Here, Kansas lead singer and....apparently....gun nut Steve Walsh displays both his love for firearms and jogging shorts. What the FUCK?
Others?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― Sam J. (samjeff), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:32 (twenty-two years ago)
(though I suppose the band pretty much explains the cover)
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:35 (twenty-two years ago)
Not sure. Either he's doing some gymnastics or -- worryingly -- he's assuming "the ready position," if ya smell what I'm cookin'.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)
― Sam J. (samjeff), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:40 (twenty-two years ago)
Very determinedly untwee -- which may have been the whole point.
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:42 (twenty-two years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd300/d313/d3136073ju6.jpg
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:44 (twenty-two years ago)
I mistakenly posted this cover first on the "coolest band ever" thread....and while that argument could indeed be made, I'm quite sure Bill Ward's disquietingly form-fitting tights and Ozzy's Kimono/platform soles ensemble render them disqualified for placement.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:44 (twenty-two years ago)
The never shoulda taken it off.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:48 (twenty-two years ago)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000001ELN.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
A nicely designed cover to be sure, but there's a fatal flaw. Not sure if you can make it out, but the final panel displays the dogged photographer/critic boldly declaring "I STILL SAY THEY STINK!"
Why arm your detractors so?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― David Beckhouse (David Beckhouse), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― jones (actual), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)
What exactly gave dear Julian the notion that this was a good idea?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 22:59 (twenty-two years ago)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00002R0SE.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:00 (twenty-two years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf500/f588/f58892dwslv.jpg
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:01 (twenty-two years ago)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000HXFB.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:03 (twenty-two years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c861/c86178e05u1.jpg
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:07 (twenty-two years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc500/c546/c54681g83y7.jpg
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)
Which target demographic was in mind when this masterpiece was dreamed up?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:18 (twenty-two years ago)
I always thought this cover was so aesthetically unpleasing:http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf500/f532/f53299uy58r.jpg
because it says "Def Leppard" twice; once on the left in the form of a logo and again on the right in a conventional font. Like "duh, our fans might be too stupid to read the logo so we better print it again."
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:20 (twenty-two years ago)
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:20 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:40 (twenty-two years ago)
― David Beckhouse (David Beckhouse), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:45 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curt (cgould), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:57 (twenty-two years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf100/f182/f182747607k.jpg
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 23:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― Joe (Joe), Thursday, 29 May 2003 00:53 (twenty-two years ago)
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 29 May 2003 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 May 2003 02:20 (twenty-two years ago)
― Sean (Sean), Thursday, 29 May 2003 02:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 29 May 2003 02:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 29 May 2003 02:31 (twenty-two years ago)
http://franklarosa.com/ThumbnailServlet?image=/vinyl/BigImg/vp.jpg&width=350&smooth=1
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 29 May 2003 02:35 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 29 May 2003 02:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― Roman (Roman), Thursday, 29 May 2003 02:59 (twenty-two years ago)
― Roman (Roman), Thursday, 29 May 2003 03:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 29 May 2003 03:20 (twenty-two years ago)
some editions of the vinyl release came with a 24" x 36" poster of it! also one of the videos from that album has him crawling around a bit in his fabulous turtle guise... i think "me singing" or "laughing boy."
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Thursday, 29 May 2003 04:19 (twenty-two years ago)
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 29 May 2003 04:38 (twenty-two years ago)
this one is after:
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre700/e772/e77290tlfau.jpg
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 29 May 2003 04:41 (twenty-two years ago)
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 29 May 2003 04:45 (twenty-two years ago)
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 29 May 2003 05:20 (twenty-two years ago)
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 29 May 2003 05:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 May 2003 09:10 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex K (Alex K), Thursday, 29 May 2003 10:12 (twenty-two years ago)
Also, every single one of the Cranberries album covers are just appalling.
Love Kate Bush as I do, most of her album covers are pretty ropey, too, especially the big-hair-horror that is The Dreaming.
― russ t, Thursday, 29 May 2003 10:19 (twenty-two years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf300/f368/f36801ig9ta.jpg
― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 29 May 2003 12:12 (twenty-two years ago)
― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 29 May 2003 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 29 May 2003 14:04 (twenty-two years ago)
http://i43.tinypic.com/2pyupoo.jpg
― abanana, Thursday, 21 May 2009 20:55 (sixteen years ago)
and your argument is invalid, too
― abanana, Thursday, 21 May 2009 20:57 (sixteen years ago)
xpost looks like James Franco
― DJ Mr. Face Stabba, M.D. (Whitey on the Moon), Thursday, 21 May 2009 21:19 (sixteen years ago)
good god it does too
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 21 May 2009 21:30 (sixteen years ago)
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/e4/14/55d1828fd7a0a56dc7c81110.L.jpg
― Brio, Thursday, 21 May 2009 22:20 (sixteen years ago)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3Yk__DQGqWI/Rhg71saC9UI/AAAAAAAAB4I/O_W_fwuTVls/s400/violence%26force.jpg
― Brio, Thursday, 21 May 2009 22:27 (sixteen years ago)
Has everyone here discovered the LPCover Lover blog? Another 5 threads could be filled from there, though most are too obscure for the canon.
