Cover Me, Game Two

Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends…well, I suppose it will end, as soon as I run out of ideas for album covers, but let’s not think about that right now.

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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  • Joe
    14 - Neil Young - Landing On Water
    18 - Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue
    25 - Hall & Oates - Private Eyes
  • gary lucy
    5 Ben Kweller "Sha Sha"
    6. Chills "Submarine Bells"
    7. Van Halen...oh crud...I think it's "Fair Warning"
  • WHarrisBullzEye
    4. 808 State, "Utd. State 90"
    16. Semisonic, "All About Chemistry"
    22. The Dream Academy, "Remembrance Days"
  • 13. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On
  • 10. Public Enemy - It Would Take a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
  • Ted
    4. The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys
  • Tippose
    1. Blur - The Great Escape
  • All guesses so far are correct except for Van Halen, the Cure and the Chills.
  • 8: The Smiths, their self-titled album.

    (BTW, I'm amused at the way your "digit eight, close paren" got turned into a smiley.)
  • The Smiths is correct, and holy cow, I did not notice the smiley face. That's awesome.
  • Marko
    7. De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead
    15. Propellerheads - Decksandrumsandrockandroll
  • 17 - the who - who' s next
  • De La and Propellerheads are correct. Over half have been guessed, so it's time for an OFFICIAL UPDATE. (i.e. Will's dying to guess some more)

    1) Blur, The Great Escape (Tippose)
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    3)
    4) 808 State, Utd. State 90 (WHarrisBullzEye)
    5) Ben Kweller, Sha Sha (Gary Lucy)
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    7) De La Soul, De La Soul Is Dead (Marko)
    8) The Smiths, The Smiths (arensb)
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    10) Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions (MatthewBolin)
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    13) Marvin Gaye, Let’s Get It On (MatthewBolin)
    14) Neil Young, Landing on Water (Joe)
    15) Propellerheads, Decksanddrumsandrockandroll (Marko)
    16) Semisonic, All About Chemistry (WHarrisBullzEye)
    17)
    18) Rolling Stones, Emotional Rescue (Joe)
    19)
    20)
    21)
    22) Dream Academy, Remembrance Days (WHarrisBullzEye)
    23)
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    25) Daryl Hall & John Oates, Private Eyes (Joe)
  • The Who is correct. Damn, I thought that one would take a while.
  • it's the pee stains! very funny crop.
  • hagen
    17) Who's Next
  • hagen
    Crap. Sorry, drcastro. Took me a minute to think.
  • just out of curiosity, are all of the zoomed images at the same percentage, or are some more zoomed in than others? it really doesn't make much difference, i'm just wondering. feel free to keep it a secret if you feel it enhances the game.
  • It varies, really. I try to make them as small as I can without being so small that you can't tell what you're looking at.
  • hagen
    20) Kraftwerk - Computer World
  • Kraftwerk is correct.
  • 3) Future Sound of London - Lifeforms
  • Future Sound of London is correct. Bravo, andrew t, I thought that would be the last to fall.
  • 12) Jam - Sound Affects
  • andrewmoore20
    11. Oasis: Don't Believe the Truth
  • 24) 10 CC - The Original Soundtrack
  • gary lucy
    I know I said 7 for Van Halen fair warning but I meant 21. Probably still wrong. But please multiply everything I say times three from now on. 8)
  • Wasn't sure what to do with that one, but yes, 21 is Van Halen. Now there are only five left. Clues will be given out if any are left standing an hour from now.
  • 10cc, Oasis and the Jam are correct. Only six left, and one of them has already been guessed (right album, but wrong number).
  • jack
    6) New Order "Technique"
  • jack
    9) A-Ha "Scoundrel Days"
  • andrewmoore20
    21: Van Halen Fair Warning
  • WHarrisBullzEye
    Of the stuff that's left to guess, I admit to surprise that #19 is still out there, but...

    19. INXS, "Shabooh Shoobah"
    23. The Verve Pipe, "Villains"
  • I was thinking of :Wumpscut: for #19, so I was completely on the wrong track.
  • A-ha, INXS and the Verve Pipe are correct.

    New Order is incorrect, but you're on the right side of the pond.
  • Okay, here are your clues.

    2) Debut album by feisty UK pop songstress
    6) Debut album by late '90s Brit-Pop also-rans
  • JohnHughes
    #2 is Lily Allen, "Alright, Still."
  • Lily Allen is correct. One cover left! Mr. Harris, check your library...
  • GiddyForGeddy
    Aha! Rialto - Rialto, if I'm not mistaken...
  • Rialto is correct! Thanks everyone, and I'll see you all next Tuesday.
  • Is #17 the Violent Femmes' first album?
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