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

When we first saw the original album cover artwork for Storm Front by Billy Joel, we had to investigate whether it had any connection with storms. It turns out that the red flag with a black square in it is a nautical flag meaning that storms are on the way. So thumbs up for that. On the remix, though, we find a babe standing outside whilst a snow storm is going on. She is showing us her chilly front, and so we guess this would be an alternative representation of the album's title. Peaky!

Toni Braxton brings us an album that she titles Snowflakes. Now it might just be us, but we would have at least expected that on the original album cover artwork, there might actually have been some snowflakes visible that would reflect its name. Thankfully this has been resolved on the remix, as we find a babe standing outside in the snow, with plenty of snowflakes in the picture as the fall on her. She seems to be wearing a fur-lined outfit but one that is otherwise unsuited to cold weather being full of holes. Snow-net!

Today's question is what is a Hazy Shade Of Winter? According to The Bangles, it might be black, as that is the color that all of the band members are wearing on the original single cover artwork. On the remix we find a babe standing outside in the snow, so it's almost certainly winter. She is wearing a rather hazy white bodysuit and so we can but presume that white, being the color of snow and of the catsuit, is the hazy shade that the group were referring to. Blanco!

Alexander O'Neal sends us My Gift To You, which is very kind of him. On the original album cover artwork we find Mr O'Neal standing outdoors on a snowy street with olde worlde lights shining on the dark, arctic scene. All very good, but where's the gift. It seems that the gift has already been given as on the remix we find a babe opening a present and she seems quite pleased with what is in the box. Perhaps it is some new clothes as all of her old ones appear to have dissolved. Acid!

Back to the wintery remixes as we consider Broken Down Angel by Nazareth. Not only does the name of the band have biblical connotations, but the title does too, because it mentions angels which is one of our favorite topics. On the original single cover artwork we find nothing more than the band members. On the remix we find a babe whose car appears to have broken down. We know this as she is attempting a push start. If we may offer her some advice, it may have been more sensible to do this wearing clothes and more sensible shoes than high heels (especially in the snow). Just sayin' is all.

Gene Pitney sings to us in his melodious fashion about what happens (In The) Cold Light Of Day. But all we learn from the original single cover artwork is that Mr Pitney owns a brown suede jacket and green slacks (isn't that what they were called in the 60s?) On the remix we find a babe standing in the cold light of day. We can see that is it light as there isn't a cloud in the sky and we know it is cold because of all the snow there and abouts. Shiver!

Brr.... It's December and the days are getting shorter, and the nights longer (which isn't always a bad thing). Here we find that Girls Aloud are of a similar mind as they tell us that Life Got Cold. On the original single cover artwork, though, they don't look that cold, even if one of them is wearing both a t-shirt and a jacked. On the remix we find a babe for who life has gotten very cold, not least as she is walking through a snow-tipped forest with no jacket or t-shirt. Chilly!

If you never saw it, then before even thinking about reading any further, go and watch the piece from Family Guy concerning 'mass awareness of a certain avian variety', go watch it now. Then come back and think about what a Surfin' Bird is. To us it's simple. It's a cute surfin' bird. Simple really. Everybody knows that bird is the word. Tweet!

Woooo.... It's Halloween, which means it's time for another remid from our collection of Halloween Hits, and this time it's the turn of Night Of Fear by The Move. On the original single cover artwork we find the band members who, to be fair to them, do look quite scary. On the remix we find a babe who is being tapped on the shoulder by a skeleton and is surely going to be in fear for the rest of the night. Fearsome!

As Halloween approaches, the remixes on AllBum.Art get creepier. And none more so than this remix of Creep by Radiohead. On the original single cover artwork we find what appears to be a poor rendition of JFK smoking a cigarette with a zip for his mouth. If that (and Radiohead's music) isn't creepy enough, on the remix we find a babe creeping down some stairs looking for all the world like a vampire with her blood red lips. We aren't sure if all female vampires wear the same outfit as her but if they do, then maybe getting bitten wouldn't be that bad after all. Canine!