In a career spanning 40 years, I don't think David Bowie has ever released an album that didn't have his face on the cover, has he?

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Can anyone else beat this record of total narcissism?

― Fred Pierreafeu, Monday, 24 January 2005 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

prince has him beat.

― ppp, Monday, 24 January 2005 18:13 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.cdshakedown.com/pictures/bowiedavid-earthling.gif
He's on there but no face.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 24 January 2005 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

The original version of Man Who Sold the World didn't, i don't think.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 24 January 2005 18:43 (twenty-one years ago)

ihttp://www.madgroup.co.uk/canehill/tmwstw.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 24 January 2005 18:44 (twenty-one years ago)

smaller...

http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/B/bowief.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 24 January 2005 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't forget: preening narcissists wouldn't have it any other way.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Monday, 24 January 2005 18:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, it's almost like he KNOWS that his personal sex appeal is responsible for a big chunk of his record sales!

Who'da thunked it?

― Austin (Austin), Monday, 24 January 2005 18:48 (twenty-one years ago)

prince has him beat.

Wha'bbout?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002KY8.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg http://www.musicmatic.de/P/Prince_7a.jpg http://www.lyred.com/covers/prince_-_batman.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 24 January 2005 18:52 (twenty-one years ago)

ah, but those ARE his hands!
no, to be fair, there's quite a few non prince prince covers.
Chaos and Disorder, around the world in a day (cartoon form!), the symbol album (he's barely there!)

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 January 2005 18:55 (twenty-one years ago)

The original version of Man Who Sold the World didn't, i don't think.

But that's not the original version, it's the weird censored US version. The original has a photo of him lounging around in a dress.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Monday, 24 January 2005 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not sure of the chronology, actually. The first cover I ever remember of Man Who Sold.. had David doing a big rock pose ala Ace Frehley on the cover. Then, I discovered that bizarre cartoony rendition at my college radio station and verily proclaimed aloud: "WHAT THE FUCK>?".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 24 January 2005 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

The first version I remember...

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/images/diary/kocorono/2003-11-05.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 24 January 2005 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I find this this idea that Bowie has sex appeal very odd.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 24 January 2005 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

In addition to those being his hands, you can also see a tiny Prince drawn into the "P" of 1999, plus a lot of Prince's weirdness is just a diversion from his secret life as a crime-fighting bat.

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 24 January 2005 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought this was the original...

http://children.ofthenight.org/albums/images/1769f.jpg

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Monday, 24 January 2005 19:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it was the original, Walter, which was swiftly replaced by either the weird rifle-toting cartoon cowboy cover and the big rock kick pose cover. I just remember seeing the big rock kick pose cover first (when I started paying attention, in other words).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 24 January 2005 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Bowie isn't on The Buddha of Suburbia or Christian F., but I'm too lazy to hunt down the images from AMG.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 24 January 2005 21:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yes he is.

http://cover09.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/430/431157.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 24 January 2005 21:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I just remembered Tin Machine II

― Austin (Austin), Monday, 24 January 2005 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Alex - thanks for the correction. My memory sucks sometimes.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 24 January 2005 21:40 (twenty-one years ago)

tin machine was a BAND. hahaha.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 24 January 2005 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

umm....don't worry about it.

x-post

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 24 January 2005 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

wha'bout Dylan?

― sexyDancer, Monday, 24 January 2005 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh Mercy comes to mind - but it's true - he is on a lot of those covers.

― o. nate (onate), Monday, 24 January 2005 21:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Another exception: Slow Train

― o. nate (onate), Monday, 24 January 2005 21:57 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.wbr.com/rodstewart/iwfilt/img/outofor.JPG

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 24 January 2005 22:02 (twenty-one years ago)

a bit ot, but nothing beats naming a magazine after yourself then appearing on its cover each month a la Oprah

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 24 January 2005 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)

muppet magazine did that shit all the time

― miccio (miccio), Monday, 24 January 2005 22:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I would expect that Diana Ross's face is on every one of her albums. Not that I'm in a hurry to go check.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 24 January 2005 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

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