Album Cover Contest Dénouement

My album cover contest has come to a close and the scores have been tallied. Contestants received a half point for each artist correctly identified and a half point for each album, making the highest possible score 55 points.

And the winner is... Raul Gutierrez!

Combining his own considerable musical knowledge with that of several friends, as well as incorporating some clever cyber-sleuthing techniques, Raul was able to at least partially identify a whopping forty-four of the fifty-five album covers for a total of 41 points.

I will be creating a song for Raul, tailored to the topic of his choice. It remains to be seen if this prize makes him a lucky winner.

My thanks to everyone who participated! Here is the full list of album covers, in order of appearance (also annotated in the image above):

• MC5: Kick Out the Jams (1969)
• Slayer: Haunting the Chapel [EP] (1984)
• Tortoise: TNT (1998)
• Mission of Burma: On Off On (2002)
• Godflesh: Hymns (2001)
• Andrew W.K.: 55 Cadillac (2009)
• Dream Theater: The Silent Man [Single] (1994)
• NPR: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me [Podcast] (2011)
• Danzig: Danzig III: How the Gods Kill (1992)
• Adolescents: Adolescents (1981)
• Necrophagist: Epitaph (2004)
• Quicksand: Quicksand [EP] (1989)
• Berlin: Love Life (1984)
• Tuatara: East of the Sun (2007)
• Morphine: Cure for Pain (1993)
• Daughters: Daughters (2010)
• Poison: Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
• Tomahawk: Mit Gas (2003)
• Fugazi: 13 Songs (1988)
• Neurosis: Times of Grace (1999)
• Dead or Alive: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know (1986)
• Gwar: Hell-O! (1988)
• The Magnetic Fields: The Charm of the Highway Strip (1984)
• Terry Riley: The Book of Abbeyozzud (1999)
• Karp: Suplex (1995)
• The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
• Belle & Sebastian: Dog on Wheels [EP] (1997)
• Hum: Electra 2000 (1993)
• Orange 9mm: Driver Not Included (1995)
• King Crimson: Discipline (1981)
• Tone Language: Patience Is the Key (2000)
• Various Artists: Jackass the Movie: The Official Soundtrack (2002)
• Suicidal Tendencies: The Art of Rebellion (1992)
• Beatallica: A Garage Dayz Nite (2001)
• The Dismemberment Plan: ! (1995)
• Ingram Marshall: Fog Tropes / Gradual Requiem / Gambuh I (1990)
• TV on the Radio: New Health Rock [EP] (2004)
• The Dismemberment Plan: Emergency and I (1999)
• Peter Gabriel: Security (1982)
• Nirvana: Incesticide (1992)
• Shellac: Terraform (1998)
• The B-52s: Wild Planet (1980)
• Information Society: Information Society (1988)
• Wolves in the Throne Room: Black Cascade (2009)
• Mr. Bungle: Mr. Bungle (1991)
• Mr. Bungle: Goddammit I Love America [Demo] (1988)
• Falco: Falco 3 (1986)
• Michael Jackson: Thriller (1982)
• Sepultura: Beneath the Remains (1989)
• My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult: Hit and Run Holiday (1995)
• His Name Is Alive: Always Stay Sweet (1999)
• Mogwai: Rock Action (2001)
• Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)
• Quicksand: Slip (1993)
• Modern English: After the Snow (1982)