Cover Me, Game Fifty-One

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 this week. 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!

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

    7. The Beatles, Abbey Road.

  • JT

    #2-Mariah Carey-Mariah Carey
    #17 Greenday-Nimrod

  • JT

    oh and 21- Madonna-like a prayer

  • Jamie Lyon

    19. Poison – Flesh and Blood
    22. Elton John – Elton John

  • http://twitter.com/JacobyDave Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.

    2. Mariah Carey, Mariah Carey
    8. Bow wow wow, can't remember the album name
    10. REM, Automatic For The People

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

    Man, and I thought that one would be tough!

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

    You are batting a thousand so far.

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

    You are correct, sir!

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

    12. Culture Club> Kissing to be Clever

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

    9. 10,000 maniacs: our time in eden

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

    JT beat you to the punch on number two.
    I'm going to say you are half right on number eight, but we need artist and title.
    Number ten is a winner.

  • http://twitter.com/JacobyDave Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.

    OK.
    8. Bow Wow Wow, Last of the Mohicans

  • http://twitter.com/JacobyDave Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.

    11. Johnny Cash, American IV: A Man Comes Around

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

    Again, I really thought that one might throw people off. You are correct.

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

    Ding! Ding! Ding!

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

    Two for two! Man, did I make this one too easy?

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

    That is the lower profile of Man in Black, correct again!

  • Antti

    1. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions

  • MarkoP

    1. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions

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

    A photo finish for number one, and it's Antti by a nose!

  • TuffGong

    3. Saigon Kick – The Lizard
    14. Bad Company – Straight Shooter

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    No! I for one am stumped all across the board. I'm reduced to a few “oh yeah right!”s when I see others' guesses…

  • MarkoP

    5. Frank Sinatra – Duets

  • Gonzeaux

    3. Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies
    6. Stones – Let it Bleed
    19. Detroit Cobras – Tied & True

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

    You've got both!

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

    The Chairman of the Board salutes you!

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

    One for three! Number six is the Stones, but three and nineteen are incorrect.

  • Gonzeaux

    You're a tough nut to crack, Michael Parr!

  • Antti

    20. Jeffrey Osborne – Jeffrey Osborne

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

    Let it Bleed! 6 Rolling Stones

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

    Here's the first official update, we only have nine of the twenty-five to go!

    1. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (Antti)
    2. Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey (JT)
    3. Saigon Kick – The Lizard (TuffGong)
    4.
    5. Frank Sinatra – Duets (MarkoP)
    6. Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed (Gonzeaux)
    7. Beatles – Abbey Road (arensb)
    8. Bow Wow Wow – The Last of the Mohicans (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    9. 10,000 Maniacs – Our Time in Eden (drxl)
    10. REM – Automatic for the People (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    11. Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    12. Culture Club – Kissing to Be Clever (drxl)
    13.
    14. Bad Company – Straight Shooter (TuffGong)
    15.
    16.
    17. Green Day – Nimrod (JT)
    18.
    19. Poison – Flesh & Blood (Jamie Lyon)
    20. Jeffrey Osborne – Jeffrey Osborne (Antti)
    21. Madonna – Like a Prayer (JT)
    22. Elton John – Elton John (Jamie Lyon)
    23.
    24.
    25.

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

    You were close. Normally, I can recognize three covers or so. This week, this was the only one I had any clue about.

  • JT

    15-Gorillaz – Demon Days

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

    Correct!

  • jbacardi

    15- Elvis Costello's Spike

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

    15 has been correctly identified as Demon Days by Gorillaz.

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

    Eight covers still remain, who is going to come through and bring this one home?

    1. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (Antti)
    2. Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey (JT)
    3. Saigon Kick – The Lizard (TuffGong)
    4.
    5. Frank Sinatra – Duets (MarkoP)
    6. Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed (Gonzeaux)
    7. Beatles – Abbey Road (arensb)
    8. Bow Wow Wow – The Last of the Mohicans (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    9. 10,000 Maniacs – Our Time in Eden (drxl)
    10. REM – Automatic for the People (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    11. Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    12. Culture Club – Kissing to Be Clever (drxl)
    13.
    14. Bad Company – Straight Shooter (TuffGong)
    15. Gorillaz – Demon Days (JT)
    16.
    17. Green Day – Nimrod (JT)
    18.
    19. Poison – Flesh & Blood (Jamie Lyon)
    20. Jeffrey Osborne – Jeffrey Osborne (Antti)
    21. Madonna – Like a Prayer (JT)
    22. Elton John – Elton John (Jamie Lyon)
    23.
    24.
    25.

