Not sure if this had already been posted, but here is the messy album cover of a joy division-like indie singer.


http://pitchfork.com/news/38320-take-cover-zola-jesus-istridulumi/

Looks like a dude.

Old news for those of us into the indie rock, but a nice cover nonetheless.

Clearly NOT a dude as this pic shows:
http://pitchfork.com/news/39252-zola-jesus-to-tour-with-the-xx/

--Rich

It has been posted before, but it's great anyway.

And no, it's not a dude. Read the article...

Oh, and the album is pretty damn good! (If you like dark, epic, gothic electronica)

And Rich appears to be a faster typist than me....

Sorry, at first glance and without reading the article

If anyone feels like going on a search and loves their mess and indie rock... there was a BMX Bandits (They were British I think... I want to say they were Scots) cover from the early nineties that was fucking AWESOME.

If I find the time I will look myself and post. This is the best i can find on a quick search...

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...and if we go WAYYY back, we have the Ohio Players 'Honey' album with the fold-out album cover! YAYYYAAAAASSS!!!

I actually bought this album based on the cover, the girl had a large jar of honey, and some dripped on her finger. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened it and saw the album 'centerfold' photo! It helped to shape my idea of wam back in those formative years.

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It's male only, but I've completely ripped off the idea behind this Sparks album cover for a few two-girl shoots:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Outer_Space (so click if you wanna see)

And the obvious "homages" below....

--Rich

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What a fucking fantastic album! I love Jane Wiedlin to death. I think that's my second favorite Sparks album, right after Terminal Jive.

As long as I'm here, I think wetandmessy.com's Herb Alpert homage deserves a nod.

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The Herb Alpert cover also inspired this photo shoot with the lovely Salma Hayek(probably about 10 years ago now):