Cover Me, Game Forty-Eight

Michael Parr January 4, 2010 47

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 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,” “Guess” is defined as “any attempt to identify a single cover”), so everyone will have a chance to contribute. There is no puzzle or 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!

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    #1 is Genesis – Invisible Touch
    #13 is Foo Fighters – The Colour and the Shape
    #23 is Snoop Doggy Dogg – Doggystyle

  • dpop

    #4 Bat Out of Hell – Meatloaf

  • http://coffeefortwo.wordpress.com/ coffeefortwo

    5 is Madonna, True Blue
    7 is Jellyfish, Bellybutton

  • http://coffeefortwo.wordpress.com/ coffeefortwo

    And since I've got one more guess I can use…

    14 is Kiss, Hot in the Shade

  • SansDirection

    19 Miles Davis, Sketches of Spain

  • Thierry

    19 is Miles Davis & Gil Evans – Sketches of Spain.
    9 is Catherine Wheel – Adam & Eve.
    11 is John Mayer – Heavier Things.

  • http://www.popdose.com jefito

    #12 is Eric Johnson, Ah Via Musicom

  • http://twitter.com/mattsledge Matt Sledge

    9: Catherine Wheel – Adam and Eve

  • garylucy

    24. WEEZER Pinkerton

  • garylucy

    18. Thompson Twins–Into the Gap

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

    We're almost at an hour in, let's do the first official update:

    1. Genesis – Invisible Touch (Steed)
    2.
    3.
    4. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (dpop)
    5. Madonna – True Blue (coffeefortwo)
    6.
    7. Jellyfish – Bellybutton (coffeefortwo)
    8.
    9. Catherine Wheel – Adam and Eve (Thierry)
    10.
    11. John Mayer – Heavier Things (Thierry)
    12. Eric Johnson – Ah Via Musicom (Jefito)
    13. Foo Fighters – The Color and the Shape (Steed)
    14. Kiss – Hot in the Shade (coffeefortwo)
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    19. Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain (SansDirection)
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    21.
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    23. Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle (Steed)
    24.
    25.

    Not a miss yet; I have a feeling that a few of these might stump you guys and gals.

  • dpop

    #21 It's Not Me, It's You – Lily Allen

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

    You'll be living the “Good Life,” knowing you are correct!

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

    Indeed!

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

    That makes two correct for dpop.

  • http://www.yarnivore.com/francis Francis

    #10: Discovery, “LP”

  • http://coffeefortwo.wordpress.com/ coffeefortwo

    Is 10 Discovery, LP?

  • http://www.yarnivore.com/francis Francis

    #2: The Cure, “Disintegration”

  • http://www.yarnivore.com/francis Francis

    #22: NOFX: “S&M Airlines”

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

    Francis just beat you to it, but #10 is Discovery's LP

  • steve

    #3 – Presence: Led Zeppelin

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

    It's 3:00 pm on the east cost, so it's time for another official update. I'm surprised that some of the covers that I thought to be tough have been correctly guessed and, more than that, some of the remaining are incredibly popular records that I figured were easy. Here's the tally:

    1. Genesis – Invisible Touch (Steed)
    2. Cure – Disintegration (Francis)
    3. Led Zeppelin – Presence (steve)
    4. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (dpop)
    5. Madonna – True Blue (coffeefortwo)
    6.
    7. Jellyfish – Bellybutton (coffeefortwo)
    8.
    9. Catherine Wheel – Adam and Eve (Thierry)
    10. Discovery – LP (Francis)
    11. John Mayer – Heavier Things (Thierry)
    12. Eric Johnson – Ah Via Musicom (Jefito)
    13. Foo Fighters – The Color and the Shape (Steed)
    14. Kiss – Hot in the Shade (coffeefortwo)
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    16.
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    18. Thompson Twins – Into the Gap (garylucy)
    19. Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain (SansDirection)
    20.
    21. Lily Allen – It's Not Me, It's You (dpop)
    22. NoFX – S&M Airlines (Francis)
    23. Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle (Steed)
    24. Weezer – Pinkerton (garylucy)
    25.

  • MichaelFortes

    20. George Michael – Faith

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

    Ding! Ding! Ding!

    That is one of four that I thought were really obvious. Let's see if anyone can get the other three.

  • MarkoP

    15. Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk

  • http://popdose.com MatthewBolin

    8. Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street

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

    Just two additional answers in the last hour, let's wrap this thing up. Here are a couple of clues to the final five:

    6. Released in 1975, this record knocked Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here from the top of the Billboard charts.

