Comments on: Human Album Covers

Human Album Covers

KevinSkomsvold — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:57:46 -0800

Half-human album covers. Also known as "sleevefaces."

By: shakespeherian

shakespeherian — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:08:16 -0800

Some of these were great-- matching the outfits, etc. Some were just pictures of people holding records in front of their faces.

By: kurtroehl

kurtroehl — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:13:10 -0800

Wow, this is great. I don't know whether it's because I've never owned any vinyl records but this "sleevefaces" concept is brand new to me. Makes me want to buy an Iggy Pop LP, and makes me hate CDs all the more. Thanks, KevinSkomsvold.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:21:52 -0800

Very cool.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:23:40 -0800

You're welcome kurtroehl! They seem to get better as you scroll down.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:27:41 -0800

Hee hee! These are excellent.

By: Slarty Bartfast

Slarty Bartfast — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:29:14 -0800

No Sticky Fingers? No Born in the USA? Clearly my mind exists entirely below the waist.

By: JeffL

JeffL — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:38:22 -0800

Slarty Bartfast, scroll about halfway down for the Black Crowes' "Amorica"

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:45:18 -0800

Be sure to make it all the way down to the bottom of the page to see what they've done to ol' Leonard. Hilarious! (I think Cohen himself would get a chuckle...)

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:46:20 -0800

This has also been done with books; witness Jeffrey Redux.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:51:14 -0800

Songs About Fucking wins... for no other reason than it's Big Black.

By: Slarty Bartfast

Slarty Bartfast — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:56:58 -0800

I forgot Loverboy's Get Lucky. Butthole Surfer's Rembrandt Pussyhorse. Someone please stop me.

By: Slarty Bartfast

Slarty Bartfast — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:09:31 -0800

Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow by Funkadelic. Ok I'm done now.

By: melorama

melorama — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:49:19 -0800

I'm surprised nobody bothered to whip up a batch of red food coloring and Karo syrup and took a picture of themselves with I Get Wet in front of their face.

By: Item

Item — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:49:45 -0800

Chocolate and Cheese by Ween. Now you've got me doing it.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:52:52 -0800

The "Ted Nugent peeking over the wall" made me laugh.

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:56:32 -0800

psmealey writes "Songs About Fucking wins..." Seriously? I mean, he really chickened out there, didn't he, by avoiding the obvious tableau, or at least a play on it. He didn't even get the angle right.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:15:09 -0800

he really chickened out there, didn't he, by avoiding the obvious tableau... I dunno... I think as a general rule avoiding the obvious is the opposite of chickening out.

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:34:44 -0800

flapjax at midnite writes "I think as a general rule avoiding the obvious is the opposite of chickening out." But there's nothing particularly courageous about standing around in an argyle sweater. He could have at least pretended to be doing something straining/ecstatic. Plumbing, maybe.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:40:27 -0800

I hear you. Plumbing is courageous, for sure. Then again, standing around in an argyle sweater might be courageous if you're at, say, a Marilyn Manson concert.

By: Sailormom

Sailormom — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:58:39 -0800

Heres a few more on flicker.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:02:46 -0800

Very cool Sailormom. Most of those are better in terms of execution (shoulders, arms, posture lining up) than my original linked photos.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:10:02 -0800

Actually, the Big Black one was my favorite, too. The slightly awkward, bored posture is the perfect counterpoint to the face. I also liked little-girl-Johnny-Cash.

By: hal9k

hal9k — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:35:07 -0800

Missing two. You fill in the argyle: Are We Not Ken?

By: hecho de la basura

hecho de la basura — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:23:55 -0800

They saved the best for last. Teh kitteh made me LOL.

By: pineapple

pineapple — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:44:20 -0800

Quality FPP, Kevin. Amorica and LOLeonard made me laugh especially.

By: Rumple

Rumple — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:45:11 -0800

what is the pinkish album with a woman's head right above the Iggy Pop one? It is so familiar yet I can't place it.....

By: clevershark

clevershark — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:47:10 -0800

The Victor Borge "Caught in the Act" one is just brilliant!

By: Slack-a-gogo

Slack-a-gogo — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:58:06 -0800

Loads of fun, although the Richard and Linda Thompson album cover guy doesn't seem to quite get the concept.

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:49:08 -0800

I live in something approaching a vacuum. I had never realized that Prince was such a pretty, pretty man. And I'm not talking about the rack under the album, either. And I was watching the night he won his Oscar (but then, he looked so totally gay, I would miss the pretty anyway...while being jealous of that sequin cape)

By: freebird

freebird — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:00:40 -0800

+1 Big Black. Besides the fact that it makes me happy there are others out there who remember that album, I agree that the lethargic argyle pose was the perfect contrast.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:43:36 -0800

I live in something approaching a vacuum. Ah yes, like a bit of house dust getting sucked into the nozzle!

By: quin

quin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:46:43 -0800

I liked the female Iggy Pop and Prince, and the white Bob Marley, John Coltrane, and Jay-Z for the humor value, but the Tiffany and Cliff Richards ones really impressed me with their accuracy.

By: Dr-Baa

Dr-Baa — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:17:47 -0800

Daaayyyyum! Who knew Prince had such a nice rack?