33 Times People Merged With Album Covers and Created Magic

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John Summers • Contributor
May 27, 2025 8:00 PM EDT

Let's take a moment to appreciate one of the weirdest, most delightful things the internet has ever done with vinyl records - sleeveface (I can't help but hear "Taserface!" from the guardians of the galaxy). The concept is deceptively simple: take an old album cover, line it up with your face or body, and snap a photo that creates the illusion that you are now the star of that dusty LP.

The result? Instant chaos. But make it stylish.

Some of these are scarily accurate. Some are hilariously unhinged. All of them are pure retro gold, mixing music nostalgia with just enough optical illusion to make your brain short-circuit for a second.

It's cosplay for your face. It's analog-era face-swapping. It's what happens when bored people with record collections and way too much creative energy decide to turn vinyl into performance art.

Whether you're into Bowie, Beethoven, or that one album your parents won't shut up about, sleeveface is your chance to become a legend—at least from the neck up.

So here are 33 of our favorite sleeveface creations that will have you digging through your attic for that one Billy Joel record just to try it yourself.

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  • 01
    FREDDIE MERCURY MR. BAD GUY
    via instagram
  • 02
    Françoise Hardy LF HON
    via instagram
  • 03
    EURYTHMICS
    via instagram
  • 04
    La leçon d'IRENE SKORIK musique pour la barre et le milieu صولا
    via instagram
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    Cheezburger Image 10510486784
    via instagram
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    RAMONES END OF THE CENTURY
    via instagram
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    Vin 2,506 Rhone 3,50 dec Rosalon Kage 4,00 3,506 COE 25 NEL MARRE FANN Bienver
    via instagram
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    robin reality... williams what a concept
    via instagram
  • 09
    JOHN LENNON
    via instagram
  • 10
    RCA DAVID BOWIE HUNKY DORY 1001 ALBUMS YOU MUST HAK SOAL YOU C VICTOR
    via instagram
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    Cheezburger Image 10510489088
    via instagram
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    Michae Jackson Thriller
    via instagram
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    THE ROLLING STONES BLACK BLUE
    via instagram
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    MADONNA T 虎 રા 45
    via instagram
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    IN CO
    via instagram
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    Teddy
    via instagram
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    BRYAN FERRY
    via instagram
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    JIMI HENDRIX Somewhere
    via instagram
  • 19
    PEPPERS MAGIK CHILL SEX RED BLOOD HOT SUGAR
    via instagram
  • 20
    LUTHER VANDROSS Forever For Always For Love
    via instagram
  • 21
    Specially-Priced Maxi-Single MONIE LOVE It's A Shame (My Sister)
    via instagram
  • 22
    о A A Deluxe 2-Record Set MITCH MILER 34 All-Time Great Sing Along Selections
    via instagram
  • 23
    The Controversy Daily I Love Thy Neighbor The Controversy Daily nnie Christian ntenced to Die! PRINCE Controversy D Do You Believe in God OMOTIO The Controversy Daily President Signs Gun Control Act
    via instagram
  • 24
    1100 BEL AIR PLACE Julio Iglesias
    via instagram
  • 25
    MAXIRA Simon and Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water
    via instagram
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    ADELE 21
    via instagram
  • 27
    OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN COME ON OVER
    via instagram
  • 28
    3 MI CASA ES TO CASA EURYTHMICS VINYL DISCO BABY La Bamba UN M priest...live!
    via instagram
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    PIGARE OLLON EE 159 D
    via instagram
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    Cheezburger Image 10510493696
    via instagram
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    TOM WAITS RAIN DOGS
    via instagram
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    S MUSIC ONIA Rock of the Westies
    via instagram
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    Cheezburger Image 10510494720
    via instagram

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