AllBum.Art - Alternative Art-Work for Album and Single Covers

Today it is the turn of Matt Monro and his song From Russia With Love, which just happens to be the name of a James Bond movie of the same name. On the original artwork we find Sean Connery standing outside what appears to be the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, which, the last time we looked, wasn't in Russia. On the remix we find a leggy babe who we are led to believe, is actually Russian. With love.

One Direction seem to think that climbing onto a red telephone box in some way represents the title of their album Take Me Home. On the face of it, there would seem to be no connection between the two. The remixed album artwork, however, explains their keenness as we discover that a sexy babe is standing inside the phone box. Maybe they intend to take her, and the whole box home, but it would clearly have been easier just to take the babe and leave the box where it is. Payphone!

Like the cover artwork for many dance singles, Above And Beyond have made no effort to enhance listening pleasure through trying to describe Alone Tonight in graphical terms. The remix does a much better job as we find a babe standing alone at night (though paradoxically there must have been someone there taking the photo). Given the shortness of her skirt it seems unlikely she will remain alone for long. Bridges!

We always welcome user submissions at AllBum.Art so we were pleased to receive this from Bart De Haan from Belgium. Bart says:

AnnaGrace is ready to dare in her dress, but on the remix, the lady is more daring without the dress.

We see where you're coming from Bart. Thank you for the remix and keep them coming. Sprout!

It is clear that, on the original single front cover artwork for Outside by Calvin Harris Featuring Ellie Goulding, literally no effort was spared to represent the title of the song in picture format. What is shown is Ms Goulding kneeling down outside what looks like a car-port. On the remix, a young babe is also outside in a car-park but for reasons unknown appears to have removed all her clothes. Fine!

Is Dan Bryk an Asshole? From the looks of his photograph on the original album cover artwork, this may well be the case. Or is it just that he is a nut case? Either way the remix shows a different view, that of the ass of some big bouncy babe and you can see the whole of her ass, so an ass, whole. Would Mr Bryk like that? That is a question for which the answer makes no difference. Pink!

Ripe for remixing is Ms Fat Booty by Mos Def. Why is this so? On the original single cover artwork we find Mr Bey (for that is his real name) sitting on a stool. Where is Ms Fat Booty? She is nowhere to be found. However, she can be clearly seen on the remix and appears to be a teacher who is happy to wave her fat booty at her pupils whilst squatting on her desk. Lessons!

You would think, would you not, that a band such as U2 would be able to arrive at better front cover artwork for their single Big Girls Are Best, than just the name of the band, and the title of the song apparently on some kind of monochrome sticker? The remix, for example, actually illustrates some big girls who look good. Are they best, that depends on your personal outlook, but U2 must think so, otherwise they would not have named their song that way. Bow!

Today it is the turn of The Vaccines to be remixed. Their original single front cover artwork for Radio Bikini is very red, and shows the band members resting on and around a chair with various thing such as a bottle, a drink and a paper in their hands. The remix is also red, but shows a babe wearing headphones standing in front of a mixing desk in a bikini. If she is on the radio, this makes complete sense. If not, does it really matter? Crown!

Is there any kind of single artwork that is less interesting than a black cover with just the name of the song and artists listed in white. That is what Mary J Blige Featuring Diddy & Lil Wayne managed to achieve on the cover of Someone To Love Me (Naked). On the remix is a babe who is taking flowers to someone she loves, and she is doing so naked. That is far more appropriate than the original black and white effort. Daisy!