Cover Me, Game Fifty-five

Michael Parr April 12, 2010 39

Below are magnified fragments of album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there are a few obscure covers (or lesser-known albums from well-known artists) mixed in to keep you honest. You must guess both the artist and album cover. In order to keep things simple, live albums, soundtracks and singles compilations will not be used, and with all apologies to our European and Japanese friends, we are going with the covers that appeared in the US record stores…back when we had record stores. Sigh.

The rules are simple, each player can make three guesses between updates (“Update” is defined as “The time when I post a comment listing all of the covers that have been guessed correctly,” “Guess” is defined as “any attempt to identify a single cover”), so everyone will have a chance to contribute. There is no acrostic or puzzle this week, but there is definitely a theme. Good luck!

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I suggest subscribing to the comments on the post (click on “Track Comments”) to more easily follow the progress of the game. Remember, maximum of three guesses between updates of the list. Have fun!

  • Antti

    23. Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

  • Antti

    10. Johnny Cash: American Recordings

  • Antti

    9. Warrant: Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

  • http://www.francisheaney.com/ Francis

    #20: The Kinks, Lola Vs. Powerman and the Money-Go-Round, Part One

  • http://www.francisheaney.com/ Francis

    #24: The Beatles, “Revolver”

  • http://www.francisheaney.com/ Francis

    #18: Prince, “Diamonds and Pearls”

  • westernhomes

    #3. Steve Miller Band, “Fly Like an Eagle.”
    #7 Ol' Dirty Bastard, “Nigga Please”
    #13 Notorious B.I.G., “Life After Death”

  • http://arensb.livejournal.com/ arensb

    16. Spinal Tap – Smell the Glove, aka the black album

  • Gonzeaux

    6. Madonna – Like a Virgin
    16. could be a few things, but I'll say Metallica-Black Album
    18. Prince and the NPG – Diamonds and Pearls

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com/artists/drxl/ drxl

    2. Three Dollar Bill Y'all: Limp Bizkit

  • Gil

    I think #1 is Megadeth.

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com/artists/drxl/ drxl

    4. Young and Rich: The Tubes

  • Gil

    #1: Megadeth: System Has Failed

  • Gil

    22: AC/DC – Razor's Edge

  • *TL

    #19 – Bullet Boys, “Bullet Boys”

  • eddie_w

    #11 – Fastball – “All the Pain Money Can Buy”

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    #21 is Animal Grace by April Wine

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    Number six is the right artist, but wrong record. The others are incorrect or previously correctly guessed.

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    You guys are good, knocking out 17 out of 25 in the first hour and a half. There are a few really difficult covers left. Some obscure records by otherwise popular acts, and a particularity obscure act and even more obscure record in the mix.

    Here's the first official update and leader-board:

    1. Megadeth – The System Has Failed (Gil)
    2. Limp Bizkit – Three Dollar Bill, Y'All (drxl)
    3. Steve Miller Band – Fly Like an Eagle (westernhomes)
    4. Tubes – Young and Rich (drxl)
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    6.
    7. Ol' Dirty Bastard – Nigga Please (westernhomes)
    8.
    9. Warrant – Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (Antti)
    10. Johnny Cash – American Recordings (Antti)
    11. Fastball – All the Pain Money Can Buy (eddie_w)
    12.
    13. Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death (westernhomes)
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    16. Spinal Tap – This is Spinal Tap/Smell the Glove (arensb)
    17.
    18. Prince & The New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls (Francis)
    19. Bulletboys – Bulletboys (*TL)
    20. Kinks – Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (Francis)
    21. April Wine – Animal Grace (Steed)
    22. AC/DC – The Razor's Edge (Gil)
    23. Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon (Antti)
    24. Beatles – Revolver (Francis)
    25.

    Leader-board:
    Antti – 3
    Francis – 3
    westernhomes – 3
    Gil – 2
    drxl – 2
    arensb – 1
    eddie_w – 1
    steed – 1
    *TL – 1

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    25. OMD, Sugar Tax?

