Cover Magazine (album)

For the New York arts magazine, see Cover Magazine (Arts Publication).

Cover Magazine is an album by the American band Giant Sand.^[4][5] It was released on Thrill Jockey Records in 2002. Eleven of the songs are covers.

Cover Magazine
Studio album by Giant Sand
Released	2002
Label	Thrill Jockey Records (US)[1] Fire Records (UK) (2011 UK release)
Producer	Craig Schumacher Howe Gelb
Giant Sand chronology
Unsungglum (2001) Cover Magazine (2002) Infiltration of Dreams (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	7.3/10.0[3]

Track listing

1. "El Paso / Out on the Weekend" (Marty Robbins, Neil Young)
2. "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline" (Exene Cervenka, John Doe)
3. "Iron Man" (Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward)
4. "Human / Lovely Head" (Goldfrapp, Will Gregory, Locke, Norfolk)
5. "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono)
6. "Plants and Rags" (Rob Ellis, PJ Harvey)
7. "Wayfaring Stranger / Fly Me to the Moon" (Ives, Bart Howard)
8. "Red Right Hand" (Nick Cave)
9. "King of the Road" (Roger Miller)
10. "I'm Leaving Now" (Johnny Cash)
11. "Blue Marble Girl" (Howe Gelb)
12. "The Inner Flame" (Rainer Ptacek)
13. "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono)
14. "Summertime" (George Gershwin) (bonus track on 25th Anniversary Edition)
15. "The Pilgrim (Chapter 33)" (Kris Kristofferson) (bonus track on 25th Anniversary Edition)

Differences between LP and CD

The cover of the vinyl version lists all titles of the CD. However, only the first 10 titles appear on the record. When it was remastered and re-released in 2011, it was sold with a download card for the entire album (including bonus tracks) on mp3.

Personnel

• Joey Burns - Upright Bass
• Aron Burtch - Drums
• Neko Case - Background vocals
• John Convertino - Percussion, Drums
• Saholy Diavolana - Guitar, Background vocals
• Jim Fairchild - Guitar, Bottle
• Howe Gelb - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Harp, Sound Effects, Vocals
• Sofie Albertsen Gelb - Background vocals
• Aaron Graham - Steel Guitar
• Michael Grimes - Upright Bass
• PJ Harvey - Vocals
• Kelly Hogan - Background vocals
• Nick Luca - Guitar
• Ari Posner - Congas
• Laureline Prod'homme - Bass, Backing Vocals
• Kevin Salem - Strings
• Noah Thomas - Trumpet
• Jacob Valenzuela - Trumpet
• Matt Ward - Piano, Vocals

References

1. Cover Magazine (2020-03-13). "Cover Magazine". Thrilljockey.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
2. Fennessy, Kathleen C. "Cover Magazine - Giant Sand". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
3. Dahlen, Chris (14 March 2002). "Giant Sand: Cover Magazine". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
4. "Howe's Got It Covered!". NME. 9 January 2002.
5. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report - Google Books. 2002-03-18. Retrieved 2020-04-05.