

Who needs a "pre-fab four" when you can have this Pre-fab Five? Just look at how the exposed, hairless wonder-chests and plaid outfits just scream out at you louder than an army of bagpipers! Apparently, this band allowed their business manager to also make album art choices because he pretty much stunk at both jobs. With the combination of hairstyles and unrelenting use of Scottish tartan, it would be tough for this band to top this album cover for sheer cheesiness...
...but you would be wrong.

It got much worse when the chose to end their career as a 70s teenybopper band with this "deep" cover. Oooh, I think I get it...the music industry is a game not unlike chess. In other words, you need brains and skill to win. If like the BCR you have neither, then this is how your last album will look on the front.
Apparently no one wants us to suffer seeing the back of this album, but it's about the most cheesy sci-fi homage to the hairless chest of Les. Since their entire career has been cursed with cheesy album covers, I'll spare you the rest of them. You'll thank me later.


STRICTLY ROOTS!
CHA CHA CHA?

This is Kenny Loggins and the mystical orb. Say hello orb. Man, Kenny Loggins is now "orbalicious" in my book!
I'm guessing that this is pre "danger zone" Loggins.
David HasselhoffNight Rocker, 1985
As a culture overly fond of ham, Germany provided a willing audience for David Hasselhoff's 1980s musical output. Historians are still debating whether the destruction of the Berlin Wall a few years later was sparked by East Germans struggling to escape from boom-boxes blasting the Hoff.
Good lord look at the hoff looking like gary glitter
perhaps the title should have been off his rocker
David LanzEast of the Moon, 2000
Grammy-winning English composer-pianist David Lanz (we'd never heard of him, either) aims to attract Gen Y to his special New Age-jazz blend with his impression of Napoleon Dynamite at hand-dance club. Is that a bird in flight? Perhaps a dove to symbolize peace? Or is Lanz conducting an invisible orchestra? As Napoleon would say, "Idiot!"

The John Tesh ProjectDiscovery, 1996
From the John Tesh Project — basically, a former
Entertainment Tonight host and his battery-operated Casio keyboard — comes a trippy musical tale of maritime transportation gone awry.
See, dude, there was this lighthouse, and then these huge ships were, like, floating in the sky...
OrleansWaking and Dreaming, 1976
A band of modest renown from upstate New York (don't ask about the name Orleans), these '70s soft-rockers made headlines in 2004 when President Bush incorporated their biggest hit, "Still the One," into his reelection rallies without permission. What better choice for a social conservative who would amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage than a song promoted by five naked guys embracing? Rather than pay for fair use, Bush's camp stopped playing the tune.
makes the village people look butch

MagnumOn a Storyteller's Night, 1985
Apologies to all 35-year-old D&D addicts, while we snicker at this best-of-breed salute to medieval-metal inanity. Truly, an oil-painted portal into another world, one where pretentious English rockers captivate middle-age adolescents en route to a Renaissance faire. Fare thee well!

Bernard Hebb and Finn SvitGuitar Impressions: Music for Two Guitars, 1994
With their fan base waning, Eddie and Alex Van Halen kick it down a notch and ease into their golden years.

Mick RonsonPlay Don't Worry, 1975
No one doubts dearly departed Mick Ronson's enthusiasm and talent for the guitar. But his cross-my-heart, blue-and-black spandex top, paired with what can only be described as a striped arm warmer, forces us to reevaluate his sartorial sanity.
Joe DiffieLife's So Funny, 1995
For our mid-'90s time capsule, class, we need an object that conveys Southern America's fixation on mullets, moustaches, and gee-tars. Extra points if you can scavange up something that includes a black leather vest and projects a dash of good-ol'-boy humor.

Daryl StuermerSteppin' Out, 1990
The jacket says Michael Jackson 1984, but the face says Heath Ledger 2031.
The Brothers JohnsonLook Out for Number 1, 1976
Got it, you guys are really, really,
really into the guitar. Really, we got it.

