Album Covers That Most Resemble The Magnificent Goldberg's Avatar

[Hot Ptah]

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

The funny thing is, I didn't know who Rube Goldberg was until you told me a couple of years ago. And I didn't (and don't) know that my avatar is a Rube Goldberg drawing - though it's the right style, kind of.

MG

[Bright Moments]

here's one that looks like my avatar!!!

Edited June 20, 2008 by Bright Moments

[Free For All]

The funny thing is, I didn't know who Rube Goldberg was until you told me a couple of years ago. And I didn't (and don't) know that my avatar is a Rube Goldberg drawing - though it's the right style, kind of.

MG

Isn't that from a Tex Avery cartoon?

[Hot Ptah]

The funny thing is, I didn't know who Rube Goldberg was until you told me a couple of years ago. And I didn't (and don't) know that my avatar is a Rube Goldberg drawing - though it's the right style, kind of.

MG

From our discussion of Rube Goldberg a few years ago, I learned that Heath Robinson also drew complicated contraptions for simple things. In fact, what people commonly think of as Rube Goldberg devices are actually more like Heath Robinson devices.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Over here, it's not Rube Goldberg who's proverbial, it's W Heath Robinson (1972-1944)

This splendid bit of surrealism is titled "Stout members of the sixth column dislodge an enemy machine gun post on the dome of St Paul's"

MG

[seeline]

That 3d cartoon is a gem, MG! (I like the others, too, but the image + political commentary is very nifty!)

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

The funny thing is, I didn't know who Rube Goldberg was until you told me a couple of years ago. And I didn't (and don't) know that my avatar is a Rube Goldberg drawing - though it's the right style, kind of.

MG

Isn't that from a Tex Avery cartoon?

Tex Avery is a likely suspect, I guess. I don't know who drew it. Someone sent it to me and I thought it was pretty nice.

MG

[B. Goren.]

[BruceH]

Ah, Bosch! The H. R. Giger of his time.

[Big Al]

The funny thing is, I didn't know who Rube Goldberg was until you told me a couple of years ago. And I didn't (and don't) know that my avatar is a Rube Goldberg drawing - though it's the right style, kind of.

MG

Isn't that from a Tex Avery cartoon?

Tex Avery is a likely suspect, I guess. I don't know who drew it. Someone sent it to me and I thought it was pretty nice.

MG

Tex Avery's "Red Hot Riding Hood," one of the funniest cartoons ever drawn. Spawned a few sequels that were along the same lines (wolf goes ga-ga for hot dancer).

More info here.

[Shawn]

Not like MG's avatar...and not an album cover...but one of my faves....

Edited June 20, 2008 by Shawn

[Hot Ptah]

That art was used on the cover of Mott The Hoople's first LP:

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I was trying to think what that Erp was used for. You beat me to it.

I think there was another, which had the Erp building with the endless levels on it. Can't remember what that was, either.

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Oh, and wasn't there another sleeve with the balck and white birds?

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

W Heath Robinson (1972-1944)

Wow! He lived a cRaZy backwards life as well!

"Danger W. Robinson"

Oh! I'm having a bad brain evening!

MG

[Hot Ptah]

Oh, and wasn't there another sleeve with the balck and white birds?

MG

Is this it, or not?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Yes, that was one. I think there was another with this Escher, or a similar one (he did a lot on this theme).

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Yes, that was one. I think there was another with this Escher, or a similar one (he did a lot on this theme).

MG

I think they should have used that as the sleeve for Jimmy Ponder's "Jump".

MG

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