  • Thierry

    4 is Yellowcard – Home (I think I recognized it just from seeing it so often in used/bargain bins)

  • jbacardi

    Oops, missed that. Carry on!

  • EightE1

    23: Phish – Undermind

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

    Close… right band, wrong record. Try again!

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

    You've got it Rob!

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

    Down to six, if we don't get any players in the next hour or so I'll start dropping hints!

    1. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (Antti)
    2. Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey (JT)
    3. Saigon Kick – The Lizard (TuffGong)
    4.
    5. Frank Sinatra – Duets (MarkoP)
    6. Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed (Gonzeaux)
    7. Beatles – Abbey Road (arensb)
    8. Bow Wow Wow – The Last of the Mohicans (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    9. 10,000 Maniacs – Our Time in Eden (drxl)
    10. REM – Automatic for the People (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    11. Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    12. Culture Club – Kissing to Be Clever (drxl)
    13.
    14. Bad Company – Straight Shooter (TuffGong)
    15. Gorillaz – Demon Days (JT)
    16.
    17. Green Day – Nimrod (JT)
    18.
    19. Poison – Flesh & Blood (Jamie Lyon)
    20. Jeffrey Osborne – Jeffrey Osborne (Antti)
    21. Madonna – Like a Prayer (JT)
    22. Elton John – Elton John (Jamie Lyon)
    23. Phish – Undermind (EightE8)
    24.
    25.

  • Thierry

    Oops – sorry, I meant Ocean Avenue. I just miscut-and-pasted.

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

    Bazinga! Ocean Avenue is it!

  • TheCloneRanger

    16 Chic – Risqué

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

    Overnight yielded just one answer, so here are a few clues to the remaining four covers.

    13. Do you do?
    18. March of the robot soilders.
    24. You're gonna need someone on your side to figure this one out.
    25. Critically acclaimed, 1961 jazz record.

    And the official update:

    1. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (Antti)
    2. Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey (JT)
    3. Saigon Kick – The Lizard (TuffGong)
    4. Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue (Thierry)
    5. Frank Sinatra – Duets (MarkoP)
    6. Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed (Gonzeaux)
    7. Beatles – Abbey Road (arensb)
    8. Bow Wow Wow – The Last of the Mohicans (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    9. 10,000 Maniacs – Our Time in Eden (drxl)
    10. REM – Automatic for the People (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    11. Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    12. Culture Club – Kissing to Be Clever (drxl)
    13.
    14. Bad Company – Straight Shooter (TuffGong)
    15. Gorillaz – Demon Days (JT)
    16. Chic – Risqué (TheCloneRanger)
    17. Green Day – Nimrod (JT)
    18.
    19. Poison – Flesh & Blood (Jamie Lyon)
    20. Jeffrey Osborne – Jeffrey Osborne (Antti)
    21. Madonna – Like a Prayer (JT)
    22. Elton John – Elton John (Jamie Lyon)
    23. Phish – Undermind (EightE8)
    24.
    25.

  • Antti

    25. Miles Davis – Someday My Prince Will Come

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

    Correct!

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

    Here is the final update, looks like the last three eluded our cover sleuths! Join me back here in two weeks for another edition of Cover Me!

    1. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (Antti)
    2. Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey (JT)
    3. Saigon Kick – The Lizard (TuffGong)
    4. Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue (Thierry)
    5. Frank Sinatra – Duets (MarkoP)
    6. Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed (Gonzeaux)
    7. Beatles – Abbey Road (arensb)
    8. Bow Wow Wow – The Last of the Mohicans (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    9. 10,000 Maniacs – Our Time in Eden (drxl)
    10. REM – Automatic for the People (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    11. Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around (Jacoby. Dave Jacoby.)
    12. Culture Club – Kissing to Be Clever (drxl)
    13. Peter Frampton – Frampton's Camel
    14. Bad Company – Straight Shooter (TuffGong)
    15. Gorillaz – Demon Days (JT)
    16. Chic – Risqué (TheCloneRanger)
    17. Green Day – Nimrod (JT)
    18. Daft Punk – Human After All
    19. Poison – Flesh & Blood (Jamie Lyon)
    20. Jeffrey Osborne – Jeffrey Osborne (Antti)
    21. Madonna – Like a Prayer (JT)
    22. Elton John – Elton John (Jamie Lyon)
    23. Phish – Undermind (EightE8)
    24. Morrissey – Your Arsenal
    25. Miles Davis – Someday My Prince Will Come (Antti)

  • ozarkmatt

    Damn, I was just listening to a Frampton's Camel boot the other day too! I never know what that cover looked like though.

    PS, Jason you would LOVE this version of DYFTWD. he was still learning the talkbox and the crowd had no idea what the hell he was doing.

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