Déjà Vu: Jay Brannan vs. Joss Stone

The cover for Joss Stone’s album Colour Me Free! caused a bit of controversy last year when her record label refused to use the artwork that Stone wanted. I had assumed that the label simply didn’t want to use the cover because it is somewhat bizarre.

However, I recently stumbled upon a similar album cover that may be the real reason why Stone’s was rejected by her label. The cover for Jay Brannan’s album In Living Cover has the same “paint by numbers” themes. Like the Joss Stone cover, it features a line drawing and a partially colored image with numbers indicating what colors should be applied. This is definitely a classic déjà vu moment.

Jay Brannan - In Living Cover (2009)

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Joss Stone - Colour Me Free! (2009)

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