Been playing around with this image matching thingy, inputting links to record covers and picking the results most likely to provide hints...
So, which bands have discographies looking vaguely like this?
1 (easiest one I suppose):http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/olem/colalb04.jpg
2:http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/olem/colalb05.jpg
3:http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/olem/colalb03.jpg
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:11 (seventeen years ago)
Nirvana, Depeche Mode, REM
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:14 (seventeen years ago)
Wow that's quick! A couple more...
4:http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/olem/colalb02.jpg
5 (difficultish?):http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/olem/colalb06.jpg
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:16 (seventeen years ago)
5 is Pixies
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:20 (seventeen years ago)
4 -- Kraftwerk?
― dmr, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:23 (seventeen years ago)
Both correct! (I thought there was far more yellow on Computer World, maybe an LP vs CD thing?)
Last two I have lying around:
6:http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/olem/colalb01.jpg
7 (not entirely successful):http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/olem/colalb07.jpg
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:25 (seventeen years ago)
7 is Led Zeppelin
― dad a, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:28 (seventeen years ago)
6 must be the Manics.
― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:34 (seventeen years ago)
fuck, i knew i knew that
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:36 (seventeen years ago)
do more!
― i'm whine btw (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:36 (seventeen years ago)
Pretty clever thread idea there! (Probably way too time-consuming for most, however...)
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:40 (seventeen years ago)
especially since everyone guesses them right away
― i'm whine btw (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:44 (seventeen years ago)
8. http://static04.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/F3/33/A57W8A.jpghttp://static04.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/E3/49/AE1CF9.jpghttp://static04.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/23/02/AFX206.jpg
― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:48 (seventeen years ago)
http://static01.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/33/0E/AAD4B0.jpghttp://static03.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/46/84/ABC3DB.jpg
i'm so bad at this
― i'm whine btw (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:49 (seventeen years ago)
well he's only using the canon
― cutty, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:49 (seventeen years ago)
I think this might be quite difficult.
9. http://static04.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/29/64/ACKE83.jpghttp://static02.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/43/25/AJ285F.jpghttp://static01.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/3F/E3/ANRBA0.jpg
― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:50 (seventeen years ago)
Even more so if I don't post the full discography.
― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:51 (seventeen years ago)
Ok here's a couple of tougher ones (lol indie, etc):
10:http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/olem/colalb08.jpg
11:http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/olem/colalb09.jpg
(Haha I'm bound to be crap at this myself, with my poor sense of colour!)
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:51 (seventeen years ago)
Dunno why the following 5 weren't posting (the rest of #9)
http://static03.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/E3/13/A7K0F8.jpghttp://static03.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/1B/42/A8YC65.jpghttp://static02.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/F0/EB/A40Y90.jpg
― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:53 (seventeen years ago)
10 = sugarcubes?
― most important concept of all -- THE CONCEPT OF LOVE (donna rouge), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:54 (seventeen years ago)
Max number of pix or something? (Mine are glued together in MS Paint...)
xpost
Sugarcubes: well done!
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:55 (seventeen years ago)
Oh ffs, I give up. See if you can guess from the first 6.
― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:55 (seventeen years ago)
i thought 8 might be the prodigy but i think i'm being misled by the crab
― most important concept of all -- THE CONCEPT OF LOVE (donna rouge), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:56 (seventeen years ago)
in order to keep us safe, ILX code only lets you post three images in a single post- anatol was lumping them together in a single image
xp
― ♪☺♫☻ (gr8080), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:56 (seventeen years ago)
8 is the Prodigy? x-post
― Neil S, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:57 (seventeen years ago)
8's not The Prodigy, no.
― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:58 (seventeen years ago)
is 11 Bjork?
― henry s, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 19:00 (seventeen years ago)
11: nope
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 19:03 (seventeen years ago)
Is 8 Primal Scream?
― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 19:20 (seventeen years ago)
nope
― Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 19:21 (seventeen years ago)
12.http://s4.tinypic.com/2zojdq0.jpg
― jaymc, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 19:22 (seventeen years ago)
Hint for #11: the years are 1985-1998.
13 is ridiculously easy haha:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/olem/clcv01.jpg
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 07:31 (seventeen years ago)
14:http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/olem/clcv02.jpg
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 07:48 (seventeen years ago)
FInally one I can guess!13 = white stripes
― Paul in Santa Cruz, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 08:03 (seventeen years ago)
zaktly!
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 08:08 (seventeen years ago)
Billy's yellow bowl in #9 is bugging me! White-and-yellow cover that isn't a banana? White cover with a lemon? rubber duck? I'm sure I've seen this...
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 08:09 (seventeen years ago)
Ignore the shape, it's all about the colours. A clue, the six I posted are from 1979-86 consecutively.
― Billy Dods, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 08:16 (seventeen years ago)
Is 14 Guns N' Roses? GENIUS idea!
― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 09:02 (seventeen years ago)
14 = g'n'r yes!
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:07 (seventeen years ago)
15.http://www.stereointeractive.com/ILM/Colors/Game01/01.jpg http://www.stereointeractive.com/ILM/Colors/Game01/02.jpg http://www.stereointeractive.com/ILM/Colors/Game01/03.jpg
― The Most Photographed Barn on the Internet (Pillbox), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:28 (seventeen years ago)
http://www.stereointeractive.com/ILM/Colors/Game01/04.jpg http://www.stereointeractive.com/ILM/Colors/Game01/05.jpg http://www.stereointeractive.com/ILM/Colors/Game01/06.jpg
― The Most Photographed Barn on the Internet (Pillbox), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:30 (seventeen years ago)
http://www.stereointeractive.com/ILM/Colors/Game01/07.jpg http://www.stereointeractive.com/ILM/Colors/Game01/08.jpg http://www.stereointeractive.com/ILM/Colors/Game01/09.jpg
― The Most Photographed Barn on the Internet (Pillbox), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:31 (seventeen years ago)
xpostsx3 - These are all one series. For some reason, I was only able to post 3 images at a time.
― The Most Photographed Barn on the Internet (Pillbox), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:32 (seventeen years ago)
http://static02.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/3C/F4/A86441.jpghttp://static01.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/35/D2/A5DN25.jpghttp://static02.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/1C/61/A7D0B7.jpg
― Manchego Bay (G00blar), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:42 (seventeen years ago)
15 = Low
― krakow, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:43 (seventeen years ago)
First five:http://static02.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/43/EF/ATJEAC.jpghttp://static02.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/DB/26/A7K300.jpghttp://static04.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/3A/06/A24RFE.jpg
― Manchego Bay (G00blar), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:47 (seventeen years ago)
http://static02.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/37/67/ACG5C4.jpghttp://static02.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/37/1F/A7T500.jpg
― Manchego Bay (G00blar), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:49 (seventeen years ago)
My last two are 17 and 18.
15 = Low - well done & hats off
― The Most Photographed Barn on the Internet (Pillbox), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:51 (seventeen years ago)
106 continued
http://static02.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/49/24/AWG965.jpghttp://static01.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/38/82/A1K73C.jpghttp://static03.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/45/3E/AHKA09.jpg
― youcangoyourownway, Sunday, 30 November 2008 06:42 (seventeen years ago)
Last 2:
http://static02.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/54/D1/ARJB70.jpghttp://static02.visualsearchlab.com/alamy/photos.square/40/ED/AJ89D1.jpg
the cars?― abanana, Sunday, November 30, 2008 1:38 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
― abanana, Sunday, November 30, 2008 1:38 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
Nope
― youcangoyourownway, Sunday, 30 November 2008 06:43 (seventeen years ago)
105 is Coldplay. The fourth picture is quite amusing
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 30 November 2008 10:28 (seventeen years ago)
106 = Red Hot Chili Peppers?
― Kevin John Bozelka, Sunday, 30 November 2008 10:46 (seventeen years ago)
Yes and yes!
― youcangoyourownway, Sunday, 30 November 2008 13:27 (seventeen years ago)
34 is Black Flag, dad a
― bendy, Sunday, 30 November 2008 13:32 (seventeen years ago)
So is 103 Meat Puppets?
― dad a, Sunday, 30 November 2008 15:23 (seventeen years ago)
Yep!
― bendy, Sunday, 30 November 2008 15:49 (seventeen years ago)
I TOTALLY lost on which album is which on 34 = Black Flag, esp. albums #3 and #6. Help?
― Kevin John Bozelka, Sunday, 30 November 2008 18:19 (seventeen years ago)
107. http://i38.tinypic.com/jr2sdi.png
― Wub-Fur Internet Radio, Sunday, 30 November 2008 21:31 (seventeen years ago)
Hey, Pere Ubu!
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Sunday, 30 November 2008 22:09 (seventeen years ago)
Righty-o.
― Wub-Fur Internet Radio, Sunday, 30 November 2008 22:24 (seventeen years ago)
108. http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/b0666c85b8.jpg
― Rombald, Sunday, 30 November 2008 22:39 (seventeen years ago)
Woo hoo!
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Monday, 1 December 2008 01:27 (seventeen years ago)
This looks like too much fun, I had to add one to the pile<img src="http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?460980a7c8.jpg"; class="noborder"></img>#2 is v. v. similar, #3 colours are v. close but not what i expected to getI want you guys to get it quickly, so I'll say it's a selected discography of 'major' 'non-collaborative' lps of a current artist
― francisF, Monday, 1 December 2008 23:19 (seventeen years ago)
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?460980a7c8.jpg
― francisF, Monday, 1 December 2008 23:20 (seventeen years ago)
ah geez :(
― francisF, Monday, 1 December 2008 23:21 (seventeen years ago)
http://i34.tinypic.com/14dms84.jpg
― francisF, Monday, 1 December 2008 23:38 (seventeen years ago)
(109.)
