Are you up for an extra helping of puzzle solving nonsense as we trudge through these dark December days? Following in the wake of my fellow bloggers and the joyous challenges presented by Rol, Ernie, Alyson, John and Martin I thought I'd put a little something together too. Alas, my days of genetic engineering in the form of Mystery Lovechild are probably over (for those who remember - I hope the nightmares have passed). It was very labour-intensive as, to keep track of exactly which features were whose, I did it all manually and methodically. Maybe I'll revive them one day in true Dr Frankenstein style but for now they rest (un)easy. So, as a replacement visual puzzle, I wondered about this. Every picture below is a small section of an album cover and all you have to do is identify it. Please feel free to suggest your answers in the comments, and also, do let me know if you think it's too easy or too hard (I just can't tell!) - and if you would like some more?
Answers to be uncovered next Tuesday. Hope you enjoy!
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Excellent. Love this! Although on first pass I've only got 7 nailed down. Thinking to do.......
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin. It's so hard for me to see them objectively myself, probably a bit like your lyric puzzles - easy when you know, but coming in cold is a different matter!
DeleteUp to 10 now, but struggling.
DeleteI recognise a couple:
ReplyDelete2. Bush
5. Fairport
8. Blondie
10. Bowie
20. Roxy
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9. Eagles
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Thanks John - and in order to keep whatever little suspense there may be, I shall neither confirm nor deny at this stage! (Presume you have your album titles in mind too?)
Delete11 Billy Bragg?
ReplyDeleteThanks CC - as this is a bit of an experiment at the moment, I shall keep schtumm for now!
DeleteThis is all I can manage, though I know there are some kick-selves here....
ReplyDelete1 Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray
2 Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
4 Prince - Purple Rain
6 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
8 Blondie - Autoamerican
9 Eagles - Hotel California
10 David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
11 Billy Bragg - Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy
12 Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring
15 Abba - Abba
16 Ash - Meltdown
20 Roxy Music - Avalon
13, 14 and 18 are going to bug me all day.
DeleteI go along with Martin, plus....
ReplyDelete3. Deep Purple - In Rock, 5. Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking, 7. Siouxsie & the Banshees - A Kiss in the Dreamhouse, 14. Julian Cope - Fried, 17. Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde, 18. Massive Attack - Protection, St Etienne - Fox Base Alpha.
13 has me well and truly stumped!
That's 19. for Fox Base Alpha.
Delete13. Pet Sounds
ReplyDeleteI think that's all now
But I would only have got about half in total. So my answer to your question is: Not too easy but you need to ban Martin and TS
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