Directors Album Cover Art: A Tournament (1 Viewer)

[Brian Lawrence]

Nominate-

Pearl Jam - No Code

 

[Rain]

Thanks, Brian.

That would be the one.

 

[Angelo.M]

• The list on Page 2 is updated.
• Two more nominations for those that have participated (total of 7 noms for everyone).
• Another second for those folks (total of 2 seconds for everyone).
• Please vote for your preference: 32 or 64 albums in the tourney? My preference is 32.

 

[Graeme Clark]

I'll 2nd No Code

Nominate:

Tool - Aenima
Blind Melon - Soup
Pearl Jam - Yield
Tea Party - Spledor Solis

 

[Rain]

Nominate:

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry - Billy Bragg
Country Life (uncensored version) - Roxy Music

I vote for 64 at least. There's enough good ones to even go 128, which would be awesome.

 

[george kaplan]

I'll nominate Schubert's 8th Symphony & Mendelssohn's 4th by Sinopoli (Deutsche Grammophon 410 862-2)

Richard Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra & Don Juan by von Karajan (Deutsche Grammophon 410 959-2)

 

[Brian Lawrence]

Don't post the art during the nomination process. We'll get to it during the matchups.

Sorry I can't help myself


Another nom

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Whipped Cream & Other Delights - Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass[/c]

 

[Brook K]

I'll 2nd Herb Alpert, YUMMY
Also 2nd Pearl Jam, No Code

Nominate the famous cover with the banana

Nominate Meat Is Murder, The Smiths
Nominate Amorica (original art), Black Crows

 

[Chris Moe]

Herb Alpert is already in, I used my auto for it

My two new nominations:

Pantera, Vulgar Display of Power
Live, Throwing Copper

My second second:
U2, War

 

[Rain]

Nominate the famous cover with the banana

That would be The Velvet Underground and Nico, which is already in.

And No Code has also already been seconded, which makes both of your seconds redundant, Brook. :p)

More really obvious trivia: The banana is by Andy Warhol, whose name appears on the cover, despite the fact that on the original version, the band's name did not. Andy Warhol is also responsible for the art and design of the Rolling Stones' album Sticky Fingers.

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Something just occurred to me. When the voting starts and album art is posted, you need to be careful to ensure you've got the original artwork. There are a myriad of album covers that have been altered over the years, particularly as they began appearing on CD.

 

[John C. Wilson]

Second Candy-O by the Cars

I'll nominate Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix (not the cd cover you've all seen, but the original British cover with a bevy of topless women)

and

Disraeli Gears - Cream

 

[Agee Bassett]

Automatic

Surfing With the Alien - Joe Satriani

Nomination

Turn of a Friendly Card - Alan Parsons Project

 

[MartinTeller]

I'll second Electric Ladyland: http://hendrix.xidus.net/eleclady_nude.gif


(is it okay to link that image??)

I'll think of a couple more noms later. And I vote for 64, at least.

 

[Angelo.M]

When the voting starts and album art is posted, you need to be careful to ensure you've got the original artwork.

I'll be asking for everyone's help with the images when the time comes.

List updated on Page 2.

Nominated: Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run
10,000 Maniacs, In My Tribe

 

[SteveGon]

Sorry I didn't pop in sooner.

I guess I have one second, five noms, and one auto?

I'll second Born to Run.

My auto: Lost Souls - Spaccanapoli

My five noms:

The Essential Michael Nyman Band
The Meeting Pool - Baka Beyond
Save Our Children - Pharoah Sanders
Matapedia - Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Requiem/Pelleas et Melisande/Pavane - Gabriel Faure (Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit)

 

[SteveGon]

Here are links to pics if you care to take a gander:


Lost Souls

The Essential Michael Nyman Band

The Meeting Pool

Save Our Children

Matapedia

Requiem

 

[Angelo.M]

Steve: you get a total of 7 nominations and 2 seconds.

List updated on Page 2.

Happy Labor Day.

RIP Chuck Bronson.

 

[SteveGon]

I'll second Disraeli Gears - Cream

I'll nominate:

Blood Money - Tom Waits

When I Woke - Rusted Root

 

[Brook K]

Ok, since my 2nd's and a nom got shot down I'll try again

2nd Beastie Boys, License to Ill

Nominate Chicago IX (Greatest Hits I), Chicago

I think Chicago has as many greatest hits albums as they have original albums.

 

[Angelo.M]

Lists on Pages 1 and 2 updated.

I've added the Chemical Brother's Dig Your Own Hole to the nominations list.

Keep 'em coming.