Help me find the oddest record cover of all time

I think what makes the Joni Mitchell cover the oddest is that it's by fuckin' Joni Mitchell, of all people. From Zappa or Beefheart or the Residents or whomever, you expect the odd. But Joni Mithchell? What the fuck?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I think Dr. Alimantados rules this thread...

― Robbie Lumsden (Wallace Stevens HQ), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:26 (twenty-two years ago)

hmmm. that doesn't seem to have worked...

http://www.megafon-mag.com/fprw/4418_2.jpg

― Robbie Lumsden (Wallace Stevens HQ), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:27 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000087S9.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Those poor flamingos!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

"Mooslems! Mooslems!"

― Baaderoni (Fabfunk), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:36 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.black-sabbath.de/lyrics/sabotage.jpg

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

That's not odd, that's just embarassing.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Those red pants look petty odd.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Form-fitting, bulge-enhancing...supposedly they belonged to his girlfriend at the time. And howzabout Ozzy's kimono/platform-heel ensemble?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Those red pants...are see-through.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

http://vereine.rol3.com/Plasmatics/private/bands/images/hirax/big/hxragfr.jpg

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

http://homepage.mac.com/danielmartin/Dylan/images/jpg/cds/1965-Highway61.jpg
How random is this?

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)

That Sabbath cover always makes me think of this...
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf300/f372/f37295dwslv.jpg
...with its inaccurate reflection.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.alicecoopertrivia.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/a-pretties1.jpg
Another seemingly random one. Even the colours are weird.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

That's the Alice Cooper album on 50 Skidillion Watts Records, right?

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I think it was on Enigma/Retro at one point...(I actually ordered this and Easy Action recently on Amazon used.. still haven't seen them...:( )

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

http://stores.musictoday.com/store/bands/564/product_medium/FWCD02.jpg

― Lewis J. Bateman (Lewis Bateman), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 04:10 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000019PA.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Sorry, what?

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 06:32 (twenty-two years ago)

http://swezlex.com/aaapic/volcano2.jpg

Zeek Sheck (when folded out).

― tod (tod), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 07:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Neutral Milk Hotel covers go under smug

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

There is only one REAL answer to this question.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)

No, that's the ugliest record cover ever.

― Sasha (sgh), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 23:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, we're doing ugliest now?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000001Y6V.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Lewis J. Bateman (Lewis Bateman), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 04:25 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/images/s/smog/knock-knock.gif

― daria g (daria g), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 06:54 (twenty-two years ago)

"There is only one REAL answer to this question"

Who the fuck's album cover is that? The topless girl with the airplane.

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 07:02 (twenty-two years ago)

― Ian Johnson (orion), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 07:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I still maintain that that Joni Mitchell one is far and away the oddest, but I've always found this rather frankly bizarre as well..

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf800/f802/f80256rrz9b.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:14 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd500/d550/d550667n708.jpg

Always thought there was a big disconnect between the purty music and the clunky-ass cover.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:26 (twenty-two years ago)

What's ugliest about the Blind Faith cover - the girl or the godawful cropping?

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:38 (twenty-two years ago)

...Blind Faith: that's the topless-girl one, Aaron. The replacement cover (after the first one was banned) probably took 'em 2 minutes to design and is far worse:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ecwh/Images/Blind%20Faith%20(France)%20LP.jpg

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Funny thing about the Phil Collins album -- when I first saw it in a Virgin Megastore when it came out, I couldn't help thinking about how much Phil looks like Ian Mackaye, at least on that cover.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:49 (twenty-two years ago)

(xpost) Dammit. I'll try again...
http://www.buddycom.com/fan/clapton/blindfaithmed.jpg

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

how come that blind faith album can still be shown (at least in britain) with the topless girl? is it not child porn?

― Robbie Lumsden (Wallace Stevens HQ), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

A picture of a nude child isn't the same as child porn.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

From the entertaining coffee-table book 100 Best Album Covers:

When asked what she thought her fee should be for moldeling, Mariora Goschen said she wanted a young horse, but instead she received 40 pounds from the Robert Stigwood Organisation, Eric Clapton's management company. Mariora Goschen: "The nudity didn't bother me. I hardly noticed I had breasts. I was mad about animals and much taken up with family and friends. But now, when people tell me they can remember what they were doing when they first saw the cover and the effect it had on them, I'm thrilled to bits. By the way, I'm still waiting for Eric Clapton to ring me about the horse."

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000005S0I.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Judging from the Hirax cover, there must be more to the HUmpty-Dumpty story that meets the eye.

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Alex, did you ever consider that the guy on Paranoid's cover - a "warrior" - would've been more appropriate for an LP called War Pigs? I've always suspected just that: They originally intended to call it War Pigs (Side One, Track One of course), but decided to change it after "Paranoid" became a surprise hit single.

Hey, it COULD'VE happened that way. Who knows?

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 20 May 2004 07:01 (twenty-two years ago)

http://perso.club-internet.fr/jpp-product/dictio4.jpg

― tom cleveland (tom cleveland), Thursday, 20 May 2004 07:17 (twenty-two years ago)

this ones not really tooo odd, but i like how similar it is to rab covers these days.

http://homepage1.nifty.com/oomaguro/jazz/favorite/62.jpg

― tom cleveland (tom cleveland), Thursday, 20 May 2004 07:19 (twenty-two years ago)

make that "rap". i didnt think i could be dyslexic with a keyboard. well its 4 am.

― tom cleveland (tom cleveland), Thursday, 20 May 2004 07:20 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00000G6PJ.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 20 May 2004 07:42 (twenty-two years ago)

i own an album by rufus harley called "bagpipe blues." rufus is a black man. in a kilt. with bagpipes.

― tom cleveland (tom cleveland), Thursday, 20 May 2004 08:08 (twenty-two years ago)

would've been more appropriate for an LP called War Pigs? I've always suspected just that: They originally intended to call it War Pigs

Oh, I think you're entirely correct....but the cover is no less bizarre (and rather low budget-looking).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

That guy on the cover sure does look paranoid, though, so the name change from "War Pigs" to "Paranoid" wasn't too much of a stretch.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Ozzy actually explained that exact genesis for the LP cover (it was originally to be called "War Pigs," and the guy is dressed as a pig) in a recent Rolling Stone interview.

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

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