This article on hip-hop photography got me wondering what
iconic albums would look like if the bands had gone with a different image from the same photo shoot. I trawled the web for such images, and mocked up the album covers below.
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Beatles - Abbey Road
David Bowie - Heroes
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
The Who - Who's Next
Beck - Odelay
Bjork - Debut
Madonna - True Blue
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
Prince - Dirty Mind
Roxy Music - Country Life and Siren
Outkast - Stankonia
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
2Pac - All Eyez on Me
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Madness - One Step Beyond
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Grace Jones - Island Life
John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Two Virgins
Nirvana - Nevermind
Ramones - Ramones
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Patti Smith - Horses
Queen - Queen II
If you find any interesting photos I haven't featured, why not add them below: