record sleeves that show only a portrait picture of the artist

Everybody should put a photo of themselves on something they are selling. It says "I'm the fucker who made this/sold you this, and it's me you take issue with if it's shit"

Not doing this I consider to be evasive.

― PhilK, Sunday, 16 September 2007 12:16 (eighteen years ago)

i dunno, they're both obviously going for the "i'm a bit crazy and evil, me" vibe, but the first one just looks like the crap painting it is. The second one - the expression, the cropping, the photoshoppery, it all works. xp

― ledge, Sunday, 16 September 2007 12:17 (eighteen years ago)

Not doing this I consider to be evasive.

http://www.nndb.com/people/427/000031334/jandek-0742.jpg

― ogmor, Sunday, 16 September 2007 12:18 (eighteen years ago)

Classic unless the artist is holding the instrument he plays

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Sunday, 16 September 2007 14:58 (eighteen years ago)

Does Lionel Richie play the chair?

― PhilK, Sunday, 16 September 2007 15:30 (eighteen years ago)

Classic:

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6092/bloomfieldkooper1re0.jpg

― Pleasant Plains, Sunday, 16 September 2007 15:46 (eighteen years ago)

I guess the general ILX feeling is that oil paintings > photos?

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Sunday, 16 September 2007 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

some record covers that show only a portrait picture of the artist are good. some are not so good.

― scott seward, Sunday, 16 September 2007 16:18 (eighteen years ago)

http://musicaememoria.altervista.org/miles_davis_tutu_lato_a.jpg

― I know, right?, Sunday, 16 September 2007 16:21 (eighteen years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000024LZ.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 16 September 2007 16:32 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog/images/jayreatardbloodvisions.jpg

― scott seward, Sunday, 16 September 2007 16:36 (eighteen years ago)

Jesus!

― I know, right?, Sunday, 16 September 2007 17:00 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.unicafe.de/include/grafiken/roisin-cover.jpg

― I know, right?, Sunday, 16 September 2007 17:01 (eighteen years ago)

some record covers that show only a portrait picture of the artist are good. some are not so good.

OTM. There are zillions of great ones. And given the choice between an album cover showing a band or a singer, and one showing, like, nothing, my general tendency would usually be to prefer the former. Especially if they look cool, or just interesting, and if I don't otherwise know what they look like.

― xhuxk, Sunday, 16 September 2007 17:12 (eighteen years ago)

(Though, on the other hand, I guess I've never much distinguished between "portrait picture" and some other kind of picture. I like pictures of people! But maybe not so much "portraits", per se, I dunno.)

― xhuxk, Sunday, 16 September 2007 17:14 (eighteen years ago)

current classic:

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yOUs2TrmL._AA240_.jpg

old classic:

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/4169HM0YGAL._AA240_.jpg

― fact checking cuz, Sunday, 16 September 2007 18:09 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.nashvillescene.com/blog/nashvillecream/archives/andlovers.jpg

― Telephone thing, Sunday, 16 September 2007 18:30 (eighteen years ago)

OMG SO CLASSIC

http://www.slcd.com/images/a/3/a34477.jpg

― elan, Sunday, 16 September 2007 18:35 (eighteen years ago)

drool

― elan, Sunday, 16 September 2007 18:36 (eighteen years ago)

http://cdandvinyl.co.uk/images/ebaypics/77443.JPG

― Telephone thing, Sunday, 16 September 2007 18:40 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.stolaf.edu/people/dowm/images/nomist.jpg

― digestion, Sunday, 16 September 2007 19:24 (eighteen years ago)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00001XDNV.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― sleep, Sunday, 16 September 2007 19:25 (eighteen years ago)

I almost forgot about this, one of my favourite album covers ever:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006GO9Q.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Tuomas, Sunday, 16 September 2007 22:04 (eighteen years ago)

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/14784.jpg

― bendy, Sunday, 16 September 2007 23:26 (eighteen years ago)

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4383/48147vx6.jpg

― nerve_pylon, Monday, 17 September 2007 00:09 (eighteen years ago)

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8026/5482jd8.jpg

― nerve_pylon, Monday, 17 September 2007 00:13 (eighteen years ago)

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/2880/8428xw1.jpg
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/2880/8428xw1.f1809cf86c.jpg

― nerve_pylon, Monday, 17 September 2007 00:18 (eighteen years ago)

http://cdbaby.name/b/u/builttospill.jpg

― abanana, Monday, 17 September 2007 03:57 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.searchingforagem.com/1960s/1960s_Pictures/BOBFranceCover.jpg

― The Wayward Johnny B, Monday, 17 September 2007 12:25 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.trip-hop.net/images/jacquettes/big/369.jpg

http://www.trip-hop.net/images/jacquettes/big/370.jpg

Classic.

