Possible Best Of Cover photo? [Archive]

RockALittle250

02-05-2007, 02:01 AM

The Catdancer

02-05-2007, 02:20 AM

Could be but I'm not sure if she would use pics that are soooooooo old. On the other hand, Worthington took the pictures so this might be the cover.

SpyNote

02-05-2007, 02:39 AM

Very possible. It's consistent with what's been discussed... Herbie and the overlayed images.

riff_Shuffler

02-05-2007, 02:40 AM

This image looks very much like what was described by the person on the 7W board who says she is friends with Worthington... she had mentioned a *new photo shoot* - that the cover would have a close-up of Stevie's face, and that a similar image would be behind her head (as well as on the other side of the cd)...

EDIT - We posted around the same time, Daniel! Good to know that I wasn't imagining recent rumours, ;)

Josh :wavey:

Nixxxed

02-05-2007, 06:19 AM

That's fabulous, regardless if it turns out to be the cover.

danax6

02-05-2007, 08:13 AM

I don't know, there are better pictures that came out of that shoot. These are nice, but I'd choose different ones. Besides, I rather have something new. Come on now, there better be new pics in that booklet.

MacMan

02-05-2007, 08:43 AM

It's nice... I like it.. Here are some other shots from that shoot.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a123/nickslive/BDPics.jpg

estranged4life

02-05-2007, 09:17 AM

the album cover artwork:

<div align=center><img src="http://www.vh1.com/shared/media/images/amg_covers/200/dri300/i378/i37820ribak.jpg"></div>

HejiraNYC

02-05-2007, 09:32 AM

I like the simplicity and I like the shots used for the cover... but I do have to admit it's a bit disappointing not having a new photo grace the cover. In fact, this photo session pre-dates practically all of the music on this collection! It is quite different from any of her other albums in that it isn't "airy-fairy" and ethereal. It's just Stevie keepin' it real. The goddess next door. It gives off a kind of boho or bobo aesthete, as if to say, "Stevie is a rawk chick, dig?"

Also, why is everybody listing "For You" as a separate track? :mad: :shrug:

JazmenFlowers

02-05-2007, 09:45 AM

I like it, but it's not at all what I imagined. I guess we'll have to wait and see...

crystal baller

02-05-2007, 09:54 AM

i love it! i agree with the boho rock chick angle, i think it's a smart marketing move.

JazmenFlowers

02-05-2007, 09:59 AM

It's nice... I like it.. Here are some other shots from that shoot.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a123/nickslive/BDPics.jpg
love those and that arranging.

if they are going to use these photos, I'd rather them use top right or bottom left.

danax6

02-05-2007, 10:07 AM

love those and that arranging.

if they are going to use these photos, I'd rather them use top right or bottom left.You see, I have a theory. The two pictures they chose to use now somehow look a little off to me. As if she's older than she really was then. Most of the pictures in that shoot are way better, but I get the feeling they chose these because it represents the current Stevie a little better? I don't know what it is, but those cover pics just look different from the ones we already have. Could be just me. :shrug: I need a bigger version.

HejiraNYC

02-05-2007, 10:17 AM

You see, I have a theory. The two pictures they chose to use now somehow look a little off to me. As if she's older than she really was then. Most of the pictures in that shoot are way better, but I get the feeling they chose these because it represents the current Stevie a little better? I don't know what it is, but those cover pics just look different from the ones we already have. Could be just me. :shrug: I need a bigger version.

Hmmm... come to think of it... maybe you're onto something. Maybe it is because the image is so small, but it does appear that the "reflected" image in the background appears to be a more "mature" looking Stevie. How clever would that be! As if to say, "Young Stevie, meet Old Stevie." :lol: It would totally make sense within the context of a career retrospective.

MacMan

02-05-2007, 10:21 AM

And the pics are flipped around too... The white feather thing is on the otherside from the pics I posted...

JazmenFlowers

02-05-2007, 11:05 AM

another thing...that lettering is awful. I just noticed that. it's so...so...dull.

I hope this is not the cover. there. I said it. :lol:

SortaSavageLike

02-05-2007, 11:12 AM

That photo shoot is sexcellent... but doesn't make for very good cover photo material.

sparky

02-05-2007, 12:33 PM

That's be a great cover if it was 1980 and she was still 32.
Or if it was a bunch of Tusk and Bella Donna outtakes.
Otherwise, it just screams, "Stevie Nicks - super sexy 27 years ago!"