― Derelict, Friday, 22 May 2009 14:36 (sixteen years ago)
this is always my go-to choice for these threads:
http://www.oldtimejazz4u.de/Webimg/AHVA197505.jpg
― henry s, Friday, 22 May 2009 16:31 (sixteen years ago)
That's not really too far off from Let it Bleed, which so freaked me out as a kid I didn't want to buy it, even though I really wanted "Gimme Shelter". A lot of Stones covers are WTF objectively, but softened by familiarity.
― bendy, Friday, 22 May 2009 16:47 (sixteen years ago)
lol at that Neil Diamond cover. It's like he's making love to the air or something.
― "some dumb fucking indie reason that you refuse to admit" (Bimble), Friday, 22 May 2009 19:41 (sixteen years ago)
imaginary phantom self donging
― your porno name is rodd tundgren (M@tt He1ges0n), Friday, 22 May 2009 20:13 (sixteen years ago)
Phantom mammoth dong syndrome.
― staggerlee, Saturday, 23 May 2009 00:38 (sixteen years ago)
http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/z/zzthaibeatagogovol3gr_101b.jpg
― meisenfek, Sunday, 14 June 2009 09:30 (sixteen years ago)
http://991.com/NewGallery/Flora-Purim-Everyday-Everynig-524694.jpg"Ooh, Freddie's here"
― happiness is the new productivity (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 19:26 (thirteen years ago)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7jGF8pFTQH8/Sw-5HnUp1FI/AAAAAAAAC6k/Oj8H21fBLVU/s1600/Front-1.jpg
Has there ever been an album cover that managed to do a visual pun on the album name without looking goofy?
― Tuomas, Monday, 26 March 2012 13:52 (thirteen years ago)
http://www.timba.com/artists/reve/images/d-99.jpg
― james franco tur(oll)ing test (Hurting 2), Monday, 31 March 2014 17:02 (eleven years ago)
^^^ that's a good one, because not only is the cover not good technically, I also can't even figure out what the intent was.
― A Perfect Ratio of Choogle to Jam (Dan Peterson), Monday, 31 March 2014 20:22 (eleven years ago)
http://www.spirit-of-rock.com/les%20goupes/V/Van%20Der%20Graaf%20Generator/Reflection%20Van%20der%20Graaf%20Generator/Reflection%20Van%20der%20Graaf%20Generator.jpg
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Monday, 31 March 2014 20:42 (eleven years ago)
xp guessing that's nora in front of her casa.
― sleepingsignal, Monday, 31 March 2014 20:47 (eleven years ago)
it looks dark in there
― james franco tur(oll)ing test (Hurting 2), Monday, 31 March 2014 20:48 (eleven years ago)
I think it's one of the most awkward record covers I have ever seen, on many different levels
The first song here “Changüí en la Casa de Nora” is how the changüí was traditionally played before Elio Revé, Sr. migrated to Havana in 1955. Nora was born in the same place as Revé, Sr. and maintains her home there where the jam sessions still take place. After hours of musicians playing and the country dance probably going all night until close to dawn, she is known to serve up her famous soup and seafood. The chorus, always sung rapidly in childish voices, says “Let’s go to Nora’s house to eat ajiaco”.
― sleepingsignal, Monday, 31 March 2014 20:57 (eleven years ago)
That Van Der Graaf Generator cover looks like the artist got confused about the American and British meanings of "fanny."
― Ned Zeppelin (Leee), Monday, 31 March 2014 22:30 (eleven years ago)
Uncomfortably rapey, Eric Carmen. Gross.
http://i.imgur.com/5SY7Q2g.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 18:38 (ten years ago)
yikes
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 18:43 (ten years ago)
http://cdn2.pitchfork.com/news/49692/1acfde93.jpg
thought this would be here for sure.
― akm, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 21:05 (ten years ago)
"yes a mosquito is nose raping a baby why not listen to our not very good new album"
― akm, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 21:06 (ten years ago)
alex in nyc was very proto-buzzfeed listicle in his old picture threads
― slam dunk, Thursday, 18 September 2014 23:10 (ten years ago)
I like the original Steve Walsh cover! It's got this weird '80s kitsch that that hits me right in the childish sweet spot.