    8. Considered, by some, to be one of the “defining masterpieces of the rock era.”

    16. You can climb into your “Sleeping Bag” with a “Rough Boy” with this record on.

    17. I wish I was special.

    25. This 1985 record provided truckers with a new soundtrack.

    While we are at it, here's an official update to the list:

    1. Genesis – Invisible Touch (Steed)
    2. Cure – Disintegration (Francis)
    3. Led Zeppelin – Presence (steve)
    4. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (dpop)
    5. Madonna – True Blue (coffeefortwo)
    6.
    7. Jellyfish – Bellybutton (coffeefortwo)
    8.
    9. Catherine Wheel – Adam and Eve (Thierry)
    10. Discovery – LP (Francis)
    11. John Mayer – Heavier Things (Thierry)
    12. Eric Johnson – Ah Via Musicom (Jefito)
    13. Foo Fighters – The Color and the Shape (Steed)
    14. Kiss – Hot in the Shade (coffeefortwo)
    15. Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk (MarkoP)
    16.
    17.
    18. Thompson Twins – Into the Gap (garylucy)
    19. Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain (SansDirection)
    20. George Michael – Faith (MichaelFortes)
    21. Lily Allen – It's Not Me, It's You (dpop)
    22. NoFX – S&M Airlines (Francis)
    23. Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle (Steed)
    24. Weezer – Pinkerton (garylucy)
    25.

  • http://www.yarnivore.com/francis Francis

    Oh for heaven's sake. #17 is Radiohead, “Pablo Honey”.

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

    Correct!

  • http://www.yarnivore.com/francis Francis

    And a few moments of web research tells me that #6 is John Denver's “Windsong” (so that's the name of that album) and #16 is ZZ Top's “Afterburner”.

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

    It is! It is!

  • steve

    16 is afterburner by zztop

  • steve

    oops…

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

    Sorry, Steve, Francis' web research beat you to it. Coming up on the hour we only have one cover remaining (25). At 5:00 I'll provide a second clue if no one correctly guesses the record.

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

    Okay, second clue:

    25. They are a little bit country.

  • kmbone

    I am really embarrassed. I actually own #6 and listen to it all the time. (Not embarrassed about owning it, just about not recognizing it.)

    Is #25 Alabama's “Roll On”?

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

    And we have our final answer!! Congrats!

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

    Here's the final update, thanks for playing:

    1. Genesis – Invisible Touch (Steed)
    2. Cure – Disintegration (Francis)
    3. Led Zeppelin – Presence (steve)
    4. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (dpop)
    5. Madonna – True Blue (coffeefortwo)
    6. John Denver – Windsong (Francis)
    7. Jellyfish – Bellybutton (coffeefortwo)
    8. Rolling Stones – Exile on Main St. (MatthewBolin)
    9. Catherine Wheel – Adam and Eve (Thierry)
    10. Discovery – LP (Francis)
    11. John Mayer – Heavier Things (Thierry)
    12. Eric Johnson – Ah Via Musicom (Jefito)
    13. Foo Fighters – The Color and the Shape (Steed)
    14. Kiss – Hot in the Shade (coffeefortwo)
    15. Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk (MarkoP)
    16. ZZ Top – Afterburner (Francis)
    17. Radiohead – Pablo Honey (Francis)
    18. Thompson Twins – Into the Gap (garylucy)
    19. Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain (SansDirection)
    20. George Michael – Faith (MichaelFortes)
    21. Lily Allen – It's Not Me, It's You (dpop)
    22. NoFX – S&M Airlines (Francis)
    23. Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle (Steed)
    24. Weezer – Pinkerton (garylucy)
    25. Alabama – Roll On (kmbone)

  • steve

    16 is afterburner by zztop

  • steve

    oops…

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

    Sorry, Steve, Francis' web research beat you to it. Coming up on the hour we only have one cover remaining (25). At 5:00 I'll provide a second clue if no one correctly guesses the record.

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

    Okay, second clue:

    25. They are a little bit country.

  • kmbone

    I am really embarrassed. I actually own #6 and listen to it all the time. (Not embarrassed about owning it, just about not recognizing it.)

    Is #25 Alabama's “Roll On”?

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

    And we have our final answer!! Congrats!

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

    Here's the final update, thanks for playing:

    1. Genesis – Invisible Touch (Steed)
    2. Cure – Disintegration (Francis)
    3. Led Zeppelin – Presence (steve)
    4. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (dpop)
    5. Madonna – True Blue (coffeefortwo)
    6. John Denver – Windsong (Francis)
    7. Jellyfish – Bellybutton (coffeefortwo)
    8. Rolling Stones – Exile on Main St. (MatthewBolin)
    9. Catherine Wheel – Adam and Eve (Thierry)
    10. Discovery – LP (Francis)
    11. John Mayer – Heavier Things (Thierry)
    12. Eric Johnson – Ah Via Musicom (Jefito)
    13. Foo Fighters – The Color and the Shape (Steed)
    14. Kiss – Hot in the Shade (coffeefortwo)
    15. Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk (MarkoP)
    16. ZZ Top – Afterburner (Francis)
    17. Radiohead – Pablo Honey (Francis)
    18. Thompson Twins – Into the Gap (garylucy)
    19. Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain (SansDirection)
    20. George Michael – Faith (MichaelFortes)
    21. Lily Allen – It's Not Me, It's You (dpop)
    22. NoFX – S&M Airlines (Francis)
    23. Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle (Steed)
    24. Weezer – Pinkerton (garylucy)
    25. Alabama – Roll On (kmbone)

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