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Question: Iconic Album Covers featuring the band

robverb — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:40:50 -0800

Looking for well known album covers that feature the members of the band.

A friend asked me to shoot some pictures of his band. He'd like to recreate some famous album covers such as this Crosby, Stills, and Nash album (, Abbey Road, etc. I'm trying to come up with other potential sources that will be well known enough that will be recognized (e.g. Who's Next), but relatively easy to at least partially recreate (i.e. Sgt. Pepper's is out). In addition to the above, I've come up with Meet the Beatles, The Ramones' first album, and U2's Joshua Tree. Other thoughts?

By: phunniemee

phunniemee — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:45:14 -0800

Not a cover, but Queen's I Want to Break Free would be a lot of fun, at least.

The first one I thought of was that Blur one.

By: scody

scody — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:48:13 -0800

The Clash's first album
The Jam's In the City and All Mod Cons (recognizable in the UK, probably not so much in the U.S.)
The Police, Outlandos d'Amour
Blondie, Parallel Lines

By: mattu

mattu — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:48:35 -0800

That's phunnie, my first thought was Queen's Sheer Heart Attack.

By: humph

humph — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:51:10 -0800

The Commitments (not iconic enough?)
The Ramones
Blondie, Parallel Lines
Oasis, What's the story Morning Glory
Fleetwood Mac, Rumor

By: JoeZydeco

JoeZydeco — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:51:30 -0800

Talking Heads Remain in Light?

By: SuperSquirrel

SuperSquirrel — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:53:52 -0800

The first one that comes to mind is Queen II.

Also:
Parallel Lines (Blondie)
Kiss have a bunch, but especially Rock and Roll Over, although that one's a cartoon

Fleetwood Mac's Rumors is iconic, but doesn't feature the whole band. Although I remember seeing the inside sleeve photos all over the place at the time. So maybe iconic to old farts like me.

By: scody

scody — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:55:01 -0800

some more...
AC/DC, Highway to Hell
Queen II
Kraftwerk, The Man-Machine

By: scody

scody — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:57:41 -0800

whoops, one more: The Doors

By: SuperSquirrel

SuperSquirrel — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:58:14 -0800

Oh my god, the GO-GO'S!!! Each of their first three were iconic: Beauty and the Beat, Vacation, and Talk Show. Well, maybe not Talk Show so much, but definitely the first two.

By: mintcake!

mintcake! — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:59:29 -0800

First Weezer album?
Damned Damned Damned?

By: Dr. Wu

Dr. Wu — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:03:26 -0800

Clearly, the best possible option here - and my vote for the best album cover ever - is Satan Is Real by The Louvin Brothers.

By: davebush

davebush — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:07:35 -0800

Who's Next

By: goshling

goshling — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:10:41 -0800

The Church Heyday
The Church Starfish

By: Splunge

Splunge — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:14:32 -0800

Jethro Tull Stand Up

By: pompomtom

pompomtom — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:15:55 -0800

The Beatles' Red and Blue albums.

By: BostonTerrier

BostonTerrier — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:16:54 -0800

I've always dug Steeleye Span's Below the Salt.

By: Beardman

Beardman — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:20:14 -0800

Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
Devo - Freedom of Choice
Feelies - S/T
Simon and Garfunkel - Greatest Hits

By: knile

knile — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:20:51 -0800

For an ironic iconic, I suppose, Grateful Dead - In The Dark.

By: PHINC

PHINC — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:21:44 -0800

In my mind this Grand Funk photo was a cover, but I guess it's an interior.

By: robverb

robverb — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:27:12 -0800

Thanks everyone - great ideas. Keep them coming.

And, uhm, thanks PHINC; I love Grand Funk, but I'm just not that close with these guys - lol

By: kbar1

kbar1 — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:36:55 -0800

Springsteen's Born to Run has the iconic picture of Bruce and Clarence that has been copied by many others - including Sesame Street.

By: themanwho

themanwho — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:39:20 -0800

Orleans - Waking and Dreaming

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:56:59 -0800

Spiderland

By: austinetsu

austinetsu — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:02:18 -0800

The Band

By: Monday, stony Monday

Monday, stony Monday — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:08:03 -0800

De La Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising
NWA, Straight Outta Compton
NOFX, White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean.
Quite local, but qui iconic: Beau Dommage, Beau Dommage.

By: mcmile

mcmile — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:11:24 -0800

Every White Stripes album cover. I think Elephant is the most well-known.
I've always really liked the Rolling Stones' Between the Buttons cover but Their Satanic Magesties Request would be more fun to do.

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:13:16 -0800

Van Halen!