HeinoSeine Großen Erfolge, 2001
Three things you need to know about Germany's Heino: 1) he never removes his shades; 2) he does a killer rendition of "Edelweiss"; 3) he considers Col. Sanders a fashion icon.
what a wanker
Jermaine Jackson
My Name is Jermaine, 1976
..and not "third Jackson from the left behind Michael."
Eddie Murphy
How Could It Be, 1985
The fact that Eddie Murphy's handlers let him release this cheesetastic album is not as puzzling as Eddie's "I'm a serious musician" pose. Especially considering the albums biggest hit "Party All the Time" had no piano to be found.
Millie Jackson
E.S.P. - Extra Sexual Person
Nicely placed crystal ball, Millie. Ms. Jackson strikes again (see "
That's Disgusting") with a combination fortune teller / prostitute pose.
Francisco y Fernando
Vamos a la Playa
I tried my darndest to find out when this album was made. I even found translated pages of reviews of their music. Meaning
may be lost in translation:
Re: Fernando and Francisco
The fags are an excrement those safe q kill to straws to the day. In addition I am divided the ass in his God face, since mieeeeeerda can make people this? they will be hijosdeputa….
Spinal Tap
Break Like the Wind, 1992
Yes, this is a "mostly fictional" band, and therefore a "mostly fictional" album cover, but we just had to applaud David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls for their effective use of all the best heavy metal cliches. The stormy night sky, fog from nowhere, metallic lettering and vague/tough looks are all in place.
Ken
By Request Only
I don't know who is requesting Ken, but for the love of God, STOP!
ken looks like a an even worse version of warren clarke if thats possible
Harry Breuer and his Quintet
Mallet Mischief
Harry has finally discovered to key to inducing suicide through the nefarious use of xylophone playing. Criminal genius!!
Paddy Roberts
Songs for Gay Dogs
Hits from the album include "Rainbow Colored Leashes," "The Fido Fab Five" and "Other Dogs' Butts Drive Me Nuts."
Freddie Gage
All My Friends Are Dead
This is from Gage's "uplifting and happy" period.
Menudo
Menudo Mania
"Boys...hold these surfboards so you look fun-loving and carefree!"
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Love Beach, 1978
Considering these guys went on to later use Geiger's work for cover art, Love Beach is a dark, dark mark in their discography.
The Rolling Stones
Get Your Ya-Yas Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert
Nothing says hard rocking live album like a random leaping musician, and a one-donkey band.
David Crosby
If I Could Only Remember My Name
...I Could Tell Myself to Stop Making Cheesy Album Covers."
Terry Riley
A Rainbow in Curved Air
...and thin hair.
mel smith
ABBA
Gracias Por La Musica
Everything on this album is the exact opposite of anything Latin.
Denis Walter
By Request
Who, I demand, WHO requested this?! Heads will roll!!
Harry Secombe
He lives in a van down by the river.
check those sideboards he could be a 70s darts player
Heino
Liebe Mutter...
Heino strikes again!
and i would like to strike heino
Joseph Cooper
The World of Joseph Cooper
Apparently Joseph Cooper's world includes a creepy smile, oddly placed piano and bad suit.
Jim Post
I Love My Life
Try to convince us a little harder Jim.
William Hung
Hung for the Holidays
Didn't this guy's fifteen minutes of fame run out two years ago?
Eddie Murphy
Love's Alright
Didn't he learn anything from his early 80s entre into the musical world?
Gary Dee Bradford
Sings for You and You and You
Wow, thanks Gary, you really shouldn't have...
I wonder if he used the royalties from this album to fix his wonky eye...
my god isnt that the thing from the goonies

Rappin' Rodney
Rappin' Rodney
Quite possibly Hip-Hop's lowest moment, or finest hour, the jury is still out on this one.
Jim NaborsChristmas
Jim has a little present for you...it's in his pants!
Happy Kwanzaa!
Kristian Hoffman
I don't Love My Guru Anymore
Poor Kristian...he's lost that lovin' feelin'. Maybe he can help Jim open up that present in his pants...
El Vez
Sno-Way Jose
Wait Kristian before you shed another tear, El Vez is here with a heaping helping of Yuletide cheer... succumb to his pencil-thin mustache...
Rob and FabSelf-Titled
You couldn't have an "Extra Cheese" category without these two. Do they have to go pee pee? Why are they doing that?
 | The Louvin Brothers Satan is Real
Yes, Satan is definitely real. He's also badly drawn and made of cardboard.
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Bonnie Raitt | Home PlateWhat the h*ll was Bonnie thinking!? What's with the baseball reference? Why is the plate drawn in? So many questions, no answers.
 | Rachid Prototype
Prototype came out at the peak of the "neo-soul" movement. Insiders --many who had heard the advance Prototype promotional CD packaged in a unassuming brown sleeve with simple artwork-- buzzed about the quality of this album. The simple artwork of the promotional CD was well suited for the wonderful progressive organic soul vibe of Prototype.
Imagine the surprise of those who touted Rachid as the next big thing in "neo-soul" when this disaster of an album cover landed in record stores?!?!?! Is that pink fog in the background of a futuristic rocket launching pad? Based on his facial expression, I can only gather that Rachid is confused by this horrible cover art as well. With good reason; This cover art could easily be a case study on how to kill a promising music career through poor imaging. Not even the fact that Rachid is the son of Kool and the Gang's Ronald Bell could rescue poor Rachid after this disasterous packaging! |
 | Ian Dury & The Blockheads. Mr. Love Pants
I think we know which side of the group came up with this cover art idea. I'll leave it at that. |
 | Gus Merzi and his Orchestra Smilin' Gus (1976)
If it is at all possible, the back cover is even cheesier.
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 | Robertino A Gay Ranchero
No argument here.
The Barry Lee Trio On Safari
On safari in the front garden of a nasty motel, apparently. |

 | The John Robinson Show Band Pep up your party
Coming soon to a patch of gravel near you...
The Young Australians Self-titled album, 1969.
Note the strangely unconvincing affection expressed by the two pink-clad young lads at the front. The chap at back, to the extreme left side, is a bit of a worry, too. |
 | The Tyroleans A Feast of Music, Song, Yodel and Dance.
Unfortunately, we are left to only imagine the "dance" component of their act. |
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