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Sleeveface: Save your old albums

Sometimes a website comes along that reminds me what the internet is for. That happened this week when a friend sent me a link to Sleeveface.com. The site defines Sleeveface as "one or more persons obscuring or augmenting any part of their body or bodies with record sleeve(s), causing an illusion."

They should have said "causing an illusion and awesomeness." Because it's so, so good. Here are some of my favorites so far (there are still so many I haven't seen!):

Janis Joplin, by MathiasSchweppes

Peaches, by sophiekingo

Tina Turner (Private Dancer), by See Gee

 

Madonna, by solace

Heart, by wigglitt

Louis Armstrong, by See Gee

Anne Murray, by gardenhoe

Blondie, by Stephen Sleeveface

How great is this concept? I don't think it should count, though, when people use CD booklets. It's all about the vinyl.

Along with the website, Sleeveface is on Facebook and Flickr.

I don't know if I have the necessary artistic vision, but I think I'll have to try to do something with my Lisa Whelchel album. And maybe a few others — who can resist?

If you've contributed to the Sleeveface phenomenon, be sure to post your photo or link in the comments. And if you want to give it a try, watch the "How to Sleeveface" instructional video.

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  • kctraveller531's picture

    haha!

    These are awesome! I love this!

    btw, Lisa Whelchel album? Priceless.

    mildcatastrophe's picture

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    That's so fantastic! & what an idea. The Louis Armstrong one is the best. I swear, I'm not just biased because Louis Armstrong is awesome.
    Crank Heart's picture

    sleeveface!

    I love the idea! (And the excuse it gave me to flip through my precious vinyl!)

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    sarahef's picture

    Genius.

    Gaaah. It sucks that all of my records are back home...make me want to run to the nearest Goodwill. I'm in need of a new profile pic, ^^.

     

    ...and all was well, and the world smiled.

    Lil Drummer Girl's picture

    Lisa Whelchel, bwahahahahahaha...

    Wow, that's awesome, was that her "Facts of Life" greatest hits compliation....Maybe she can get pdiddy or timbaland to remix it for her, that would be off the hook!!  ;-)

    Firebolt's picture

    Poor me.

    Pity I don't have any vinyl. I was born in the audio cassette era and am growing up in a constantly evolving world of CDs and DVDs.

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    Kaytiana's picture

    I was late to uni the other

    I was late to uni the other day because I was watching the guys who came up with this on TV!  It's genius!!
    cosmiccowgirl's picture

    Brilliant!

    Just when I thought no one could come up with anything new. This is so cool. I can't wait to try it. To lesbian-ish it up a bit, someone needs to find a man and woman making out or something on a sleeve (just their bodies) and then put two women's faces with it.
    pfl's picture

    I just now saw this!

    I did one a little while back on Flickr:

    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2126/2121780870_8f1cb83b93.jpg 


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