Albums with split personalities

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Abbey Road,Low,Before And After Science - flip them over and they change into completely different albums.Can anyone give me more examples like these - the medium is obviously different now,but what other albums metamorphose into something completely different at the halfway point?And I don't really mean going from good to craptacular.

― Damian, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Eels' debut opus "Beautiful Freak". First six tracks have a kind of quasi-Weezer, college rock vibe, final half is more disturbed and downbeat. According to Captain Chuckles himself, E, the first half is meant to be what its like to be a freak, and the second half is a celebration of freakdom.

Obviously.

― Judd Nelson, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Black Flag, 'My War'
Abba, 'The Album'

― Bayonet Bulb, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Talking Heads' Remain in Light, the Names' Swimming.

― Andy K, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Spacemen 3 Recurring Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield

― Curt, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Todd Rundgren "A wizard, a true star"

― Michael Bourke, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Steve Wynn's "Here come the miracles" felt like it had two personalities/temperaments. During the interview I did with Wynn, he confirmed this.

― Nathalie, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Queen II. I was a "Side Black" guy, myself.

― Colin Meeder, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

'The Hounds Of Love'

― N., Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Cyndi Lauper's She's So Unusual. The second side was a completely different record--a bad one.

― Christine "Green Leafy Dragon" Indigo, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Lloyd Cole's "Don't Get Weird on Me Babe". First half standard Lloyd Cole songwriter pop. Second half is with an orchestra but not overproduced. Probably my favourite disc by Lloyd Cole.

― alex in mainhattan, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the new hood album 'cold house'. first side: all the pop hits. second side: ambient dub jazz

― fields of salmon, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Bowie's "Heroes" of course also does the same trick as "Low". Laura Nyro's "Christmas and the Beads of Sweat" has a different backing band on each side, and the difference is pretty audible.

― Sean, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Neu! 75.Felt, Pictorial Jackson Review. One side indie pop, the other ambient jazz piano.
― robert, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

oops wrong tag...
― robert, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Pink Floyd era Waters/Gilmore. Complete split personality albums.
― Gage-o, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

off? on? off?
Isley Brothers - The Heat Is On
side one wild out!
side two smooch

― Paul, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Aren't the sides of Mos Def's Black On Both Sides supposed to be both "black", but different in some other way? I haven't paid attention when I've played the CD.

― Curt, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Chad and Jeremy's Of Cabbages and Kings

― Prude, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

King Crimson - Three of a Perfect Pair (1984) Side one is accessible : Focused on Adrian Belew's penchant for pop Side two is excessive : Allowed the chopaholics to explore a factory

― brian, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

tom wrongly said this about kid a.

― ethan, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Todd Rundgrens "Faithful"

― James Hargraves, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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