― francisF, Monday, 1 December 2008 23:39 (seventeen years ago)
= Bonnie "Prince" Billy
― dad a, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 04:39 (seventeen years ago)
This was an amusing thread. Amazingly many of the images remain. Looks like my #90 is still waiting for the correct answer!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 16 January 2021 01:12 (five years ago)
it’s not Joni Mitchell is it?
― brimstead, Saturday, 16 January 2021 01:48 (five years ago)
No! It's possible they weren't good matches (though the final three probably are, right down to the number of people) and the sleeves may not have been broadly renowned in the first place. But it remains a complete set--there are no more covers to add a dozen years later.
I'm kinda tempted to add more of these, but I haven't spotted a present day equivalent to that site.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 16 January 2021 02:17 (five years ago)
Go betweens?
― brimstead, Saturday, 16 January 2021 02:46 (five years ago)
Yes!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 16 January 2021 03:03 (five years ago)
Okay, just using Google images and browsing the dodgier matches...
#110
https://images2.imgbox.com/81/72/JlVo8GFt_o.png
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 16 January 2021 03:10 (five years ago)
I fear 2021 image search engines are way too accurate for this game!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 16 January 2021 03:25 (five years ago)
ooh memories! :-D
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 16 January 2021 09:58 (five years ago)
Run the Jewels? This was a great thread.
― Gavin, Leeds, Saturday, 16 January 2021 13:02 (five years ago)
Correct!
I tried another one earlier, using Bing. Again felt like the matches are just *too* good. But I'll post it...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 16 January 2021 13:22 (five years ago)
#111
(One of these is a The Weeknd cover, but standing in for something else.)
https://images2.imgbox.com/2b/79/gDhOyggN_o.png
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 16 January 2021 13:32 (five years ago)
Is it The Feelies?
― Maresn3st, Saturday, 16 January 2021 16:21 (five years ago)
Silver Jews?
I hear the Purple Mountains album was almost called "How Do You Ilumi?"
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Saturday, 16 January 2021 16:49 (five years ago)
Weezer?
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Saturday, 16 January 2021 17:59 (five years ago)
Silver Jews (+Purple Mountains) is correct!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 17 January 2021 00:37 (five years ago)
Switched to https://www.shutterstock.com image search, for more pleasingly 'random' results. This artist might have been done in 2008. I can't quite tell. Easy?
#112
https://images2.imgbox.com/0e/14/v3B4DRMb_o.png
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 17 January 2021 03:41 (five years ago)
Talking Heads easy
― frogbs, Sunday, 17 January 2021 03:47 (five years ago)
^ Word!
#113 LOL
https://images2.imgbox.com/12/f4/i533Fbtk_o.png
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 17 January 2021 03:56 (five years ago)
How do you make the collages?
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Sunday, 17 January 2021 07:59 (five years ago)
113 - Sault?
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Sunday, 17 January 2021 08:17 (five years ago)
Yes :)
XP: I'm sure there are a multitude of more elegant ways but I've just cut and pasted bits and pieces in MS Paint myself.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 17 January 2021 09:20 (five years ago)
Oh man, I wonder how the images in the 'album covers rendered in MS Paint from memory' thread have held up over the long years.
― Maresn3st, Sunday, 17 January 2021 14:42 (five years ago)
Oh man, I wonder how the images in the 'album covers rendered in MS Paint from memory' thread have held up over the long years.― Maresn3st
― Maresn3st
Not entirely well, it seems.
BUT, it turns out I loved these threads so much (even if people blatantly started ignoring the "from memory" bit) that I saved the first two threads, images and all! And in the same folder, it appears I also saved the "Photoshop/MS Paint Nike and other evil corporations ruining famous album covers". Wonder if there is a sensible way of sharing here on board, if there is interest?
― anatol_merklich, Monday, 18 January 2021 10:48 (five years ago)
I totally ignored the 'from memory' bit, ashamed to say.
― Maresn3st, Monday, 18 January 2021 10:52 (five years ago)
#114
No idea how hard this is. A few pics are ridiculously OTM thematically, as well as chromatically.
https://images2.imgbox.com/2f/2b/OUGx7kNz_o.png
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 08:05 (five years ago)
Jim O'Rourke?
― alpine static, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 08:22 (five years ago)
^ I can totally see how that could work! But no.Incidentally, the 5th item is not a 'proper' LP, but some issues were vaguely LP-length.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 08:34 (five years ago)
Dinosaur Jr?
― willem, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 08:45 (five years ago)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 08:51 (five years ago)