HejiraNYC

02-05-2007, 12:36 PM

another thing...that lettering is awful. I just noticed that. it's so...so...dull.

I hope this is not the cover. there. I said it. :lol:

My gut feeling is that this is the real deal. :nod: I mean, it's a simple design and all that, but that's an awful lot of effort to create just a "placeholder" for the final cover image. What I find rather peculiar is the fact that the words "Reflections" or "Crystal Visions" are not printed on the cover anywhere...

The lettering is not the greatest, but it's still a vast improvement over Street Angel. :nod:

sparky

02-05-2007, 01:14 PM

The lettering is not the greatest, but it's still a vast improvement over Street Angel. :nod:

Not a difficult thing to achieve.

gldstwmn

02-05-2007, 01:17 PM

VH1 has posted info on the new album (still calling it Reflections) and has posted this "cover photo" along with it. What do you guys think, could this be the real thing?

http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/nicks_stevie/1481763/album.jhtml

Well, that's definitely a Herbie Worthington photo. And since he's doing the artwork it's quite possible that's correct.

Johnny Stew

02-05-2007, 04:28 PM

'The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac' also featured a nearly 30-year old pic for its cover....

http://www.nicksfix.com/fleetwoodmac_verybest_cover.jpg

DeadliestPoison

02-05-2007, 04:34 PM

Aww, someone discovered the Gaussian Blur filter in Photoshop. How ~dreamy~.

danax6

02-05-2007, 05:01 PM

Aww, someone discovered the Gaussian Blur filter in Photoshop. How ~dreamy~.Don't get me started on the crap ass layering and blending job that has been done. I really wish I could see a bigger version, it looks very amateurish to me. Reeks of a certain someone I have wished to never be a part of anything regarding Stevie's artwork again... :laugh:

strandinthewind

02-05-2007, 05:05 PM

Of all the photos out there, this one is just not that good IMO. An interesting take would have been to take a recent pic and show her youthful pic in the background, maybe looking at each other. But, this hat thing looks like an also ran.

carrie721

02-05-2007, 05:13 PM

an awful lot of effort to create just a "placeholder" for the final cover image.

i dunno, i think goldustsongbird could crap out something better than that in her sleep. still hoping it's just a placeholder.

Sahara

02-05-2007, 05:14 PM

Damn, neither of those shots used are the best out of that session ... have to say I reckon Worthington can pull something better than this out of the hat!
The effect of two Stevies is really nice, though, I think it's a runner, just not those two photos!

SpyNote

02-05-2007, 05:24 PM

My gut feeling is that this is the real deal. :nod: I mean, it's a simple design and all that, but that's an awful lot of effort to create just a "placeholder" for the final cover image.

I tend to think so, too. I don't think fans can upload images into that space on VH1, so it's probably the real deal.

What I find rather peculiar is the fact that the words "Reflections" or "Crystal Visions" are not printed on the cover anywhere...

Text changes are simple and can always be made at the last minute. Reprise has been planning this release for a long time (at least two years in the making), so they probably had a lot of the graphics prepared months ago. After all, the release was originally called "The Best of Stevie Nicks," which retail info supports, so this is likely an early composite for the cover.

ELIUD

02-05-2007, 05:31 PM

I was going to say the same thing. It's definitely a preliminary version of the cover since there's no real title on it. And remember, before we got the final cover images of both Trouble in Shangri-la and Say You Will, they posted other shots that wound up in the liner notes or the back covers of each album.

skcin

02-05-2007, 05:58 PM

That's be a great cover if it was 1980 and she was still 32.
Or if it was a bunch of Tusk and Bella Donna outtakes.
Otherwise, it just screams, "Stevie Nicks - super sexy 27 years ago!"

Preach it. :wavey:

'The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac' also featured a nearly 30-year old pic for its cover....

http://www.nicksfix.com/fleetwoodmac_verybest_cover.jpg

Yeah, but the most recent material on it was about 15 years old (if you don't count the rehashed Big ove & Go Insane from '97, which were already almost 10 years old upon its release.) Stevie's has a few more recent songs (within the last 6 years) as well as the live songs which are only a year old at this point. :shrug:

I'm hoping that a current pic of Stevie will be on the back cover, at the very least.

camchristo

02-05-2007, 07:39 PM

love those and that arranging.

if they are going to use these photos, I'd rather them use top right or bottom left.