  • MarkoP

    15. Celine Dion – A New Day Has Come

  • http://www.francisheaney.com/ Francis

    #12: Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention: We're Only In It for the Money

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    Ooh, some of the more difficult covers have been knocked down, and we are left with just five remaining. Francis is sitting on top of our leader-board, but it's still anyone's game. We're at just about the hour mark since the last official update so let's get that out of the way:

    1. Megadeth – The System Has Failed (Gil)
    2. Limp Bizkit – Three Dollar Bill, Y'All (drxl)
    3. Steve Miller Band – Fly Like an Eagle (westernhomes)
    4. Tubes – Young and Rich (drxl)
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    7. Ol' Dirty Bastard – Nigga Please (westernhomes)
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    9. Warrant – Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (Antti)
    10. Johnny Cash – American Recordings (Antti)
    11. Fastball – All the Pain Money Can Buy (eddie_w)
    12. Frank Zappa – We're Only In It For The Money (Francis)
    13. Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death (westernhomes)
    14.
    15. Céline Dion – A New Day Has Come (MarkoP)
    16. Spinal Tap – This is Spinal Tap/Smell the Glove (arensb)
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    18. Prince & The New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls (Francis)
    19. Bulletboys – Bulletboys (*TL)
    20. Kinks – Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (Francis)
    21. April Wine – Animal Grace (Steed)
    22. AC/DC – The Razor's Edge (Gil)
    23. Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon (Antti)
    24. Beatles – Revolver (Francis)
    25. OMD – Sugar Tax (RLB)

    Leaderboard:
    Francis – 4
    Antti – 3
    drxl – 3
    westernhomes – 3
    Gil – 2
    arensb – 1
    eddie_w – 1
    MarkoP – 1
    RLB – 1
    steed – 1
    *TL – 1

  • Antti

    5. Damn Yankees: Damn Yankees

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    That is incorrect. Try again!

  • JerryM

    6. Madonna – Like a Prayer

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    Close, but no cigar. Madonna is the correct artist, the cover – however – is incorrect.

  • EightE1

    5. Jeff Healey Band, Hell to Pay
    8. Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms

  • EightE1

    17. Boyz II Men – Motown A Journey Through Hitsville USA

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    Hot Damn! Rob Smith comes through with three covers, It's down to two covers… anyone have any guesses?

    Here's the official update and leader-boards:

    1. Megadeth – The System Has Failed (Gil)
    2. Limp Bizkit – Three Dollar Bill, Y'All (drxl)
    3. Steve Miller Band – Fly Like an Eagle (westernhomes)
    4. Tubes – Young and Rich (drxl)
    5. Jeff Healey – Hell to Pay (EightE1)
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    7. Ol' Dirty Bastard – Nigga Please (westernhomes)
    8. Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms (EightE1)
    9. Warrant – Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (Antti)
    10. Johnny Cash – American Recordings (Antti)
    11. Fastball – All the Pain Money Can Buy (eddie_w)
    12. Frank Zappa – We're Only In It For The Money (Francis)
    13. Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death (westernhomes)
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    15. Céline Dion – A New Day Has Come (MarkoP)
    16. Spinal Tap – This is Spinal Tap/Smell the Glove (arensb)
    17. Boyz II Men – Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA (EightE1)
    18. Prince & The New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls (Francis)
    19. Bulletboys – Bulletboys (*TL)
    20. Kinks – Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (Francis)
    21. April Wine – Animal Grace (Steed)
    22. AC/DC – The Razor's Edge (Gil)
    23. Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon (Antti)
    24. Beatles – Revolver (Francis)
    25. OMD – Sugar Tax (RLB)

    Leaderboard:
    Francis – 4
    Antti – 3
    EightE1 – 3
    westernhomes – 3
    Gil – 2
    drxl – 2
    arensb – 1
    eddie_w – 1
    MarkoP – 1
    RLB – 1
    steed – 1
    *TL – 1

  • EightE1

    I was gonna push for the win, but the last two have stumped me. Number 6 in particular. I've stared at more Madonna covers tonight than I have since I was 13, but I can't figure it out.

  • ozarkmatt

    I'm with you there. I could have sworn it was the “Prayer” album, but it obviously isn't.

    #14 is probably some country artist I couldn't pick out of a lineup (i.e. all of them)

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    I'm going to do you guys a solid, and suggest maybe you should extend that search to singles as well as LPs.

