I was wondering if there are any cool alternative covers to albums, singles, etc.?

Be it, fanmade, official but unused, or region-specific, is there any good unofficial cover art out there for released recordings?

Edit: If anyone has some alternate art for Prince or Lovesexy in particular, I'd be grateful.

[Edited 12/4/14 19:00pm]

You've likely seen this, but there's an old story suggesting this was the originally intended art for ATWIAD...

[Edited 12/5/14 6:50am]

they should reissue ATWIAD with this as the cover.. i love it!

oh wait.. as IF we will ever get remasters.

itsjustaroundthecorner said:

they should reissue ATWIAD with this as the cover.. i love it!

oh wait.. as IF we will ever get remasters.

Only problem: some many white people, just that one little black dude.

my new desktop background

I actually prefer the art Prince went with in ATWIAD's case. The alternate art wouldn't make me pick up the album.

A while back, I saw that some orger made some exquisite alternate singles covers. Shame they didn't do the same for the albums. In most cases, they were better than the released versions. Anyone still have those?

The homogenous representation of humanity aside, I prefer the original ATWIAD art.

Interesting that it looks quite like the artwork we see in much of the Jehovah's Witnesses' literature.

undergroundFUNK said:

Isn't that Julian Lennon with the tambourine?

That's it! I knew that kid looked like someone, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I was thinking John Lennon or Dylan.

I never see the old hologram Diamonds and Pearls cover anymore... does that count?

[img:$uid]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b2/Prince_Diamonds.jpg/220px-Prince_Diamonds.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/37/DandPGlobal.jpg/220px-DandPGlobal.jpg[/img:$uid]

Lammastide said:

You've likely seen this, but there's an old story suggesting this was the originally intended art for ATWIAD...

[Edited 12/5/14 6:50am]

Original cover art by Jim Warren.

"In 1985 I was contacted by Prince's management to do a painting in which little information was given, and I was not to talk about the little that I did know.

I was given a one page sheet with thirteen instructions on it such as, "...a fat man hugging a tiger," and "...two men with hair shorter on one side, playing the tambourine." After reading this I had more than a few questions but was simply told, "...use your imagination." So, I did.

I enjoyed the freedom I was given with this painting and felt that it made for a great collaboration between artist and musician. Halfway through the painting, I was told that Prince wanted to see it "First thing when he woke up" which was in Cincinnati, Ohio where he was in concert, even though the painting was not finished, and still wet.

So, being the dedicated artist that I am, I boxed it up, put it in the airplane in the seat next to mine, and we (the painting and I) went to Cincinnati. Two bodyguards came to my room and picked it up. The next day, it returned with simple instructions: "Finish it." I did and was told he loved it."

Fanmade by me:

billymeade said:

I never see the old hologram Diamonds and Pearls cover anymore... does that count?

[img:$uid]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b2/Prince_Diamonds.jpg/220px-Prince_Diamonds.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/37/DandPGlobal.jpg/220px-DandPGlobal.jpg[/img:$uid]

I only ever see the Pokemon card version of D&P. The blue is much better.

I made these for The Rebels and Crystal Ball :p

Xibalba said:

Lammastide said:

You've likely seen this, but there's an old story suggesting this was the originally intended art for ATWIAD...

[Edited 12/5/14 6:50am]

Original cover art by Jim Warren.

"In 1985 I was contacted by Prince's management to do a painting in which little information was given, and I was not to talk about the little that I did know.

I was given a one page sheet with thirteen instructions on it such as, "...a fat man hugging a tiger," and "...two men with hair shorter on one side, playing the tambourine." After reading this I had more than a few questions but was simply told, "...use your imagination." So, I did.

I enjoyed the freedom I was given with this painting and felt that it made for a great collaboration between artist and musician. Halfway through the painting, I was told that Prince wanted to see it "First thing when he woke up" which was in Cincinnati, Ohio where he was in concert, even though the painting was not finished, and still wet.

So, being the dedicated artist that I am, I boxed it up, put it in the airplane in the seat next to mine, and we (the painting and I) went to Cincinnati. Two bodyguards came to my room and picked it up. The next day, it returned with simple instructions: "Finish it." I did and was told he loved it."

Any idea why this version of the artwork wasn't used?

I think this is much better than the artwork thats on the actual record.

PurpleSullivan said:

I made these for The Rebels and Crystal Ball :p

Sweet. I'm all kinds of into fanmade covers.