Pictured below are the covers of 12 classic rock albums.  They have been altered only to the extent that the titles and artists have been removed.  (This was much harder than it sounds.)  How many can you identify?

I guess this was a bust.

I tried, but none of these look even vaguely familiar to me. How "classic" are these? And remember, I'm an old rocker .

Originally Posted By MKB

I tried, but none of these look even vaguely familiar to me. How "classic" are these? And remember, I'm an old rocker .

 

Well, the 60's & 70's are definitely my era and rock my genre so it must be my memory that's failing. If no one guesses these in the next few days, I'd be very interested in knowing what they are.

#5 should be incredibly easy for any old rocker.  Almost all of this band's covers were designed by the same person.  Possibly only Hipgnosis was more influential in album art at the time.

And hi, Michael.  we talked on the phone once.

2-Pink Floyd-Atom Heart Mother

5-Yes-Relayer

8-Traffic-John Barleycorn(?)

9-Kinks-umm, the one with Come Dancing on it?

12-The Velvet Underground-Loaded

thats the best i got.  All awesome covers, bbtw

Is 4 Moody Blues or Jethro Tull?

You're wrong on the Pink Floyd, but it's a common mistake.

#5 is absolutely correct.

#8 is actually entitled "John Barleycorn Must Die."

#9 Close enough.  It's called "Come Dancing With the Kinks."

#4 may be either The Moody Blues or Jethro Tull.  Pretty good chance it's one of them.

#12 is correct.

Congratulations to jrjanowi to coming in at the last minute with some correct answers.  Here's th actual list:

#2 was an easy mistake.  But the PF cover shows a cow in a field, not a close-up of its nipple ring.

Classic enough for you, Michael?

Given the disaster that this quiz was, I won't bother with any others.

You're absolutely right. I should have known at least 6 of these!

Well, it's official, I'm now a senior citizen.....

And re the phone call you mentioned: Now here's another mystery that I'll probably never figure out.

This is obviously abandoned, but in any case, 3 is Iggy Pop - Brick by Brick and 7 is Dio - Holy Diver.