Cover Me, Game Five

You guys are way too good at this. Fortunately for you, I had already created a bunch of these quizzes before I realized how quickly you’d pick them off. When we get to Game Thirteen (the quiz I’m currently working on), the gloves come off. Just sayin’. Oh, and one other thing:

MAXIMUM THREE GUESSES PER PERSON PER UPDATE. Just to make sure we’re all clear on the rules.

Are you ready to sing along with the common people? Or do you suffer from some incurable disease? Or did I just give you a clue to one of the album covers in this week’s game? I’ll never tell, but if you’re wise, you’ll check this intro paragraph next week for another non-clue.

Below are magnified fragments of 25 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 the same as Name That Tune. 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”), so everyone will have a chance to contribute. There is no puzzle cover this week. Or there are 25 puzzle covers this week, depending on whom you ask. Dig in, kiddies.

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Like Scraps, 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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  • That ugly fabric has been haunting me all afternoon. I was certain I had seen it before, but where? Rolling Stones and Dirty Work. Nah? Shakatak? Duran Duran? Flock of Seagulls? Spandau Ballet? It's worse. It's...

    18. New Kids on the Block - New Kids on the Block
  • ozarkmatt
    Wow, it looks like somebody be messin' with the Wiki entry for those boys.
  • YES! Isn't that vest the most awesome thing ever? I wonder if Donnie still has it in his closet somewhere...

    Thanks everyone, and we'll see you next Tuesday.
  • Hmmm, looks like y'all need a clue for this one...

    18) Debut album by quintet that would go on to become worldwide superstars.
  • Pete
    14. T'Pau - T'Pau
  • Darren
    5. James "Seven"
    14. T'Pau "Bridge Of Spies"
  • Darren
    damn...you guys guessed 'em while I was on the phone...never mind.
  • Frankie and Notorious BIG are correct, but we're not quite all done. There's still #18 left...
  • Pearl Jam - Vs.
  • Whoop! Wrong number. Sorry.
  • Anthony Hansen
    11) Styx - Kilroy Was Here

    DONE!
  • ozarkmatt
    Bah, I had Styx a while back. I guess all we are missing is #18.
  • Anthony Hansen
    4) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasure Dome
    8) Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death

    Yo.
  • James is correct. Only three to go!
  • WHarrisBullzEye
    5. James, "Seven"
  • T'Pau and the Waitresses are correct.

    I'm shocked, SHOCKED, that no one has gotten #5 yet.
  • Confuzzled
    6) The Waitresses - Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?
  • Did I say lunch? I meant brunch. All guesses so far are correct. Time for an official UPDATE:

    1) Sparks, Sparks in Outer Space (jamielyon)
    2) Beck, Guero (andrewmoore20)
    3) Kate Bush, The Dreaming (scraps)
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    7) Dire Straits, Love Over Gold (dslifton)
    8)
    9) Jayhawks, Hollywood Town Hall (tippose)
    10) Debbie Gibson, Electric Youth (luffy1966)
    11)
    12) Black Sabbath, Paranoid (jamielyon)
    13) Massive Attack, Mezzanine (andrewmoore20)
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    15) The Replacements, Pleased to Meet Me (tippose)
    16) The Cars, Panorama (luffy1966)
    17) Lisa Stansfield, Affection (tippose)
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    19) Motley Crue, Too Fast for Love (luffy1966)
    20) Pearl Jam, Vs. (dslifton)
    21) New Order, Republic (andrewmoore20)
    22) T. Rex, Electric Warrior (jamielyon)
    23) The Cure, The Head on the Door (andrew_t)
    24) Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Too Rye-Ay (terje)
    25) Steely Dan, Aja (scraps)
  • Styx is correct.
  • #14 T'Pau - Bridge of Spies
  • ozarkmatt
    #11 "Kilroy Was Here" by Styx
  • 23. The Cure - The Head on the Door
  • Jamielyon
    1 Sparks - In Outer Space
    12 Black Sabbath - Paranoid
    22 T Rex - Electric Warrior
  • 24. Dexys Midnight Runners - Too-Rye-Ay
  • Augh, Tippose beat me to both the Jayhawks and the Replacements. I don't think I recognize anything else.
  • 9 - Hollywood Town Hall - Jayhawks
  • Tippose
    17 Lisa Stansfield - Affection
    15 The 'Mats - Pleased to Meet Me
    9 The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall
  • Kate Bush and Steely Dan are correct.
  • 3 - The Dreaming - Kate Bush
    25 - Aja - Steely Dan
  • All guesses so far are correct. Damn, I thought that Motley Crue one would be one of the last to fall.
  • luffy1966
    10. Debbie Gibson- Electric Youth?
    16. Cars- Panorama
    19. Motley Crue- Too fast for love
  • andrewmoore20
    2. Beck - Guero
    13. Massive Attack - Mezzanine
    21. New Order - Republic
  • 20 - Pearl Jam - vs.
  • 7 - Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
  • Three guesses max per person per update. I know I'm hammering that point, but it's been broken multiple times in the last two weeks. Let's make sure everyone gets a chance to play, all right?

    This quiz is ridiculously easy. I bet it's completely solved before lunch.
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