― Hakeem Olajuwon Howard (Leee), Thursday, 18 September 2014 23:17 (ten years ago)
https://i.imgur.com/XTUkrNI.jpg
― lispectah deck (unregistered), Tuesday, 26 February 2019 17:17 (six years ago)
man, reading the first posts in the thread is a trip. i could tell at a glance that styx album cover was a storm thorgerson joint. also fuck you i like the cover to "more you becomes you".
since we're reviving this i would like to note that while the new sunwatchers album "illegal moves" is great, the cover art is, er, not.
― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Wednesday, 27 February 2019 01:05 (six years ago)
wow omg @ sunwatchers ...
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 01:31 (six years ago)
https://cdn2.dustygroove.com/images/products/c/cobham_bill_liveontou_101b.jpg
― enochroot, Thursday, 21 March 2019 22:54 (six years ago)
https://d27t0qkxhe4r68.cloudfront.net/t_900/5015959465225.jpg?1550167115
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Friday, 22 March 2019 00:07 (six years ago)
Straight nightmare fuel
― enochroot, Friday, 22 March 2019 00:39 (six years ago)
https://direct.rhapsody.com/imageserver/images/alb.214187/500x500.jpg
Can't tell if this is supposed to be kinda sweet or offensive?
― Tuomas, Friday, 15 January 2021 23:30 (four years ago)
https://img.discogs.com/0NLcQej-4kzz9StlD3FtqTYH-fs=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2149871-1296101414.jpeg.jpg
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 4 January 2022 13:44 (three years ago)
thought this revive was about this
album cover // pre-save : https://t.co/MDAeut3QY4 pic.twitter.com/96PbZGJA83— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) January 4, 2022
― nashwan, Tuesday, 4 January 2022 14:26 (three years ago)
michael urbaniak - ecstasy (1978)
https://imgur.com/a/wOLtZDU
idgi
― my beard exists more than i do. (Austin), Saturday, 13 May 2023 16:06 (two years ago)
https://i.imgur.io/N1QRKOf_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium
hope that one works.
― my beard exists more than i do. (Austin), Saturday, 13 May 2023 16:08 (two years ago)
ps- fuck you imgur. nothing you do makes sense and your "share"/"copy url" button has officially lost the plot. thanks for the absolute betrayal.
― my beard exists more than i do. (Austin), Saturday, 13 May 2023 16:10 (two years ago)
Alex in NYC must have used a rock-solid image host back in 2003… all his pics at the top of the thread still load.
― Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Wayne Manor (morrisp), Saturday, 13 May 2023 16:14 (two years ago)
Amazon links seem to last forever
― brimstead, Saturday, 13 May 2023 16:15 (two years ago)
yeah, that's 20 years going strong! impressive💪🏻
anyway, back the regular program: can anyone explain this one to me? like is it implying that our friend mike will pleasure the ladies as he bows his instrument? ARE THE STRINGS THE CLITORIS IN THIS ANALOGY? jfc or is it saying his playing is seductive? i've often joked that i would "lay down and spread my legs for a vibraphone solo" but IT WAS JUST A JOKE I'M SORRY.
anyway, obviously a masterwork of a cover. i don't even want to listen to the album. there's no way it can live up to the artwork.
― my beard exists more than i do. (Austin), Saturday, 13 May 2023 16:25 (two years ago)
The font used for his name reminds me of this:https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61azmcuN4mL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg
― Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Wayne Manor (morrisp), Saturday, 13 May 2023 16:46 (two years ago)
discuss
https://i.discogs.com/YGL5PMdERIA8yifxHJablNeX_hWo_Mf04pJEhcAS9PQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:597/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQ0MzIw/NzctMTUzNzI5NjA5/OC00NzE4LmpwZWc.jpeg
― sleeve, Friday, 3 January 2025 23:20 (seven months ago)
I mean... it's Hawkwind. When this cover was conceived, everyone involved was higher than you or anyone you know has ever been in your/their life.
― Instead of create and send out, it pull back and consume (unperson), Saturday, 4 January 2025 03:20 (seven months ago)
Lizards with human arms shitting piles of leaves into the antigravity hawkwind, what's not to get?
― BrianB, Saturday, 4 January 2025 04:27 (seven months ago)
Maybe it was like the first Kreator album and they just showed them a bunch of different paintings and had them choose
― brimstead, Saturday, 4 January 2025 16:24 (seven months ago)
I like it, it's creepy. Leaf-lizards comin' to get ya.
― gjoon1, Saturday, 4 January 2025 16:31 (seven months ago)