Album covers using famous photos

[fotobrooks]

Starter for ten: Elliot Ewitt

[Graeme]

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

[TheKevster]

Another Elliott Erwitt:

[TOBYJUG]

Gerhard Richter. (Photorealist painting)

[TheKevster]

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?

[IanRobertM]

@TheKevster

It was used on a very famous LP 51 years later. Recognise it?

Of course. The Brown Bomber.

[TOBYJUG]

[HungryHalibut]

It’s on this Archie Shepp album as well.

[TheKevster]

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

[TheKevster]

"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…

[Clive]

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:

[TOBYJUG]

Another non photo but famous painting inclusion. Jenny Saville.

[HungryHalibut]

I do. The Black Keys.

[HungryHalibut]

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

[AndyP]

Deep Purple

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

Hieronymus Bosch - The Garden of Earthly Delights

[HungryHalibut]

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.

[AndyP]

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

[TheKevster]

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

[Deeg]

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

[fotobrooks]

Photos of paintings don’t count! Another Eggleston…