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

I have flipped past Rufus' Seal in Red in the bins countless times, yet never looked at the back cover. That one's amazing. (xpost to 2 months ago)

Man that Cropper/Staples/King album is pretty cool. Never heard of it before.

https://img.discogs.com/L1-b1AlEocU0FUGhD_5RcqhXGwo=/fit-in/500x500/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2338452-1277994046.jpeg.jpg

Irma Thomas - In Between Tears

Ouch.

Such a great record though.

There should be a thread for "I have a friend that draws" album covers

I'd like to make one called "The Heat Is On" and it's just a finger pointing to a thermostat that clearly has an switch in the "on" position

Or maybe even better, not a real thermostat, just a very crude, old-looking switch labeled "HEAT" with "ON" and "OFF labels for the positions.

Dragon - Fallen Angel

https://img.discogs.com/j9u_B19LlvLFgFi4L5gx_hBJEKk=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-2041143-1260305011.jpeg.jpg

Bob Lenox, "Leanin' on the Wall"

https://img.discogs.com/uOKnyPVTtza01kKb6-jcsgSKtPA=/fit-in/596x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-5342290-1391612178-7643.jpeg.jpg

Okay, that one is kind of freaking me out with its yawnsome literalness.

NOT impressed with that guy's leaning technique

at least they didn't call it "Hands in my Pants"

I can't help but assume they had one photo of the guy and then just decided what to call the album based on the photo

https://img.discogs.com/N3IZx2Mbksr-rIrQhtKjTDyguTQ=/fit-in/421x421/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-3627558-1337958130-1022.jpeg.jpg
several yawnsome layers of literal here: Jim Horn, 'Jim's Horns'

i kinda love the images

that bob lenox is what it's all about baby

Jim Horn image is very meme

the surfers, on the rocks
https://img.discogs.com/1hdwN5kr1gdbiZluUs_F9VTRIgI=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1855534-1248094714.jpeg.jpg

lol

a lot of the "on the rocks" albums—and there are a lot—are pretty bad but not nec yawnsomely literal.

i would like them to be standing on surfboards on top of those rocks please

the cover for wailing souls' on the rocks has me confused, however.
https://img.discogs.com/foYSWABLprWb85l-qK0BsdHsfEw=/fit-in/600x588/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-602316-1209022645.jpeg.jpg

uh, fellas, that's hay

Bit late here, but: a flute is not a horn, Jim.

how bout we change it to wailing souls hit the hay? no?

Jim's Horns and also Jim's Flute

\o/

"On the Bales"

Jim's Winds

Anyone remember the one season mid-70s US television show On the Rocks?

Would shop at Jim's Winds for sure
xpost

wailing souls cover reminds me when my wife and i were looking to get some hay bales for a halloween party. her country-fried coworker says "you don't want hay you want straw-hay. hay-hay's got chopped up snakes and shit in there." i think of this at least a few times a year.

the lesson: ask for straw hay, people.

I'm very anxious about getting The Surfers double bass back to shore without salt water damage.

My computer might explode if I open all messages but was it this thread that had a big exploration of "Many Moods Of..." albums?

^ Albums covers that depict the artists hanging out with their clones?

Cool thread.

Wilbury Jam, the complete works:

...A Good Spread (1980):
https://i.imgur.com/fSV7MoJ.jpg

...A Second Helping (1990):
https://i.imgur.com/JEKbPWo.jpg

A Silver Spoonful (2002):
https://i.imgur.com/tgirrpu.jpg

... also on the 'Horrible Album Titles Like...' thread!

broad crossover appeal

unreg, yes, thank you!

http://www.rockofages.uk.com/stock/60753.jpg
Status Quo - Blue for You

Rush, "Moving Pictures"

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Rush-Moving-Pictures-Album-Cover-web-optimised-820.jpg

That one has always felt super corny to me because of the triple pun.

Gentle Giant - Free Hand
https://img.discogs.com/GVpcIOIYBgq82l-VlB1j7iNbygM=/fit-in/600x598/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-367166-1387108842-2106.jpeg.jpg

At the last minute, the art director got worried this wasn't obvious enough, so added some Bound Hands for contrast.

Has been posted before tbh.

John Mayall, "Looking Back"

https://img.discogs.com/ZqeAVaCWjvBO3Mrj9ho1_PB9UBY=/fit-in/600x596/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-8650272-1472158772-3150.jpeg.jpg

The High Level Ranters, "Four in a Bar" (which I'm assuming is a musical pun, which makes it even better)

https://img.discogs.com/yHugEgrnlQpPD2HsPcnhitnLqf4=/fit-in/500x500/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2960386-1309261187.jpeg.jpg

... those two covers go nicely together.