Hi, I'm new here, by the way. But I'm with you. Top right is my fave!!

RockALittle250

02-05-2007, 08:36 PM

UnwindedDreams

02-05-2007, 08:38 PM

I just looked again, and VH1.com has added "Crystal Visions...The Very Best Of Stevie Nicks" to the cover photo, so now this appears to be the real deal.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i178/RockALittle250/CV.jpg

I like it but I'm almost positive that it's a recent picture of Stevie in the background:shrug:

gldstwmn

02-05-2007, 08:41 PM

I like it but I'm almost positive that it's a recent picture of Stevie in the background:shrug:

I think the recent photo is in the foreground.

strandinthewind

02-05-2007, 08:42 PM

I think the recent photo is in the foreground.

Then it is heavily airbrushed and likely morphed into an older pic of her a la the seated TISL one in the Rhiannon garb.

sparky

02-05-2007, 08:44 PM

I think the recent photo is in the foreground.

If that's the case, I think the Art Director is currently in treatment for Carpel Tunnel.

UnwindedDreams

02-05-2007, 08:44 PM

I think the recent photo is in the foreground.You're right it does kind of look like what she does now...lotta makeup:nod:

gldstwmn

02-05-2007, 08:45 PM

You're right it does kind of look like what she does now...lotta makeup:nod:

And with a certain amount of shading, voila'.

UnwindedDreams

02-05-2007, 08:46 PM

And with a certain amount of shading, voila'.:nod:

I'm glad she dusted out that outfit...She should wear it live

MacMan

02-05-2007, 08:49 PM

Nah... Both pics are from the same period...

Although it would have been cool to have the older Stevie and the current Stevie on it.. But if that were the case, you'd have to put the current Stevie to the front, not the back.

rbs3676

02-05-2007, 08:51 PM

If that's the case, I think the Art Director is currently in treatment for Carpel Tunnel.

LMAO!!! :laugh:

so true...

Guys - these are OLD photos. Circa 1978/1979.

It's not the WORST cover she's done....

rbs

danax6

02-05-2007, 08:52 PM

I like it but I'm almost positive that it's a recent picture of Stevie in the background:shrug:

I think the recent photo is in the foreground.See? That's what I said earlier. Both pictures look off, as if they've been tainted with, make her look older. Or something.

HejiraNYC

02-05-2007, 08:53 PM

I think the recent photo is in the foreground.

There is NO way! This pic was clearly taken during the Tusk sessions. This was pre-rhinoplasty too!

As I said before, I kinda suspect the photo in the background is of recent vintage. Although it's hard to tell, she's got pronounced labial folds in that background pic, whereas she doesn't have any apparent labial folds in the original 1979 photo shoot. :shrug:

danax6

02-05-2007, 08:54 PM

Btw, still an awful blending job. What's with the rainbow colors in the white feather going almost across the image in the background? It pains me.

gldstwmn

02-05-2007, 08:56 PM

There is NO way! This pic was clearly taken during the Tusk sessions. This was pre-rhinoplasty too!

As I said before, I kinda suspect the photo in the background is of recent vintage. Although it's hard to tell, she's got pronounced labial folds in that background pic, whereas she doesn't have any apparent labial folds in the original 1979 photo shoot. :shrug:

I think it's amusing that we're such rabid fans that we can identify when certain photos were taken by talking about labial folds and rhinoplasty. :lol:

HejiraNYC

02-05-2007, 09:02 PM

I think it's amusing that we're such rabid fans that we can identify when certain photos were taken by talking about labial folds and rhinoplasty. :lol:

I do have a life, I swear. :lol: :distress: :lol:

RockALittle250

02-05-2007, 09:23 PM

What I don't understand is someone on the 7W board said Stevie did an all-new photoshoot with Herbie, but did she do a new photoshoot or are they just using photos that he took of her in the past?

Kelly

02-05-2007, 10:47 PM

What I don't understand is someone on the 7W board said Stevie did an all-new photoshoot with Herbie, but did she do a new photoshoot or are they just using photos that he took of her in the past?

I think she clarified today by saying that Herbie told her they were "new" photos of Stevie...meaning never used before.. She did say she assumed he meant he shot recent photos but maybe she misunderstood. (paraphrasing what I read over on Seven Wonders...I do not want to venture over there to reread, lol)

I think it is pretty obvious that both photos are Tusk era. The hat and shirt are the same ones used in the photo in the Enchanted box set. Her hair, nose and shape of her face look very Tusk'ish, to me. I really like the cover...she looks gorgeous. Too airbrushed, but gorgeous.

