Album covers inspired by famous works of art.

Woody Allen - Volume 2



Roy Lichtenstein - Ohh Alright (1964)

 

Kenny Rogers - The Gambler



C M Coolidge - A Bold Bluff (1903)
Ok , not a masterpiece , but a pop culture icon .

 

don' t remember the artist but I know it is famous

 

Very famous artist in France:
Jean-François Millet - Des Glaneuses (The Gleaners), 1857

 

Joy Division Unknown Pleasures

Cambridge Encylopedia of Astronomy

http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/4393/video-peter-saville-explains-joy-divisions-unknown-pleasures-cover

 

Winston Smith God Told Me To Skin You Alive.

 

Anybody know what painting by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes supposedly inspired the cover of In The Flat Field by Bauhaus?

 

MC Escher Reptiles

 

Salvador Dali - Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire, 1940

 

Well uh if we're going there:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfing_with_the_Alien#Artwork

Not just something: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinéad_O'Connor#Saturday_Night_Live_performance

 

A strong statement on the catholic church but inspired by Bob Geldof.
Geldof went on Top of the Pops and ripped up a photo of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John... due to different reasons.

 

Who did the image in the big photo, and who is it?

 

Franz Ferdinand - 'You Could Have it So Much Better', inspired by Alexander Rodchenko's 'Lilya Brik'.

 

Apologies for the Rodchenko repeat just above. Aris posted it first.

 

It's the original photo by Brian Duffy... and "Planned Accidents" was the original title for the album.

 

Thanks, that explains the final artwork a lot better. Never did understand the connection to Lodger as a LP title.

 

Another Escher... "Bonds Of Union"

 

Something I've wondered about: what the hell does the album title have to do with the cover? Also, it looks like an album by an "inspirational" country singer rather than a hard rock act.

 

Jasper Johns

 

The album was originally supposed to be called Tales of Lucy Blue (after another of its songs), so I imagine the cover art was intended to reflect that. Capitol had them change the title after "Ramblin'..." became a hit.

 

Briton Rivière - Daniel in the Lions Den, 1872.



A great cover and a fantastic album with the compliments of Adrian Borland.

 

I know It's a movie poster but I get a kick out of seeing Whistler's Mother packing a submachine gun.

 

J.L. David - The death of Marat

 

The poster for the 1966 Andy Warhol/Paul Morrissey film Chelsea Girls.




Felt --- The Splendour of Fear

 

Bought it today, Magritte and the Berlin Wall.