Album Covers featuring Yawnsomely Literal Cover Art in regards to said album's title.

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(Always a strange kind of pleasure to see them though)

Tim, Tuesday, 15 January 2019 16:32 (five years ago) link

Both designed by Hipgnosis.

composed of atoms just as all posters have been (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 16:35 (five years ago) link

Not literal though are they?

Never Turn Your Back On Virginia Woolf (Tom D.), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 16:42 (five years ago) link

kind of amazing how small they made the people in that second, equally disgusting one. they are very easily missed subtleties!

|Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 18:41 (five years ago) link

yeah I agree the first one isn't strictly literal, but it seemed to good/weird not to share

Neil S, Tuesday, 15 January 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link

two months pass...
two weeks pass...
three weeks pass...
one month passes...

I did not know until today that this album existed. REO Speedwagon - The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/REO_-_The_Earth_A_Small_Man_album_cover.jpg

confusementalism (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 12 June 2019 15:21 (four years ago) link

The Earth, a Huge Man, His Huge Dog, and a Huge Chicken more like.

Eyeball Kicks, Thursday, 13 June 2019 18:34 (four years ago) link

O V Wright: A Nickel, A Nail and The Ace of Spades (tremendous record BTW)

https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0002/957/MI0002957297.jpg

Tim, Tuesday, 18 June 2019 09:37 (four years ago) link

Ugh (but agree about this being a great record)

Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Tuesday, 18 June 2019 12:32 (four years ago) link

one month passes...

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51kRyQ4j9OL._SX355_.jpg

there should be a thread for depressingly bad covers of jazz albums.

the public eating of beans (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 18 July 2019 02:05 (four years ago) link

Saw this at the record store the other day:

https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0003/455/MI0003455453.jpg
(Charles Earland - Earland's Jam)

Tuomas, Saturday, 20 July 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link

two months pass...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Contrastsgarner.jpg

Dan Worsley, Friday, 20 September 2019 21:11 (four years ago) link

This thread started before my children were born. They're teenagers now. Odd, that.

Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 24 September 2019 14:42 (four years ago) link

four weeks pass...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/Holding_Back_The_River.jpg

wet wet wet - holding back the river

visiting, Thursday, 31 October 2019 14:06 (four years ago) link

LOL, shocker

Michael Oliver of Penge Wins £5 (Tom D.), Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:08 (four years ago) link

Sucks when you're trying to hold back the river and you got an itch on your nose... hate that

Evan, Thursday, 31 October 2019 15:51 (four years ago) link

This is the front cover of Rufus's Seal In Red:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71xm4y%2Bl-ML._SX355_.jpg

Wee Bloabby (NickB), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:09 (four years ago) link

and this is what the back of it looks like:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81n4sxybdqL._SX355_.jpg

Wee Bloabby (NickB), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:10 (four years ago) link

No pinnipeds were harmed in the making of this album cover.

Michael Oliver of Penge Wins £5 (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link

Genulol at that. Magnificent.

Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:15 (four years ago) link

totally got the giggles when i saw that in the record shop tbh

Wee Bloabby (NickB), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:27 (four years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Two Guns - Balls Out
https://www.discogs.com/Two-Guns-Balls-Out/master/635584

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 23:41 (four years ago) link

Just spotted in the wild

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 23:41 (four years ago) link

I almost feared to click on that link tbh.

'Skills' Wallace (Tom D.), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 23:44 (four years ago) link

It’s really the back cover that clinches it

They could’ve thrown an apostrophe in there I suppose

Οὖτις, Thursday, 28 November 2019 00:20 (four years ago) link

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2969476577_16.jpg

A Tuba to Cuba

If it sells well, they're going to take a guitar to Qatar

sbahnhof, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 18:55 (four years ago) link

that's just sad

the public eating of beans (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 02:09 (four years ago) link

I think the horrible animal mutilation makes that one a bit more than just yawnsomely literal.

Tuomas, Tuesday, 17 December 2019 10:53 (four years ago) link

Also, to be pedantic, Snakefinger is the name of the artist not the album.

Soup on my lanyard (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 12:17 (four years ago) link

it's a great record tho

"Third of the Storms" Jazz (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 14:45 (four years ago) link

And that Grosswendy is astounding

"Third of the Storms" Jazz (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 14:45 (four years ago) link

-wendt

"Third of the Storms" Jazz (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 14:46 (four years ago) link

High Fido-elity.

nickn, Tuesday, 17 December 2019 17:38 (four years ago) link

Johnny Lytle, "Fast Hands"

https://www.recordsbymail.com/uploads/3-11-16-6/682749.jpg

Soup on my lanyard (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 18:23 (four years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Ha ha, love it

Don’t yell ‘Judas!’ in a crowded theater (morrisp), Wednesday, 8 January 2020 18:47 (four years ago) link

Whoa, Goose Creek Symphony almost simultaneously on two different threads and from two different posters.

Frozen Mug (Tom D.), Wednesday, 8 January 2020 18:49 (four years ago) link

tbh one led to the other

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 8 January 2020 18:50 (four years ago) link

Seemed to good to be true.

Frozen Mug (Tom D.), Wednesday, 8 January 2020 18:51 (four years ago) link


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