GarboSpeaks!

02-06-2007, 02:24 AM

Please..."new" pics of SN for a retrospective, taken by HWW no less. Please don't get me started. All I could do to not say more elsewhere. ANYWAY......

Aww, someone discovered the Gaussian Blur filter in Photoshop. How ~dreamy~.

LMAO! Talk about dreamy....that Sioux avatar!!!! :thumbsup:

DeadliestPoison

02-06-2007, 12:29 PM

LMAO! Talk about dreamy....that Sioux avatar!!!! :thumbsup:
She may be partying and drinking and smoking all night, but damn if she can't look fly in promo photos.

tlssln

02-06-2007, 09:39 PM

Hmmm... come to think of it... maybe you're onto something. Maybe it is because the image is so small, but it does appear that the "reflected" image in the background appears to be a more "mature" looking Stevie. How clever would that be! As if to say, "Young Stevie, meet Old Stevie." :lol: It would totally make sense within the context of a career retrospective.

Looks that way to me too. I think they tried to recreate the front photo. Maybe they should put the recent one in the front like the older SN is reflecting on the younger, looking back.

RockALittle250

02-06-2007, 11:55 PM

It's nice... I like it.. Here are some other shots from that shoot.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a123/nickslive/BDPics.jpg

Using your collection of photos i decided to do a little experiment. I magnified the image and compared it to a magnified image that someone did of the cover over at the 7W board, and i discovered that the sleeve of the blouse Stevie is wearing in the top right image of this collage is different from the sleeve of the blouse she is wearing in the second background pic of the album picture. The one in the collage is open at the end, while the one on the cover is closed or tighter at the end. This means that background pic must have been taken at a different time from the one in the foreground because the blouse isn't exactly the same.

RockALittle250

02-07-2007, 12:02 AM

HejiraNYC

02-07-2007, 01:09 AM

Using your collection of photos i decided to do a little experiment. I magnified the image and compared it to a magnified image that someone did of the cover over at the 7W board, and i discovered that the sleeve of the blouse Stevie is wearing in the top right image of this collage is different from the sleeve of the blouse she is wearing in the second background pic of the album picture. The one in the collage is open at the end, while the one on the cover is closed or tighter at the end. This means that background pic must have been taken at a different time from the one in the foreground because the blouse isn't exactly the same.

I think there was less scrutiny of the Zapruder film. :lol:

To be honest, I don't see the difference in the sleeves on those two photos. Perhaps it is because of my monitor. :shrug:

I am still a bit perplexed... on the one hand, I think it's the same photo session. But on the other hand... she looks a little different in that background photo- a little fuller, a little droopier around the eyes, etc. If anything, I think the hat looks different in that background pic... but then again, perhaps it's because the feather was airbrushed out when the two images were merged? :shrug:

gldstwmn

02-07-2007, 02:06 AM

Well let's remember that when it comes down to it, like it or not, Mama picked this photo. It must mean something to her. Or the Herbie story is mixed up and this is a Chris Nicks photoshop creation. :sorry:
I'd be ecstatic if Herbie did the artwork but I remember reading somewhere that he does not do photography anymore. He might do it for Stevie though.

gldstwmn

02-07-2007, 02:19 AM

yesterday was the first i heard of this album, reflections :wavey:

Please remove all of these links. The Ledge FAQ's specifically prohibit spamming.

Kelly

02-07-2007, 08:41 AM

Here's the two pics i compared...

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i178/RockALittle250/BDPics3.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i178/RockALittle250/0cover2.jpg
I want to give credit to Gypsy0033 at Seven Wonders for blowing up the cover pic.

I am not seeing any difference in the blouses. :confused: Except the sleeve is all the way down in one and up a bit in the other. (because her arm is facing up) The hat looks slightly different but I think it is because of the shading, ect. Photoshopping the feather out made the coloring and shape different but it is still the same hat and same session.

danax6

02-07-2007, 09:01 AM

It's the same session, but they've picked two pictures that are not the best in the bunch, so I suspect it was done for a reason. Or they did something with the pictures. I noticed it from the first time I saw the 'new cover' that something was off with the pics. And I also have a sneakin' suspicion CN is responsible for the crappy ass blending job.

MacMan

02-07-2007, 09:13 AM

I still think it's the same session too.

