 October 2015 22:59 (nine years ago)
moz
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Monday, 12 October 2015 23:05 (nine years ago)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/LindseyBuckinghamLawandOrderAlbumcover.jpghttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G1FXH8T1L.jpghttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6f/LindseyBuckingham-OutOfTheCradle.jpghttp://eil.com/images/main/Lindsey-Buckingham-Under-The-Skin-375091.jpghttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41mbs4U3vgL._SY450_.jpghttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e_ECyTQZlkU/U8LN8FHuHXI/AAAAAAAAsIk/TIaMhSsS4Vg/s1600/Lindsey+Buckingham+Seeds+We+Sow.jpg
― flappy bird, Monday, 12 October 2015 23:09 (nine years ago)
simply red were the worst for that pictures-of-one-dude-on-the-cover-when-it's-meant-to-be-a-band thing. every sleeve basically.
― piscesx, Monday, 12 October 2015 23:14 (nine years ago)
Bjork
― Tim F, Monday, 12 October 2015 23:32 (nine years ago)
The boy band genre in general to thread, really?
― The GeirBot (Geir Hongro), Monday, 12 October 2015 23:41 (nine years ago)
John Coltrane seems to be on a lot of his lp sleeves. Just listening to Meditations now.
Van Morrison too. Wonder if news of cd releases is to be believed.
― Stevolende, Monday, 12 October 2015 23:44 (nine years ago)
Joan Jett
― the cuddling of the american behind (how's life), Monday, 12 October 2015 23:46 (nine years ago)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/LDR_aka_Lizzy_Grant.jpghttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/29/BornToDieAlbumCover.pnghttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Paradise_EP.pnghttps://a1-images.myspacecdn.com/images04/12/fb65665f43f84339b7ce53cd1a60ebf5/300x300.jpghttp://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic7/22EABF5ED-CA1C-3B8E-6F1E1E972BE11094.jpg
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 00:05 (nine years ago)
Doesn't this describe about 60 percent of solo artists in any given time period? And close to 100 percent before 1970? That said, I hope we can dig up some more like the Lindsey Buckingham and Phil Collins runs above - the ones that, in toto, say something deeply unflattering about the artist.
― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 04:59 (nine years ago)
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0002/395/MI0002395988.jpg?partner=allrovi.comhttp://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0002/087/MI0002087546.jpg?partner=allrovi.comhttp://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/417/MI0001417952.jpg?partner=allrovi.comhttp://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/602/MI0001602225.jpg?partner=allrovi.comhttp://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0003/891/MI0003891282.jpg?partner=allrovi.com
― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 05:06 (nine years ago)
OK, try this again:
― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 05:08 (nine years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/WdhXg2H.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 05:43 (nine years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/LV8tsHx.jpg
― Do you feel guilty about your wight western priva (ledge), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:32 (nine years ago)
the Phil Collins albums could also be "artists whose discography consists entirely of albums with their handwriting on it"
― Lee626, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:39 (nine years ago)
man John Denver's face cover album game is deep
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 18:39 (nine years ago)
album #6 Phil is so happy he finally has a body, has to dance
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 19:32 (nine years ago)
http://www.israbox.com/uploads/posts/2014-09/1412000743_500.jpg
― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 19:43 (nine years ago)
oops
http://www.lyrics007.com/images/covers/11/61/48If I ever go to my mum's house there is a lot of this shit on display
― xelab, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 19:46 (nine years ago)
all of these guys should have done one album cover mid career where they are surrounded by muppets a la Denver
― strictly dream-bait fit for moon-gazing (soref), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 19:46 (nine years ago)
so who has the longest unbroken run?
― Haino Corrida (NickB), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 19:55 (nine years ago)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/birdnestsoup/stinge.jpg
i for one am shocked that sting could be so vain
― Haino Corrida (NickB), Wednesday, 14 October 2015 20:56 (nine years ago)
there is only one studio album of his without his face on it afaict (soul cages)
― Haino Corrida (NickB), Wednesday, 14 October 2015 20:57 (nine years ago)
it's interesting how important face covers seem to be to adult-contemporary acts. is it that they're all full of themselves or is it something about the way fans relate to them, the reasons why they seek out their music and want them in their lives? feel like someone like sting is grasped by at least some of his fans as being a sort of spirit guide or wise traveling companion/brother. but i may be reading things in from the guy i used to work for who once named a design firm after one of the albums above.
― Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 14 October 2015 21:04 (nine years ago)
I like how even the Ghost in the Machine cover technically contains an image of Sting's face
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 14 October 2015 21:08 (nine years ago)
I guess MOR adult-contemporary acts are likely to have their faces on the cover for practical reasons ie so their fans can identify/notice their albums in the store, and are less likely to be inclined to do something 'arty' with their album covers?
― strictly dream-bait fit for moon-gazing (soref), Wednesday, 14 October 2015 21:24 (nine years ago)
established audience as well I guess, you already know them and what they do. I think this is maybe the most boring of all the album covers pictured so far, like just a passport photo style picture of Lionel Richie with literally nothing else going on, obv not trying to sell LR to anyone who isn't already a fan.
http://lionelrichie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/20060911113430LIONEL-RICHIE-438x4381-e1370196272715.jpg
― strictly dream-bait fit for moon-gazing (soref), Wednesday, 14 October 2015 21:30 (nine years ago)
need confirmation that dr casino's friend's company was called zenyatta mondatta
― Haino Corrida (NickB), Wednesday, 14 October 2015 21:37 (nine years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/Xwdd15p.png
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Friday, 23 October 2015 20:35 (nine years ago)
oh man, almost a perfect streak
― Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Friday, 23 October 2015 20:41 (nine years ago)
how do you get all the album covers all together like this?
― Spottie, Friday, 23 October 2015 20:43 (nine years ago)
I don't know how others have done it but I just spent the last 20 minutes working on a javascript that does that (taking all the album covers of an artist's discography from a well-known torrent site and displaying them in a collage)
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Friday, 23 October 2015 20:46 (nine years ago)
oh ok. thx. too much work.
― Spottie, Friday, 23 October 2015 20:50 (nine years ago)
I guess one could just go to iTunes and do a screenshothttps://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/madonna/id20044
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Friday, 23 October 2015 20:55 (nine years ago)
a standard image search for artist+catalog returns plenty of these
― Οὖτις, Friday, 23 October 2015 21:03 (nine years ago)
Bryan Ferry?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 23 October 2015 21:17 (nine years ago)
thanks xps
― Spottie, Friday, 23 October 2015 21:21 (nine years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/JiZziQA.png
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Friday, 23 October 2015 21:26 (nine years ago)
Oh, I thought this was the thread for album art that is either the artist, Kate Moss, or a horse. My bad.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 23 October 2015 21:32 (nine years ago)
hahaha
― Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Friday, 23 October 2015 21:55 (nine years ago)
tech help: how do you search for and post these album cover collages? i can't find them for most artists
― Lee626, Friday, 23 October 2015 22:20 (nine years ago)
A thread for artists whose discography consists almost entirely of albums with their faces on the cover
― Οὖτις, Friday, 23 October 2015 22:30 (nine years ago)
thx, hadn't read today's posts yet
― Lee626, Friday, 23 October 2015 23:34 (nine years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/AMcdyyT.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/wAY2E61.png
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Sunday, 15 November 2015 12:33 (nine years ago)
and the weird looking one on 2nd row should be this:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LgHsw4m9L._SY300_.jpg
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Sunday, 15 November 2015 12:35 (nine years ago)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2jhkeSCIAAd6-Z.jpg
Mariah Carey. posted a while back by scott, in I do know this much: CD storage units/shelving/case logic stuff/etc is some of the worst and ugliest shit i've ever seen.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 3 February 2018 22:21 (seven years ago)
https://i.imgur.com/wy4AfkI.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/M7H5zQc.png
stretching the topic of the thread but i feel like it fits
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 4 February 2018 23:40 (seven years ago)
Tim Maia fits here: http://www.funkabolik.com/photo/TIMMAIAsame1973.jpg
― eddhurt, Sunday, 4 February 2018 23:49 (seven years ago)
― strictly dream-bait fit for moon-gazing (soref), Monday, October 12, 2015 4:19 PM (two years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― budo jeru, Monday, 5 February 2018 00:00 (seven years ago)
http://wksu.org/news/images/21636/Jandek196Resized.JPG
― budo jeru, Monday, 5 February 2018 00:01 (seven years ago)
pretty weak ratio on the diamond-denver scale
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 5 February 2018 00:15 (seven years ago)
oh, go step in a puddle
― budo jeru, Monday, 5 February 2018 00:25 (seven years ago)
just saying he's no neil diamond is all
pretty sure all the 'diamondheads' out there will back me up on this one
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 5 February 2018 00:28 (seven years ago)
lol yeah. i was only kidding.
