I was fairly embarrassed bringing Hawkwind's "Space Ritual" up to the counter, but I did it. Also, covers with scantily-clad women that make you look like a perv living vicariously through your record collection (cf. Roxy Music's "Country Life").
I draw the line at Guru Guru's "Hinten", though. Come on, one must have some standards!
― Joe, Wednesday, 16 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Though, I think the following's the winner...there's a Dennis Coffey record out there which has an "action" photo of an African American woman clinging to her basket of fried chicken..("Finger Lickin' Good" is it?) Darla actually appropriated this as the cover of one of their gazillion "Darla has a treat for you" comps...
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― Marco Damiani (Marco D.), Saturday, 16 April 2005 14:12 (nineteen years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/XXjp7s-om7h_t-0b0VXB7oNKxn4=/fit-in/529x529/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2128727-1281057934.jpeg.jpg
I'm a little disappointed in subtle and lyrical jazz guitarist Jim Hall for doing a "feeding her the sausage" album cover.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 02:13 (six years ago) link
jim o rourke is good at this
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 02:28 (six years ago) link
New Morrissey album to thread.
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 10 September 2017 17:26 (six years ago) link
Who I am kidding, as if I'm going to buy a new Morrissey album.
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 10 September 2017 17:27 (six years ago) link
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000024W6H.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
can't believe no one has defended this since alex posted it in 2005. it's a great cover, makes me want to check out music by scatology
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:00 (six years ago) link
compare it to this album cover from acclaimed tastemakers LCD Soundsystem
https://i.imgur.com/uGKNltY.jpg
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:01 (six years ago) link
I still cannot believe that LCD cover is real and not just one of those generic placeholders that sites like to use on upcoming big releases w/ no available cover art
― frogbs, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:29 (six years ago) link
^^ nailed it. it's a stock image.
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 17:04 (six years ago) link
Which is way more embarrassing than the Coil cover fuiud
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Monday, September 4, 2017 10:28 PM (three months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
hard disagree on this one, the Drag City records have awesome covers
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 19:56 (six years ago) link
When I was a teen I would've been pretty embarrassed if my parents found eureka tho. Sure they're good covers ya
― In a slipshod style (Ross), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 20:59 (six years ago) link
my contribution to this thread would be every single Gary Numan album. it's kind of charming how consistently bad they are, even to the present day.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 21:07 (six years ago) link