Coronavirus: 13 famous album covers re-created to encourage 'social distancing'

The Beatles's album cover for Abbey Road like you've never seen it before

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Yousra Zaki, Assistant Editor Features
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A company called Activista Los Angeles are the creators behind "6 feet covers," a collection of iconic album covers re-created in order to raise awareness about the importance of staying 2 meters (or in America 6 feet) away from each other, to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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The Beatles's Abbey Road, social distancing edition.
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Queen II was an iconic album. The aptly named record is the second studio album by the British rock band Queen. It was released in 1974 and gave us "Seven Seas of Rhye" and "The March of the Black Queen."
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Queen II, social distancing edition.
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American rock band Blondie released their eponymous debut studio album in 1976. This album gave us the single "In the Flesh".
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Blondie, social distancing edition
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U2's release of The Joshua Tree saw the band on the cover of Time Magazine billed as 'Rock's Hottest Ticket. It was one of their most successful albums and is well loved to this day. This album gave us the beautiful track "With or Without You".
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U2's The Joshua Tree social distancing edition.
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Kiss's Album, Destroyer is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Kiss. With this album Kiss went beyond rock and became one of the biggest bands in the world.
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Kiss's Destroyer social distancing edition
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Ramones' Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology was an iconic album to say the least. It was a two–disc compilation made as an attempt to summarize the Ramones' career in its entirety. This album alone has over 50 songs.
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Ramones Anthology, social distancing edition.
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NWA's iconic Straight Outta Compton album. The ever famous Straight Outta Compton was the the debut studio album by American hip hop group N.W.A. The album was release in the late 80s and was produced by group member Dr. Dre with DJ Yella. NWA are considered one of the greatest and most influential groups in the history of hip hop music.
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NWA's Straight Outta Compton social distancing edition.
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Simon and Garfunkel's Bookends is what brought us the classic hit Sound of Silence. The American folk-rock duo's friendship was rocky during the height of their fame, but you can't deny that they created some of the most memorable music in the pop history.
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Simon and Garfunkel's Bookends social distancing edition.
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AC/DC's Highway To Hell. The iconic Australian band released their sixth album in 1979. The band was already well established, but Highway To Hell pushed them to superstardom.
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AC/DC's Highway To Hell social distancing edition.
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Fleetwood Mac's Rumors was the eleventh studio album by the British-American rock band.
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Fleetwood Mac's Rumors social distancing edition.
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The Fugees' The Score was the groups second and final album. To this day, the album's alternative hip hop dominates the music scene.
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The Fugees' The Score social distancing edition.
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Jackson 5's Maybe Tomorrow was the brother's fifth studio album. The album is full of ballads with a few dance songs here and there. It was widely received. “Never Can Say Goodbye” was the strongest song in the album.
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Jackson 5's Maybe Tomorrow social distancing edition.
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The Beach Boy's Surfer Girl was the third album released by the American rock band. This album brought us the song 'Surfer Girl' obviously and the tune 'Catch a Wave'.
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The Beach Boy's Surfer Girl social distancing edition.
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