are there "diamondheads" in here? or just out there?
― budo jeru, Monday, 5 February 2018 00:30 (seven years ago)
stands to reason ilm must have at least one "diamondhead." i mean we've been able to sustain multiple threads and conversations about late-period wings albums and we're just coming off the very lively billy joel listening thread... there must be someone here with opinions on diamond deep cuts. or "diamonds in the rough" as they're known.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 5 February 2018 00:34 (seven years ago)
kurt vile
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 5 February 2018 05:41 (seven years ago)
woah when did he start posting here?
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 5 February 2018 12:52 (seven years ago)
jandek has an inexhaustible supply of old pictures of himself it seems
― adam, Monday, 5 February 2018 13:26 (seven years ago)
this thread cracks me up
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 7 February 2020 02:37 (five years ago)
Van Morrison has a few albums with multiples of his face on the same cover (fingers crossed for formatting success)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondance#/media/File:VanMorrisonMoondance.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Period_of_Transition#/media/File:Period_Of_Transition_album_cover.jpg
and many others with a single helping of Van's face
― that's not my post, Friday, 7 February 2020 04:49 (five years ago)
^hmmm, that would be Moondance and A Period of Transition
― that's not my post, Friday, 7 February 2020 04:50 (five years ago)
Morrissey is a prime example of this, with the original cover of Southpaw Grammar being the only exception. (He put his face on the cover of the reissue.)
― JRN, Friday, 7 February 2020 05:42 (five years ago)
every peter gabriel record through Up iirc but I’m not up to a collage tonight
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, 7 February 2020 07:34 (five years ago)
Inside Job lmao
― billstevejim, Friday, 7 February 2020 07:39 (five years ago)
Japan to thread! (Adolescent Sex notwithstanding. Obscure Alternatives is really pushing it.)
― We Live as We Dee, Alone (deethelurker), Saturday, 8 February 2020 19:50 (five years ago)
Barry Manilow
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Saturday, 8 February 2020 19:58 (five years ago)
MIA
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Saturday, 8 February 2020 21:42 (five years ago)
https://i.imgur.com/T52DavH.jpg
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 8 February 2020 21:51 (five years ago)
Tim Buckley
― Duke, Sunday, 9 February 2020 16:14 (five years ago)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71UjRDfWfQL._SY355_.jpg
― Duke, Sunday, 9 February 2020 16:15 (five years ago)
Greeting from LA the exception
― Duke, Sunday, 9 February 2020 16:16 (five years ago)
It counts if you punch out the postcard
https://img.discogs.com/BWonEZCyNHGyayatFkgBqnBk1Dk=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-5522773-1420255025-1528.jpeg.jpg
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 9 February 2020 18:20 (five years ago)
The Go-Betweens managed 8 out of 9.
If you flip the CD booklet on the exception (not sure there even was a vinyl issue locally) you can pretend it was 9/9 and the ugly line drawing never happened. (Not that many of the portrait covers were good!)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 10 February 2020 00:02 (five years ago)
Descendants. I mean that's a drawing of Milo at least!
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Monday, 10 February 2020 03:31 (five years ago)
was gonna say GG Allin but realized I misread the thread title
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 10 February 2020 03:53 (five years ago)
tee hee
― Fantastic. Great move. Well done (sic), Monday, 10 February 2020 03:56 (five years ago)
chris isaak belongs to thread.
― andrew m., Monday, 10 February 2020 14:55 (five years ago)
Mayra Andrade. Excused for it, because she does have one of the most perfect faces I've ever seen.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 17:09 (five years ago)