The pics are reversed as well - you can tell if you look at the pic in the front. The hat is crooked and the little bit of hair coming out of the hat over the right eye, is coming out of the hat over the left eye on the background pic.

And if you follow the strand of wavey hair that trails down the edge of the left side of her face on the pic in the front - it trails down the edge of the right side of her face in the back. The background pic has the feather in it, but her hand is on her head on the left side covering it.

It's hard to tell what the blending really looks like from the small version we have, but I think it's going to look great. I love the pic in the front!

ELIUD

02-07-2007, 09:13 AM

I totally believe it's the same session. The feather is not even photoshopped out of the background pic. It's under her hand on top of her head. The front image is reversed to make the background pic look like a "reflection" of the front image so the feather would have to be on the other side. Also that's why people think she looks different than in the Macman collage. We're looking at her face reversed, people look different that way.

RockALittle250

02-07-2007, 04:14 PM

HejiraNYC

02-07-2007, 04:32 PM

I just don't think it's the same session. Besides my assumption of the different blouse, IMO her face just looks much more mature in the background pic. And I honestly don't think they would do this kind of cover with two pics from the same session which was from 1979/80. There has to be a reason it was done this way.

I am tempted to agree with you, but I still have my doubts :shrug: . I think the eyes give it away. Her eyes seem a bit "droopier" in the background image. But the telling sign is the hair, which seems a bit frizzier/poofier and partially covers her left eye; it is also pointing straight down vs. being feathered back. None of the other photos from this session show hair-in-the-eyes.

strandinthewind

02-07-2007, 04:35 PM

It is very possible they morphed the possibly older aged one by using a younger pic. and then superimposing and "marrying" her older face to it. It is done all of the time in the photo business.

danax6

02-07-2007, 05:38 PM

^^
Yes, that's exactly what I thought they did. I still need a larger image before I can make up my mind about it.

strandinthewind

02-07-2007, 05:39 PM

^^
Yes, that's exactly what I thought they did. I still need a larger image before I can make up my mind about it.

^^^

The shoulders in both photos appear way too thin to be her current shoulders.

sparky

02-07-2007, 08:28 PM

^^^

The shoulders in both photos appear way too thin to be her current shoulders.

:eek:

Blasphemy. Don't you know she is super thin, looks 30 and is the friggin Queen Of Rock And Roll?????

:wavey:

StreetAngel86

02-09-2007, 07:14 PM

See? That's what I said earlier. Both pictures look off, as if they've been tainted with, make her look older. Or something.

looking at that larger version
i thought the back picture was the recent one
it doesnt really look the same as the originals

that being said
even with my pathetic paint shop skills
i can take a pic and make it look nothing like the original
so maybe they are just old pics that have been heavily soft focused/air brushed/cleaned up and recolored :nod:

that would be a wicked cover tho
with that outfit
IF the pics were recent with the older ones around the edge :D

do you think Stevie would be flattered
that y'all care so much about the technicalities of her album cover
this thread rocks :D

danax6

02-09-2007, 07:43 PM

^^^

The shoulders in both photos appear way too thin to be her current shoulders.What shoulders? The pic in the front makes it look like she doesn't even have any. :shrug:

foxyluva

02-09-2007, 07:51 PM

lol @ this thread :laugh:

Rickypt

02-10-2007, 01:53 PM

Weighing in late on this one: I don't like the cover. Should be a picture of Stevie how she looks now.

michaelD

02-10-2007, 03:29 PM

I like the cover alot.

wheart

02-10-2007, 04:08 PM

Weighing in late on this one: I don't like the cover. Should be a picture of Stevie how she looks now.

I like the cover but I agree with you. It should be a current photo of her since I haven't seen any new promos of her since TISL. But, if an older pic was going to be used, I think this one is a good choice.

Sahara

02-10-2007, 06:04 PM

This is awesome!! :laugh: Only Ledgies would go into this much detail .... love you guys! :xoxo: It's a Ledge thing, you wouldn't understand ... ;)

My €0.02 : I think it's the same photo session, and I don't want these photos!!

I love that photo session but does anyone else think it's an odd choice for a best of? A best of that's probably aimed to appeal to less-than-hardcore fans -- this isn't the best known image of Stevie, I thought it was more likely to be the distinctive Rhiannon-shawl-type stuff rather than the Tusk beret stuff.

I love it, I just think it's slightly unusual... :confused: