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Reply #30 posted 08/27/15 11:15pm

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I don't think that's going to be the actual album cover.

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Reply #31 posted 08/28/15 12:22am

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toejam said:

I don't think that's going to be the actual album cover.


Oh good!
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Reply #32 posted 09/02/15 7:30pm

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Would this album cover be much, much better without the 3rdeye on the sunglasses? Since it's called "hit n run" I'm gonna imagine that the circle on his forehead is supposed to be a gunshot wound. It actually makes it better, imo.
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Reply #33 posted 09/03/15 2:26am

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controversy99 said:

Would this album cover be much, much better without the 3rdeye on the sunglasses? Since it's called "hit n run" I'm gonna imagine that the circle on his forehead is supposed to be a gunshot wound. It actually makes it better, imo.

lol It's the receding hairline. Or the forehead is too big.
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Reply #34 posted 09/05/15 8:29am

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I hope the cartoon cover won't be used for the Official release of the Album well I had to make a fake album for a music project in school we had to make cover art & promo stuff for a non existing album & my fake Prince album actually looks better then that cartoon of Prince well long story short I got 20/20 & my fake cover art is better then Princes that's just sad confused
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Reply #35 posted 09/05/15 8:40am

CharismaDove

Ugh, horrible cover. I've seen some nice pics of Prince so far in 2015, MOST of which would work better as an album cover.. he, through makeup, lighting, and effects, can make himself look 20 years younger but his album covers never show that. And what's up with this cover anyway? Is he trying to look like iOS 7? South Park?

But to be honest, most of Prince's album covers are either bad or just simply 'eh'. "Musicology" was really good, tainted only by the fact that you could tell Prince was trying to get a #1 record. But even back in his heydey, the album covers were simply decent. Singles covers were even worse (look at the cover for his most successful single "When Doves Cry"). He never put work into his covers like artists such as Janet Jackson, Madonna, or even Terence Trent D'Arby

Worst album cover by far = NPS dead

Maybe eye do, just not like eye did before pimp2
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Reply #36 posted 09/05/15 10:50pm

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What's so bad about the cover art?
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Reply #37 posted 09/05/15 10:57pm

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Doozer said:

If an album cover is supposed to represent the initial indication of the care and artistry that went into the creation of the album, this might be the best album cover on a Prince record. Right on the money.


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I hope I'm wrong when we hear the whole thing. But this-this-this-this-this is how I f-f-f-ff-f-f-f-f-ff-f-feel right now.




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Reply #38 posted 09/05/15 11:01pm

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Nothing will ever be worse than NPS. That being said, this blows.
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Reply #39 posted 09/05/15 11:08pm

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KingSausage said:

Nothing will ever be worse than NPS. That being said, this blows.

Yeah, but cover art has NEVER been P's forte. They've all been of varying levels of mediocre. I actually don't think this new one is that bad really...
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Reply #40 posted 09/05/15 11:20pm

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There is a HITNRUN PHASE TWO cover on twitter with the same design but different colors not sure if it real or a fan art.

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Reply #41 posted 09/06/15 1:43am

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I like it personally. Minimalistic and simple, gives off a less tacky vibe than AOA. I like this whole art style actually i.e. their twitter avatars. It's just straightforward.

IDK, I think you guys are overreacting.

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Reply #42 posted 09/06/15 4:02am

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ThirdStrike said:

KingSausage said:

Nothing will ever be worse than NPS. That being said, this blows.

Yeah, but cover art has NEVER been P's forte. They've all been of varying levels of mediocre. I actually don't think this new one is that bad really...



True. He's had very few albums with good cover art.
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Reply #43 posted 09/06/15 5:50am

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purplethunder3121 said:

Time to make our own album covers. lol

^ you are so RIGHT, biggrin

I am gonna use this pic instead..... as a cover pic, - somehow:



[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/Prince/Prince%20HitNrun%20Sep%202015_zpsgv55ycyf.jpg[/img:$uid]

(I hate the chosen cartoon drawing, yuck very tasteless..!)



[Edited 9/6/15 5:51am]

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Reply #44 posted 09/06/15 6:48am

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Im not a fan of this album cover... I really liked the art official age
cove... it reminds me of all the classic prince albums. Like the selftitled
album of 79, dirty mind, and controversy.

but this seems like just a experimental album. Not a full focused release
so it is what it is
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Reply #45 posted 09/06/15 6:49am

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the only thing that would make this album cover amazing is if the physical cd folds out to show all the different eras that the artist did. now that would be nice.