By: 4ster

4ster — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:25:39 -0800

U2: Boy, October, The Joshua Tree, Pop, All That You Can't Leave Behind, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

Edit, I missed the U2 reference in the question. Apologies.

By: lowest east side

lowest east side — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:31:34 -0800

Safe as Milk
The Kink Kontroversy
Dig Me Out
most of the Go-Betweens records

By: hydrophonic

hydrophonic — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:49:00 -0800

The Modern Lovers
The Velvet Underground
Os Mutantes
New York Dolls
Television - Marquee Moon
The Yardbirds- Having a Rave Up
Bow Wow Wow - The Last of the Mohicans
The B-52s
Duran Duran
The Who Sell Out
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
AC/DC - Highway to Hell

You might want to check out this site for some inspiration, or to see if your idea has been done.

By: mosk

mosk — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:51:14 -0800

> NWA, Straight Outta Compton

Yeah, this would be pretty awesome.

By: CrunchyFrog

CrunchyFrog — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:57:24 -0800

We're Only in It for the Money by The Mothers of Invention.

By: mannequito

mannequito — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:12:39 -0800

Pearl Jam's Ten

By: mannequito

mannequito — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:15:31 -0800

Chili Peppers' Mothers Milk

By: Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey

Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:50:03 -0800

-Lynyrd Skynyrd, Street Survivors

-W.A.S.P., WASP

-Night Ranger, 7 Wishes

-Motorhead, Ace of Spades

-Real McKenzies, 10,000 Shots

-Anthrax, Attack of the Killer B's

By: hydrophonic

hydrophonic — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:17:54 -0800

The Replacements - Let It Be
The Sonics - Here are the Sonics!!!, Boom
The Stooges
The Supremes A' Go Go
Skyy - Skyway

By: platinum

platinum — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:28:32 -0800

A few years back my band did something similar with the Clash's Combat Rock. (In retrospect, I looked way too happy - it's hard to emulate the brooding coolness of Paul Simonon!!)

By: EmpressCallipygos

EmpressCallipygos — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:57:57 -0800

All by the Beatles:

A Hard Day's Night (homaged by High Fidelity, among others;

Beatles For Sale;

Help;

Rubber Soul; and

Meet The Beatles, which has been parodied a squillion times.

By: Lexica

Lexica — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:50:36 -0800

There's The Romantics' eponymous first album.

Please please please do the first Duran Duran album. With hair. And costumes.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — Greatest Hits

The Traveling Wilburys

Only two, somewhat obscure, and very '80s: The Stabilizers — Tyranny

The Waterboys — Fisherman's Blues

By: chbrooks

chbrooks — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:04:05 -0800

most of the Doors' albums, especially the first one, Waiting For the Sun, and Morrison Hotel.

Black Sabbath - Sabotage.

the B-52s (or Wild Planet)

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - Freak Out

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Beastie Boys - Check Your Head

Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East

By: Decani

Decani — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:57:28 -0800

The rear of Trout Mask Replica's sleeve is a thing of... beauty.

Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food.

By: arzakh

arzakh — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:10:32 -0800

Pink Floyd, Ummagumma

By: Gungho

Gungho — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:01:19 -0800

For Jethro Tull's Stand Up you really want this, which is the gatefold Pop-Up.

By: mippy

mippy — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:54:26 -0800

The Beatles Red Album and Blue Album - I always liked how one was young and one was old and hairy. And, it's slightly obscure, but there's always the infamous butcher cover.

Also, I think a boyband album would be funny. This cover is iconic in its own way to British kids of my generation - I'm not sure whether there's a US equivalent from your teens, but New Kids, say, or One Direction would be absolutely hilarious and probably not done before.

By: mippy

mippy — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:56:49 -0800

Oh - Blur did Parallel Lines once. Unfortunately my work server deems Tumblr 'sexually explicit', or I'd link to it, but it's a great photo. I think the unshaved legs and the expression on Dave Rowntree's face make it.

By: book 'em dano

book 'em dano — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:10:07 -0800

The Kink Kontroversy mentioned above, which was also recreated by Sleater-Kinney for Dig Me Out.

By: The corpse in the library

The corpse in the library — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:32:07 -0800

Abba's Greatest Hits; I have seen it used at least once, though.

By: Multicellular Exothermic

Multicellular Exothermic — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:33:05 -0800

Led Zeppelin II

By: Multicellular Exothermic

Multicellular Exothermic — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:35:49 -0800

Do Tegan and Sara count as a band? Sainthood

By: Lazlo Nibble

Lazlo Nibble — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:52:52 -0800

The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds

And not quite as well known but damned classy:

Herb Alpert and the TJB: The Beat of the Brass

By: mhum

mhum — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:56:08 -0800

Heart - Dreamboat Annie
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton