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Old 03.22.2006, 04:03 AM   #21
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I'd be very surprised if this were to be the artwork for Rather Ripped. The picture is by Richard Prince all over again, you see, and I'd be bummed if they just went on that road again.

Furthermore: the Nurse painting series is of pretty recent date, the 'toilet picture' as some of you like to call it must be like twenty year old work. Richard Prince did a series of shots from publicity photography in magazines (rephotographing the magazines). I doubt they'd go with such easy implementing of cool.
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Old 03.22.2006, 04:08 AM   #22
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I like the cover art just fine, more than anything I like the tiny understated font. It seems they are promising big things by having such a plain font.
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Old 03.22.2006, 05:30 AM   #23
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Found on myspace !

don't know where it comes from but i LOVE this !!!!!

hey first i thought it is a toilet. then i realized it is not.
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Old 03.22.2006, 05:43 AM   #24
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yeah i thought it was a toilet too!! is it real, its fair cool
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Old 03.22.2006, 05:44 AM   #25
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Old 03.22.2006, 05:45 AM   #26
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It does seem rather strange that they would go for a Richard Prince cover again.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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Old 03.22.2006, 05:52 AM   #27
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it looks great.I really hope it is the real one.
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Old 03.22.2006, 06:58 AM   #28
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It does seem rather strange that they would go for a Richard Prince cover again.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Maybe Byron Coley could start a bullshit rumor in a press release that Nurse and Rather Ripped are the first two parts of an epic trilogy about Richard Prince... or his mother... or his taint... or something. And then, everything would be good.
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Old 03.22.2006, 07:05 AM   #29
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Actually I was thinking something similar!!
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Old 03.22.2006, 07:16 AM   #30
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so where on myspace did you find this? and where did they say they had it from? we can't be sure about it being the real cover art if there's no source info... remember that fake coachella line-up poster for instance.
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Old 03.22.2006, 07:38 AM   #31
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i think thats really cool looking. they have this kinda recurring aesthetic of 50s pinup style female imagery. i really like that, and the image does have a cool dark feel about it.
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Old 03.22.2006, 08:01 AM   #32
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Really strange. I thought it was a toilet at first....

I second that
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Old 03.22.2006, 08:25 AM   #33
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This is the original picture, the album art is mirrored and pushed into a square. Higly doubt they would differ this much from the original.

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Old 03.22.2006, 08:45 AM   #34
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That's not bad. They don't have a typical look for their covers do they? A good thing.
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Old 03.22.2006, 08:57 AM   #35
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Yeah, you never really know what your going to get. I find this an exiciting part of buying a sonic youth album. The picture looks better seeing the full original, i.e. not like a toilet.
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Old 03.22.2006, 09:14 AM   #36
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this looks cool... i don't think it's necessarily a bad thing using the work of Richard Prince again... in pure visual terms (diregarding who made it and when) i think it works.... with a title like rather ripped i imagined less subdued artwork so... lot better than i expected... and it would look great on vinyl.... i am still quite dubious as to whether this is legit or not
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Old 03.22.2006, 09:18 AM   #37
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i honestly don't think it looks that cool.
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Old 03.22.2006, 01:24 PM   #38
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What, you mean it looked "gay"....if so then find another adjective, ass...ha Blink 182...what are you talking about?? The art was fine.

I'm sorry I offended your morals.

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Old 03.22.2006, 02:54 PM   #39
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Yeah, but that has nothing to do with SY picking their art.....completely irrelevant.
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Old 03.22.2006, 02:59 PM   #40
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Yeah, but that has nothing to do with SY picking their art.....

How do you know?

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It's relevant to me. I'm the one who doesn't like the artwork.
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