SA Album Covers
31 - 40



Mona Lisa

31. MONA LISA: DIE MOOISTE LOVE SONGS - KOOS KOMBUIS

Once again Koos comes out tops with this pastiche of Da Vinci's masterpiece. Everyone's had a go at poor Lisa, but never with a bottle of Tassies.
The Rising Tide

32. THE RISING TIDE - BRIGHT BLUE

'What do you reckon guys, if we chuck a few bars of N'kosi Sikelel'i into "Weeping" do you think the censors will notice?' The creative process in action.
Love Kills

33. LOVE KILLS - ROBIN AULD

Were male nipples banned in the old South Africa? A moody Robin in a grainy black & white photo offset by the bright red heart makes for a memorable image.
Johnny Calls the Chemist

34. JOHNNY CALLS THE CHEMIST - FALLING MIRROR

A bizarre cover from a bizarre but highly talented group. The photo negative image and the capsule shaped album title & group name add to the druggy theme of the album. And for those of you who have always wondered what the Chemist looked like, she's second from the left on the back cover
Have Beans will Travel

35. HAVE BEANS WILL TRAVEL - THE PSYCHO REPTILES

Great band name, excellent album title and the manic-ly busy cartoon cover seems to sum up the ska-punk Reptiles.
Shadow Man

36. SHADOW MAN - JOHNNY CLEGG & SAVUKA

The blurred legs of the dancers vividly show the action and vibrancy of a Johnny Clegg live performance.
Inside

37. INSIDE - KEVIN ABRAHAM

It's the cheesy simplicity of this cover that appeals. The boemelaar troubedour on this decidedly pink cover is completely un-cool. However read the little word in black, that's where you find out what this albums about.
On Loan for Evolution

38. ON LOAN FOR EVOLUTION - PEACH

The group etched onto the palm of a handprint. It's the glaring red writing on the otherwise black and white cover that gives it that little something.
One Came Running

39. ONE CAME RUNNING - NO FRIENDS OF HARRY

The black and white colour combined with the angst of the sketched character are typically goth, but the flesh coloured surrounds create a tension for South Africa's Gothfathers debut.
The Road is Much Longer 40. THE ROAD IS MUCH LONGER - ROGER LUCEY

The cartoon folk hippy travels the roads of South African, experiencing a mixture of freedom and oppression, but the main point is the hope of walking off into the sunset as depicted in the centre circle.


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