Album covers using famous photos

Starter for ten: Elliot Ewitt

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Rage Against The Machine. Photo by Malcolm Browne. A bit gruesome but you asked!

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Another Elliott Erwitt:

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Gerhard Richter. (Photorealist painting)

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This pic of Manfred von Richtofen’s “flying circus” was taken in 1918. It was used on a very famous LP 51 years later. Recognise it?

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Of course. The Brown Bomber.

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It’s on this Archie Shepp album as well.

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“Mississippi 1971” by William Eggleston. Who knows the album this was used on?

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"Shiroi Hana with White Flower”, taken in 1931 by Sakae Tamura. @steviebee might know the famous 1983 single by a leading UK post-punk band this was used on…

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Marlene Dietrich with airmen of the 401st Bomb Group after a ride in a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed “Pakawalup”.

This photograph was adapted for Guillaume de Chassy’s album, Letters to Marlene:

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Another non photo but famous painting inclusion. Jenny Saville.

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I do. The Black Keys.

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That’ll be the Banshees’ Dear Prudence. White flower is the English translation of Shiroi hana.

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Deep Purple

Not a photo but I suppose a photo of a painting.

Hieronymus Bosch - The Garden of Earthly Delights

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That’s well worth seeing out in the Prado in Madrid. Having only seen it as an album cover I was surprised how large it is. The detail is unbelievable, and to think it was painted between 1490 and 1510.

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In terms of detail there is also the first Fleet Foxes album using a Bruegel.

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Calling all you Goths out there! On what sleeve was Homage to Puvis de Chavannes (1949) by Duane Michals used on?

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Bauhaus - in the flat field. damn… given myself away :cowboy_hat_face:

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Photos of paintings don’t count! Another Eggleston…

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