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if any band were deserving

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Option	Votes
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-327546-1355839183-8669.jpeg	15
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-2225866-1338127151-4495.jpeg	8
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-743546-1154281941.jpeg	5
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-887699-1273225567.jpeg	4
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-497776-1241798421.jpeg	2
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-1253662-1204009203.jpeg	2
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-743553-1154284076.jpeg	1
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-132215-1245962017.jpeg	1
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-414260-1245963574.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-169724-1246008542.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-171663-1245963647.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-623376-1223460647.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-1344846-1211965410.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-2109345-1264512803.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-2429709-1283599466.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-1133554-1194764750.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-333489-1292393125.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-141747-1169447152.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-1133937-1194793830.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-1158007-1196866694.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-161226-1119475698.jpg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-1149887-1299913270.jpeg	0
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-150-4377353-1363272960-5146.jpeg	0

― w⚓f♠ (wins), Saturday, 8 June 2013 01:46 (twelve years ago)

kimono as a sorta not-quite roxy music cover from a not-quite roxy music band. propaganda and big beat are great also.

― balls, Saturday, 8 June 2013 02:28 (twelve years ago)

kimono as not-quite-roxy is great

halfway through the arduous c&p I realised that taken together these weren't quite as uniformly amazing as I remembered, but I still think these guys have a lot of gr8 covers

― w⚓f♠ (wins), Saturday, 8 June 2013 02:32 (twelve years ago)

also I have to say I have a soft spot for balls

― w⚓f♠ (wins), Saturday, 8 June 2013 02:33 (twelve years ago)

Voted for Pulling Rabbits. I'm a sucker for hand puppets.

― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 8 June 2013 02:35 (twelve years ago)

^sock

― w⚓f♠ (wins), Saturday, 8 June 2013 02:41 (twelve years ago)

Puppet

― the naturalism is fine butt (Eazy), Saturday, 8 June 2013 03:00 (twelve years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSRildGCw64

― w⚓f♠ (wins), Saturday, 8 June 2013 03:04 (twelve years ago)

http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-327546-1355839328-1530.jpeg

― fit and working again, Saturday, 8 June 2013 03:20 (twelve years ago)

kimono, propaganda, or in outer space

― brimstead, Saturday, 8 June 2013 03:28 (twelve years ago)

like I say I personally like balls but in general their gs&sv&onwards renaissance isn't that well-represented by the covers

I love the big beat cover but don't particularly love big beat

― w⚓f♠ (wins), Saturday, 8 June 2013 03:35 (twelve years ago)

Propaganda wins

― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Saturday, 8 June 2013 04:09 (twelve years ago)

propaganda is one of the best covers ever imo

― christmas candy bar (al leong), Saturday, 8 June 2013 04:24 (twelve years ago)

i'm stubbornly attached to the discreet cover

― softspool, Saturday, 8 June 2013 04:54 (twelve years ago)

er, the *indiscreet* cover

― softspool, Saturday, 8 June 2013 04:56 (twelve years ago)

always loved indiscreet, too

― chinavision!, Saturday, 8 June 2013 04:57 (twelve years ago)

russell's "injured" pose is kind of amazing

― chinavision!, Saturday, 8 June 2013 04:59 (twelve years ago)

Indiscreet, Propaganda or Whomp That Sucker might get my vote.

Has an actual Sparks albums poll been done before?

― Kitchen Person, Saturday, 8 June 2013 05:28 (twelve years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/Introducing_Sparks_-_Sparks.jpg

― PaulTMA, Saturday, 8 June 2013 14:52 (twelve years ago)

Fun to imagine these as Hall & Oates covers.

― the naturalism is fine butt (Eazy), Saturday, 8 June 2013 16:26 (twelve years ago)

weird, the copy I have of the first album has completely different art

― Bathory Tub Blues (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 8 June 2013 17:35 (twelve years ago)

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=RXVfBRZ1wHfNcM&tbnid=yB3faP1WQ_mo2M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgraphikdesigns.free.fr%2Fsparks-bearsville-lp-album.html&ei=dWuzUbLfMIycigLqsIDADw&bvm=bv.47534661,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNEf7FAIKKopLIoY38JsHyhahwcs6g&ust=1370799344962103

― Bathory Tub Blues (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 8 June 2013 17:36 (twelve years ago)

http://graphikdesigns.free.fr/sparks-ron-russell-mael/sparks-todd-rundgren.jpg

anyway Propaganda, no contest

― Bathory Tub Blues (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 8 June 2013 17:36 (twelve years ago)

oh yeah they released it twice, once as halfnelson & once as sparks. I guess I included the wrong one

― w⚓f♠ (wins), Saturday, 8 June 2013 17:44 (twelve years ago)

Regarding "introducing"..

It does look like Russell is 'dressed up as' Ron, is it?

― Mark G, Saturday, 8 June 2013 19:05 (twelve years ago)

he's "doing" ron for sure

^realise that sounds icky but they posed as a fkn married couple so

― w⚓f♠ (wins), Saturday, 8 June 2013 19:09 (twelve years ago)

Then again, the pic on the other side looks like Russell doing Russell so maybe.. Unless Ron doing Russell didn't work so they sacked it.

― Mark G, Saturday, 8 June 2013 19:15 (twelve years ago)

propaganda if you include the back cover and insert as well.

― wk, Sunday, 9 June 2013 17:10 (twelve years ago)

if not, then maybe indiscreet

― wk, Sunday, 9 June 2013 17:10 (twelve years ago)

Yeah, propaganda is the one..

A friend of mine recognised the petrol station as one local to him, and did ask Russell if it was. It wasn't.

― Mark G, Monday, 10 June 2013 09:21 (twelve years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Wednesday, 19 June 2013 00:01 (twelve years ago)

Kimono and Propaganda are both classic, but I'm voting Indiscreet. My favorite musically too, and bonus points for the grocery shopping gatefold.

http://www.vinylrecords.ch/S/SP/Sparks/Indiscreet/sparks-indiscreet-09.jpg

― New Authentic Everybootsy Collins (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 20:22 (twelve years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Thursday, 20 June 2013 00:01 (twelve years ago)

Pretty much agree with this poll.

― ORK OUT (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 20 June 2013 05:39 (twelve years ago)

four years pass...

Tough to argue (now)

― Mark G, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 13:27 (seven years ago)

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