Cover Me, Game Forty-Seven

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. And, just to spice things up, we have a puzzle cover this week, yay! One guess per player of the puzzle between updates, please.

There is an acrostic this week. The FIRST letter in the name of the artist or band will provide a clue as to the puzzle cover’s identity.

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Lastly, the Puzzle Cover

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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  • luffy66
    7 is KISS- Destryoyer
  • The God of Thunder's clenched fist is the focus of number seven, Destroyer by KISS.
  • kmc18
    Were the rest of these ever solved? I have to be honest - they're driving me crazy! Can we get a full set of answers?
  • Still a few left... Maybe the leading letter will help?

    1. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? (Fritz Less)
    2. Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman (RoyBatty)
    3. Timbuk 3 - Greetings from Timbuk 3 (kmbone)
    4. H
    5. Erasure - The Innocence (eddie_w)
    6. Yanni - Reflections of Passion (Francis)
    7. K
    8. N
    9. Outkast - Aquemini (gthradecky)
    10. W
    11. I
    12. T
    13. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (eddie_w)
    14. Cake - Prolonging the Magic (RLB)
    15. H
    16. The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely (coffeefortwo)
    17. Iron Maiden - Live After Death (MatthewBolin)
    18. Sonic Youth - Goo (gthradecky)
    19. Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fear (kmbone)
    20. Moody Blues - The Present (Francis)
    21. Aerosmith - Pump (MatthewBolin)
    22. Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X (Matt Sledge)

    Puzzle: Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (Fritz Less)
  • 22 is Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X.
  • Oh, and 20 is Moody Blues, "The Present".
  • You are two for two!
  • I am not entirely proud of myself, but I have deduced that 6 is Yanni's "Reflections of Passion".
  • Best Cover Me comment ever.
  • And that is exactly why I used that cover. Congrats to Francis for naming that mustache!
  • I looked at a lot of Oates before that Y made the difference.
  • Time for another official update, and we've got a correct answer for this week's puzzle! In the spirit of the holiday it is my favorite '80s Christmas song, Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?". There are ten covers left unsolved, but you now have the first letter to the band or artist for each.

    1. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? (Fritz Less)
    2. Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman (RoyBatty)
    3. Timbuk 3 - Greetings from Timbuk 3 (kmbone)
    4.
    5. Erasure - The Innocence (eddie_w)
    6.
    7.
    8.
    9. Outkast - Aquemini (gthradecky)
    10.
    11.
    12.
    13. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (eddie_w)
    14. Cake - Prolonging the Magic (RLB)
    15.
    16. The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely (coffeefortwo)
    17. Iron Maiden - Live After Death (MatthewBolin)
    18. Sonic Youth - Goo (gthradecky)
    19. Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fear (kmbone)
    20.
    21. Aerosmith - Pump (MatthewBolin)
    22.

    Puzzle: Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (Fritz Less)
  • Puzzle: Baid Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
  • Number 16 in Consolers of the Lonely by The Raconteurs.
  • 1. Devo - Q- Are We Not Men? A. We Are Devo!
  • You are correct!
  • eddie_w
    Let's see if I have better timing with this one... :-)

    #13 - Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
  • It is, indeed, the sophomore record from San Diego's own Stone Temple Pilots!
  • Okay, here is the first official update.

    1.
    2. Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman (RoyBatty)
    3. Timbuk 3 - Greetings from Timbuk 3 (kmbone)
    4.
    5. Erasure - The Innocence (eddie_w)
    6.
    7.
    8.
    9. Outkast - Aquemini (gthradecky)
    10.
    11.
    12.
    13.
    14. Cake - Prolonging the Magic (RLB)
    15.
    16.
    17. Iron Maiden - Live After Death (MatthewBolin)
    18. Sonic Youth - Goo (gthradecky)
    19. Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fear (kmbone)
    20.
    21. Aerosmith - Pump (MatthewBolin)
    22.

    Puzzle:
  • gthradecky
    18. 'Goo' Sonic Youth
  • gthradecky
    9. 'Aquemini' Outkast
  • kmbone
    19. Toad the Wet Sprocket- "Fear"
  • I'll admit, there are a few tough covers in this batch, but so far everyone is correct. And I yes, I broke one of the cardinal rules! Nice catch, Matt. It won't happen again.
  • Wait a minute......the intro says that Live albums will NOT be used in this game.
    Isn't #17 "Live After Death" by Iron Maiden?
  • RoyBatty
    That's exactly what I was thinking...
  • 21. Aerosmith - Pump

    (Edit: damn! two minutes too late!)
  • eddie_w
    Hey Matthew...I think you get credit for #21...I was in the middle of editing my previous entry to add it, and I think you got yours in there before I finished it up.
  • eddie_w
    I got here early for a change...woo hoo! Too bad I'm stumped for now on most of these...

    #5 looks like "The Innocents" by Erasure, and
    #21 - "Pump" by Aerosmith
  • kmbone
    #3 is "Greetings from Timbuk 3" by Timbuk 3.
  • Rich
    Tough ones this week, for me anyway. 14 is "Prolonging the Magic" by Cake, I think.
  • RoyBatty
    2. Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osbourne
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