Comments on: Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come a Long Way Baby http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/ Sleevage: The worlds best album cover design blog. Showcasing interesting album covers from the past and present. Updated daily with details on designers, artists and their studios. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:48:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: unimportantbob http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-20010 unimportantbob Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:47:30 +0000 http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/#comment-20010 According to Wikipedia, the guy on the cover is Mark Johnson, who had a cameo in the video for the song "Right Here, Right Now", wearing the exact same outfit featured on the cover. According to Wikipedia, the guy on the cover is Mark Johnson, who had a cameo in the video for the song “Right Here, Right Now”, wearing the exact same outfit featured on the cover.

]]> By: Susie-girl http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-7317 Susie-girl Mon, 26 May 2008 14:45:35 +0000 http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/#comment-7317 Lol(: Lol(:

]]> By: scott http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-3878 scott Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:26:52 +0000 http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/#comment-3878 the reason the cover of the greatest hits with the oil painting of the fat bloke was censored in america was because the fat guy threatened to take fatboy slim (norman cook) to court over it. the reason the cover of the greatest hits with the oil painting of the fat bloke was censored in america was because the fat guy threatened to take fatboy slim (norman cook) to court over it.

]]> By: Lee-Roy http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-2295 Lee-Roy Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:21:12 +0000 http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/#comment-2295 Oh, and plus it's "Fatboy" Slim. Duh. Oh, and plus it’s “Fatboy” Slim. Duh.

]]> By: Lee-Roy http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-2294 Lee-Roy Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:20:24 +0000 http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/#comment-2294 The original "fat" cover is great! For one reason, the title fits the image so much better, because the guy is holding a cigarette and "You've come a long way, baby" is/was the slogan for Virginia Slims, which would typically feature a happy, attractive and slender woman. Plus he's wearing that shirt! Ha! It's like the record title is saying, "Wow, congratulations on being #1." The original “fat” cover is great! For one reason, the title fits the image so much better, because the guy is holding a cigarette and “You’ve come a long way, baby” is/was the slogan for Virginia Slims, which would typically feature a happy, attractive and slender woman. Plus he’s wearing that shirt! Ha! It’s like the record title is saying, “Wow, congratulations on being #1.”

]]> By: Ash http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 Ash Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:22:27 +0000 http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/#comment-2212 Yeah the record collection is cool but in terms of a cover that stands out and is iconic the non US one works a lot better. Devin's comments are great and I'll have to check out those other releases soon. Yeah the record collection is cool but in terms of a cover that stands out and is iconic the non US one works a lot better.

Devin’s comments are great and I’ll have to check out those other releases soon.

]]> By: Paul http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-2211 Paul Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:47:21 +0000 http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/#comment-2211 I actually like the American version of the cover as well (what a record collection!), but I can't tell why Astralwerks would make the change. I actually like the American version of the cover as well (what a record collection!), but I can’t tell why Astralwerks would make the change.

]]> By: Devin http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-2207 Devin Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:41:19 +0000 http://sleevage.com/fatboy-slim-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/#comment-2207 Astralwerks always edits Fatboy Slim album covers when they release his stuff here in America. His follow-up release, "Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars," featured a cropped version of the cover photo (thankfully, this was only used on the "clean version" of the album) and the nudist colony screenprints used on the album "Palookaville" were cleaned up for the American release. Finally, for his recent best-of album "Why Try Harder," an oil painting of the fat kid (now sporting angel wings) was replaced with a still image of Christopher Walken from the infamous "Weapon of Choice" video. Astralwerks always edits Fatboy Slim album covers when they release his stuff here in America. His follow-up release, “Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars,” featured a cropped version of the cover photo (thankfully, this was only used on the “clean version” of the album) and the nudist colony screenprints used on the album “Palookaville” were cleaned up for the American release. Finally, for his recent best-of album “Why Try Harder,” an oil painting of the fat kid (now sporting angel wings) was replaced with a still image of Christopher Walken from the infamous “Weapon of Choice” video.

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