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Reply #46 posted 09/06/15 6:28pm

appleseed

it really doesn't matter since I change the album/track art in iTunes.

But I would 4 real like to have a digital booklet with lyrics and credits. Is that really too much to ask for thse days?!

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Reply #47 posted 09/06/15 6:37pm

appleseed

The LoveSexy cover is still my all time favorite: Unrepentantly sexy, innocent, free, coy, seductive, freaky (in a good way):

it's maybe only surpassed by this Hit N Run art because his hair is so great in pig tails:

KingSausage said:

ThirdStrike said:
Yeah, but cover art has NEVER been P's forte. They've all been of varying levels of mediocre. I actually don't think this new one is that bad really...
True. He's had very few albums with good cover art.

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Reply #48 posted 09/06/15 7:18pm

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iZsaZsa said:

toejam said:

I'm confused. The album artwork is out there? Where abouts? Where are you guys seeing this?





I didn't notice the ginormous forehead till I read a comment about the receding hairline. Now it's all can see and I very much dislike the cover. I used to like it, but this forehead is KILLIN' me now.
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Reply #49 posted 09/06/15 7:23pm

appleseed

The ATWIAD alternate/original commissioned art was to literal, I'm glad he went with the one with more obvious painterly brush strokes abstraction.

https://rcgoodmanblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/23/prince-and-the-revolutions-around-the-world-in-a-day-turns-30/

BTW, Is the "bear" hugging the tiger supposed to represent "a hot flash of animal lust" from Temptation?

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Reply #50 posted 09/06/15 9:31pm

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BobGeorge909 said:

iZsaZsa said:





I didn't notice the ginormous forehead till I read a comment about the receding hairline. Now it's all can see and I very much dislike the cover. I used to like it, but this forehead is KILLIN' me now.

It's a little bit higher up than the picture thedance posted above us, and it's higher than on his Twitter avatar. Just enough to turn you off.
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Reply #51 posted 09/06/15 11:02pm

iZsaZsa

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I love the album though.
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Reply #52 posted 09/06/15 11:44pm

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Found this at the Housequake facebook group.

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Reply #53 posted 09/07/15 12:00am

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^ Looks like Prince hired some known bootleg guys for the Artwork.
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Reply #54 posted 09/07/15 1:09am

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I am listening to the album now and I really like it.

This is my illustration I created as an inspired cover piece for the album. I sent it into Hannah however I did not hear back. It looks like they chose the art from the Brittish artis as the album cover.

You can see it along with my other illustrations including more Prince art at:

http://jonathancaustrita.com

Here is the link to this piece:
http://jonathancaustrita....caustrita/

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Reply #55 posted 09/07/15 2:11am

EmmaMcG

I don't think I like any of his album covers... Purple Rain is cool and Dirty Mind gives me a dirty mind ;-)

Aside from those they all look really cheap. Especially from the 90's onwards.
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Reply #56 posted 09/07/15 7:07am

iZsaZsa

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Imma put Prince's face on the Superfly movie poster for this album! dancing jig
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Reply #57 posted 09/07/15 9:04am

FUNKYNESS

It is more of the Prince strategy to appeal to teenagers

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Reply #58 posted 09/07/15 9:19am

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TikiColadas said:

I am listening to the album now and I really like it.

This is my illustration I created as an inspired cover piece for the album. I sent it into Hannah however I did not hear back. It looks like they chose the art from the Brittish artis as the album cover.

You can see it along with my other illustrations including more Prince art at:

http://jonathancaustrita.com

Here is the link to this piece:
http://jonathancaustrita....caustrita/

Nice work, dude.

He seems to really like vector based work and watercolours it seems though.

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Reply #59 posted 09/07/15 9:36am

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Angelsoncrack said:

TikiColadas said:

I am listening to the album now and I really like it.

This is my illustration I created as an inspired cover piece for the album. I sent it into Hannah however I did not hear back. It looks like they chose the art from the Brittish artis as the album cover.

You can see it along with my other illustrations including more Prince art at:

http://jonathancaustrita.com

Here is the link to this piece:
http://jonathancaustrita....caustrita/

Nice work, dude.

He seems to really like vector based work and watercolours it seems though.

Many thanks!

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