# Post a picture: albums that do not have the band/artists' name on the cover **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [December 22, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593 "2020-12-22T03:08:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593/43 "2020-12-24T10:46:06Z")
Does this qualify? The name of the album is on it, which includes only a partial name of the band: [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Whosnext.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Whosnext.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593/44 "2020-12-24T13:36:56Z")
This John Fogerty solo album. The Blue Ridge Rangers didn’t exist. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Blueridgerangersalbum.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Blueridgerangersalbum.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593/45 "2020-12-24T15:13:19Z")
**Blind Faith** ’s only album was controversial in that the cover had a topless 11 year old girl on the front. You’ll have no trouble finding it, if so inclined. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593/46 "2020-12-24T20:59:14Z")
James Taylor, “Flag”: [![](https://www.musiconvinyl.com/fotos/1953_foto1_product_groot.jpg) ](https://www.musiconvinyl.com/fotos/1953_foto1_product_groot.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593/47 "2020-12-24T21:12:47Z")
Styx, _Pieces of Eight_ (though later pressings of it, like the second image below, appear to have the band’s name and album name added) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c4/Styx_-_Pieces_of_Eight.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c4/Styx_-_Pieces_of_Eight.jpg) [![](https://i.discogs.com/6FLUhjiiJ6vWsMyzzDgDtvEkU8lUdVOLw2JO9earFCI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:599/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTU3NzY4/OC0xNDEyOTU1ODY5/LTg2ODcuanBlZw.jpeg) ](https://i.discogs.com/6FLUhjiiJ6vWsMyzzDgDtvEkU8lUdVOLw2JO9earFCI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:599/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTU3NzY4/OC0xNDEyOTU1ODY5/LTg2ODcuanBlZw.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593/48 "2020-12-24T22:25:30Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > James Taylor, “Flag”: A cover every bit as exciting as the music contained therein. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593/50 "2020-12-24T23:51:27Z")
[https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0882/5118/products/Pearl-Jam-Binaural-Vinyl-2LP-2291671\_1024x1024.jpg?v=1510248789](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0882/5118/products/Pearl-Jam-Binaural-Vinyl-2LP-2291671_1024x1024.jpg?v=1510248789) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593/51 "2020-12-24T23:56:26Z")
Traffic [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/Traffic_%28album%29.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/Traffic_%28album%29.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593/52 "2020-12-25T00:58:01Z")
The earliest examples I can think of are Bill Evans & Jim Hall’s “Undercurrent” from 1962 and the Rolling Stones’ debut from '64: > **[Taringa! - Inteligencia Colectiva en Taringa!](https://www.taringa.net)** > > ¡Bienvenido a la comunidad de Taringa! Descubrí y compartí información, videos, imágenes y memes en nuestra plataforma ¡Te esperamos! [![](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/The-Rolling-Stones-Debut-Album.jpg) ](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/The-Rolling-Stones-Debut-Album.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593/53 "2020-12-25T04:22:06Z")
> [@journeyman\_southpaw](#): > > The earliest examples I can think of… Fascinating… > **[By Its Cover #2: We Believe In Textless Covers](https://www.comicsbeat.com/by-its-cover-week-of-04-18-18-we-believe-in-textless-covers/?amp=1)** > > By Its Cover #2: We Believe In Textless Covers ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593/54 "2020-12-26T04:39:34Z")
I’d say yes, unequivocally. If the words on the cover were “The Who is next”, it would not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-picture-albums-that-do-not-have-the-band-artists-name-on-the-cover/928593.md?page=2)