Music Trivia -> Actual Album Cover Parodies -> Fine Art
Album covers that feature famous artworks, like you would find in a museum.
There are 21 covers for this theme.
Bright Eyes
"I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning"
- Submitted by: Deathawk
Coldplay
"Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends"
After the simplicity of the first 3 album covers, this is a clumsy mess...and the pretensious title doesn't help either... - Submitted by: Kristof Robertson
Crash Test Dummies
"God Shuffled His Feet"
- Submitted by: Kevin
Death Cab for Cutie
"Narrow Stairs"
- Submitted by: Deathawk
Donovan
"Mellow Yellow"
My mother has this on vinyl and the artwork that he chose for this particular album is very interesting. - Submitted by: Celeste
Duran Duran
"Rio"
While Patrick Nagel's work is mostly known for cheap knockoffs in nail salons across the country, he was a respected artist at the time of his death in the 80s.
Fleet Foxes
"Fleet Foxes"
fleet foxes by fleet foxes
the painting is called netherlandish proverbs by some 16th century dude - Submitted by: dr love
the painting is called netherlandish proverbs by some 16th century dude - Submitted by: dr love
The Grateful Dead
"Live/Dead"
Very colorful and artsy. - Submitted by: Brady Turner
Green Day
"Insomniac"
- Submitted by: Gary Richardson
Iron & Wine
"The Shepherd's Dog"
- Submitted by: Deathawk
John Lennon
"Imagine (Original Soundtrack)"
This album art is one of John's original drawings. - Submitted by: Celeste
Neutral Milk Hotel
"In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"
- Submitted by: Deathawk
Nits
"Adieu, Sweet Bahnhof"
A wonderful Dutch band in the alternative regions. - Submitted by: Rijk Zandstra
Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
"Free Jazz (A Collective Improvisation)"
- Submitted by: Katy
Procol Harum
"Exotic Birds and Fruit"
This was a painting by Jacob Bogdani. - Submitted by: Paul Warren
Silverchair
"Young Modern"
Inspired by Piet Mondrian's Composition No. 10. - Submitted by: Alex
Smashing Pumpkins
"Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"
This double album features art that depicts a woman flying around in a star. - Submitted by: Celeste
Styx
"Paradise Theatre"
Great album cover, but more importantly was the album itself was watermarked with the artsy look of two women(topless of course) that are traditional decor on the older threatres. You see them on the label coming down from the Styx name, but they were also watermarked - Submitted by: Brian Thomas
Tears for Fears
"Saturnine Martial & Lunatic"
What does that title even mean? - Submitted by: Celeste
Tears for Fears
"Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)"
This album cover was supposedly done by an editorial writer who got wind of Roland Orzabal's strained relationship with his father. - Submitted by: Celeste
Weezer
"Maladroit"
- Submitted by: Deathawk
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