― Matt DC, Monday, 17 September 2007 12:40 (eighteen years ago)

This thread made me think of:

http://www.balladtree.com/graphics/albumcovers/joni_clouds69.gif

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000000OME.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/album/51565.jpg

― Tim F, Monday, 17 September 2007 13:37 (eighteen years ago)

http://duncan.tw/img/060117-02.jpg

http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/album/64646.jpg

― Tim F, Monday, 17 September 2007 13:39 (eighteen years ago)

Classic:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Before_and_After_Science.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e6/John_Coltrane-A_Love_Supreme.jpg

http://www.runegrammofon.com/sitefiles/site10/shop/224_19.jpg

Music's great on this one, but the cover suuuuuuucks:

― Mark Clemente, Monday, 17 September 2007 13:44 (eighteen years ago)

sorry, last comment was meant for this one:
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41X1SW2R6WL._AA240_.jpg

― Mark Clemente, Monday, 17 September 2007 13:44 (eighteen years ago)

Portraits are not the enemy. Abstract art designed to show how, you know, SMART the musician is, now that is the enemy.

― The Reverend, Monday, 17 September 2007 14:39 (eighteen years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000056NZV.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

"Hey, I'm not in Pavement any more. I'm a serious artist with a new sound, oh wait..."

I think this cover's kind of classic in its own way because it's almost taking the piss out of the whole idea of him going solo.

― the next grozart, Monday, 17 September 2007 14:54 (eighteen years ago)

I like this one:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c5/WC_cover.jpg

― nate woolls, Monday, 17 September 2007 14:58 (eighteen years ago)

"Classic unless the artist is holding the instrument he plays"

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/162217.jpg

Also, Phil Collins owns this thread, so dud.

― drench, Monday, 17 September 2007 18:57 (eighteen years ago)

I was going to post that one Kevin Blechdom record, but I didn't have the heart for it.

― jaymc, Monday, 17 September 2007 19:01 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/images/TR-Todd.jpg

vs.

http://static.flickr.com/89/274639006_6196f8ea11_o.jpg

which is dudier?

― Zeno, Monday, 17 September 2007 19:09 (eighteen years ago)

http://100albums.canalblog.com/images/t-Todd_Rundgren_Liars_1.jpg

don't ask me..

― Zeno, Monday, 17 September 2007 19:11 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.hollowearth.org/100/063.jpg
http://frankenschulz.de/projects/favorites/images/Kristofferson.jpg

― Eazy, Monday, 17 September 2007 19:14 (eighteen years ago)

http://photo.bababian.com/20070118/F10D5EC98FDD060DD8C023DAEF70D1EC_500.jpg

― Eazy, Monday, 17 September 2007 19:18 (eighteen years ago)

gah! i was going to post the new PJ Harvey one, but someone beat me to it

― stephen, Monday, 17 September 2007 19:32 (eighteen years ago)

this one is undoubtedly classic:

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ATRAS6F8L._SS500_.jpg

― stephen, Monday, 17 September 2007 19:34 (eighteen years ago)

what is the face melting one?

― Awesome, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:34 (eighteen years ago)

peter gabriel, 3rd self-titled album if i remember correctly?

it's a very good album, btw.

― Mark Clemente, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:37 (eighteen years ago)

http://zata.free.fr/1998/imgs/ArabStrapAnim.GIF

― whatever, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:49 (eighteen years ago)

dur

http://zata.free.fr/1998/imgs/ArabStrapAnim.GIF

― whatever, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:50 (eighteen years ago)

Classic!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c7/Frampton_Comes_Alive.jpg

― nate woolls, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:30 (eighteen years ago)

That expression on Frampton's face is like the funniest thing ever

― Myonga Vön Bontee, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 19:12 (eighteen years ago)

There's a tiny village called Frampton near where I live and for about 10 years I've wanted to drive there in the middle of the night and write "Comes Alive!" in thick black marker under the roadsigns. But I'm too lazy to get up in the middle of the night.

― nate woolls, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 19:18 (eighteen years ago)

http://this.is/drgunni/daf-alles.jpg

― sexyDancer, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 19:33 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.nndb.com/people/192/000024120/black_moses.jpg

― mookieproof, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 20:36 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.plantedtank.net/imagehosting/images/tb_upload/1321.jpg

― tehrezion, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 14:20 (eighteen years ago)

ugh those bjork covers ARE so classic.

― Surmounter, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 14:34 (eighteen years ago)

i don't think this really counts but i have to
http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/jukebox.php?image=display.jpg&group=Kate%20Bush&album=The%20Dreaming

― Surmounter, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 14:44 (eighteen years ago)

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record sleeves that show only a portrait picture of the artist - classic or dud?