    And while that belt buckle certainly would definitely appear to be country, they also were pretty popular with the hard rock set in the early '70s.

    I'm going to go on record and say that number 14 might well be the most obscure cover I've run, let alone ever run in this series.

  • Gil

    6. Madonna – Material Girl.

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    It's about time for the final official update for the evening, and we've only got one remaining cover. I'm going to give a few specifics, the record was released in '72 and was the only recording by this hard rock, power-trio. If no one figures it out by tomorrow morning, I'll give it up. Until then…

    1. Megadeth – The System Has Failed (Gil)
    2. Limp Bizkit – Three Dollar Bill, Y'All (drxl)
    3. Steve Miller Band – Fly Like an Eagle (westernhomes)
    4. Tubes – Young and Rich (drxl)
    5. Jeff Healey – Hell to Pay (EightE1)
    6. Madonna – Material Girl (Gil)
    7. Ol' Dirty Bastard – Nigga Please (westernhomes)
    8. Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms (EightE1)
    9. Warrant – Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (Antti)
    10. Johnny Cash – American Recordings (Antti)
    11. Fastball – All the Pain Money Can Buy (eddie_w)
    12. Frank Zappa – We're Only In It For The Money (Francis)
    13. Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death (westernhomes)
    14.
    15. Céline Dion – A New Day Has Come (MarkoP)
    16. Spinal Tap – This is Spinal Tap/Smell the Glove (arensb)
    17. Boyz II Men – Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA (EightE1)
    18. Prince & The New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls (Francis)
    19. Bulletboys – Bulletboys (*TL)
    20. Kinks – Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (Francis)
    21. April Wine – Animal Grace (Steed)
    22. AC/DC – The Razor's Edge (Gil)
    23. Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon (Antti)
    24. Beatles – Revolver (Francis)
    25. OMD – Sugar Tax (RLB)

    Leaderboard:
    Francis – 4
    Antti – 3
    EightE1 – 3
    Gil – 3
    westernhomes – 3
    drxl – 2
    arensb – 1
    eddie_w – 1
    MarkoP – 1
    RLB – 1
    steed – 1
    *TL – 1

  • Gil

    Highway Robbery – For Love or Money

  • Gil

    14: Highway Robbery – For Love or Money

  • David_E

    Wow. Damn. Well done.

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    Wow. Just, wow.

    Gil and Francis finish tied for first, Gil clearly pulling out the most obscure cover I've featured. Thanks for playing and be sure to check back every other Monday for another set of covers.

    1. Megadeth – The System Has Failed (Gil)
    2. Limp Bizkit – Three Dollar Bill, Y'All (drxl)
    3. Steve Miller Band – Fly Like an Eagle (westernhomes)
    4. Tubes – Young and Rich (drxl)
    5. Jeff Healey – Hell to Pay (EightE1)
    6. Madonna – Material Girl (Gil)
    7. Ol' Dirty Bastard – Nigga Please (westernhomes)
    8. Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms (EightE1)
    9. Warrant – Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (Antti)
    10. Johnny Cash – American Recordings (Antti)
    11. Fastball – All the Pain Money Can Buy (eddie_w)
    12. Frank Zappa – We're Only In It For The Money (Francis)
    13. Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death (westernhomes)
    14. Highway Robbery – For Love Or Money (Gil)
    15. Céline Dion – A New Day Has Come (MarkoP)
    16. Spinal Tap – This is Spinal Tap/Smell the Glove (arensb)
    17. Boyz II Men – Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA (EightE1)
    18. Prince & The New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls (Francis)
    19. Bulletboys – Bulletboys (*TL)
    20. Kinks – Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (Francis)
    21. April Wine – Animal Grace (Steed)
    22. AC/DC – The Razor's Edge (Gil)
    23. Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon (Antti)
    24. Beatles – Revolver (Francis)
    25. OMD – Sugar Tax (RLB)

    Leaderboard:
    Francis – 4
    Gil – 4
    Antti – 3
    EightE1 – 3
    westernhomes – 3
    drxl – 2
    arensb – 1
    eddie_w – 1
    MarkoP – 1
    RLB – 1
    steed – 1
    *TL – 1