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Since when are toilets and boogers considered marketing agents? Since these artists opted to promote their albums with gag-inducing images. Altogether: Ewww!
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Guns n' Roses
The Spaghetti Incident?, 1997
Seriously, is there anything nastier than canned spaghetti? Ditto for this poorly packaged collection of cover songs. No offense, Axl "Chef Boyardee" Rose, but pre-sauced, shelf-stable pasta is incapable of achieving an edible state. Kinda like how your current band lacks the zesty flavor of the Appetite for Destruction days.
Millie Jackson
Back to the S_ _t, 1990
Thanks but no thanks, Ms. Jackson, for sharing one of life's most intimate moments. While we appreciate your need to answer nature's call—not to mention your classy taste in panties—nobody wants to witness this undignified pose and that strained expression. Curiously, the comedic R&B singer turns modest with her album's title. Hmmm, what could "S_ _ t" possibly mean? Pass the bran flakes.
The Black Crowes
Amorica, 1994
In theory, an artful combo of three all-American ingredients — namely, sex, patriotism, and rock 'n' roll — should equal a kick-ass cover. As seen on the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers, the crotch shot can be a classic accoutrement to a legendary album. But regarding this Black Crowes bikini bottom, Wal-Mart, for once, had a point when it deemed these short-and-curlies too nasty for mass consumption.
The Beatles
Yesterday and Today, 1966
John, Paul, George, and Ringo were plenty pissed when Capitol Records slapped together this album of songs from previously released records. So in protest of the label's "butchering," they posed for the cover splashed with blood and holding doll parts. Retailers revolted, and a revised cover, featuring the Fab Four among innocuous luggage, was rushed onto shelves. About the only people who prefer the grisly butcher version are collectors, who covet the rare cover.
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours, 1977
Sure, it's one of the best-selling albums of all time. But consider how much more popular Rumours would have been without those distracting balls dangling from Mick Fleetwood's ding-dong.
Blue Oyster Cult
Heaven Forbid, 1998
If only this poor chap knew the power of good lighting, his date would be sighing not screaming. Alas, a naked bulb gets you nowhere with the ladies.
Soul Asylum
Clam Dip and Other Delights, 1988
Oh, those kooky alt-rockers! This Soul Asylum cover parodies an old-school Herb Alpert album called Whipped Cream and Other Delights, right down to the shagadelic lettering. Blame the late bassist Karl Mueller if you find a hair on your canapé.
Scatterbrain
Scamboogery, 1991
Because nothing makes an album fly from stores like cartoons picking their noses … We count eight characters on the cover digging for green gold. (If only that many people bought the record.)
Andrew W.K.
I Get Wet, 2002
Actually, Andrew, you get bloody. And we get nauseous.
Metallica
Load, 1996
It may look like flames, but look closer.
See also
Have your own album abomination to share? Click EasyEdit to add it here.
Guns n' RosesThe Spaghetti Incident?, 1997
Seriously, is there anything nastier than canned spaghetti? Ditto for this poorly packaged collection of cover songs. No offense, Axl "Chef Boyardee" Rose, but pre-sauced, shelf-stable pasta is incapable of achieving an edible state. Kinda like how your current band lacks the zesty flavor of the Appetite for Destruction days.
Millie JacksonBack to the S_ _t, 1990
Thanks but no thanks, Ms. Jackson, for sharing one of life's most intimate moments. While we appreciate your need to answer nature's call—not to mention your classy taste in panties—nobody wants to witness this undignified pose and that strained expression. Curiously, the comedic R&B singer turns modest with her album's title. Hmmm, what could "S_ _ t" possibly mean? Pass the bran flakes.
The Black Crowes
Amorica, 1994
In theory, an artful combo of three all-American ingredients — namely, sex, patriotism, and rock 'n' roll — should equal a kick-ass cover. As seen on the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers, the crotch shot can be a classic accoutrement to a legendary album. But regarding this Black Crowes bikini bottom, Wal-Mart, for once, had a point when it deemed these short-and-curlies too nasty for mass consumption.
The BeatlesYesterday and Today, 1966
John, Paul, George, and Ringo were plenty pissed when Capitol Records slapped together this album of songs from previously released records. So in protest of the label's "butchering," they posed for the cover splashed with blood and holding doll parts. Retailers revolted, and a revised cover, featuring the Fab Four among innocuous luggage, was rushed onto shelves. About the only people who prefer the grisly butcher version are collectors, who covet the rare cover.
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours, 1977
Sure, it's one of the best-selling albums of all time. But consider how much more popular Rumours would have been without those distracting balls dangling from Mick Fleetwood's ding-dong.
Blue Oyster Cult
Heaven Forbid, 1998
If only this poor chap knew the power of good lighting, his date would be sighing not screaming. Alas, a naked bulb gets you nowhere with the ladies.
Soul Asylum
Clam Dip and Other Delights, 1988
Oh, those kooky alt-rockers! This Soul Asylum cover parodies an old-school Herb Alpert album called Whipped Cream and Other Delights, right down to the shagadelic lettering. Blame the late bassist Karl Mueller if you find a hair on your canapé.
Scatterbrain
Scamboogery, 1991
Because nothing makes an album fly from stores like cartoons picking their noses … We count eight characters on the cover digging for green gold. (If only that many people bought the record.)
Andrew W.K.
I Get Wet, 2002
Actually, Andrew, you get bloody. And we get nauseous.
MetallicaLoad, 1996
It may look like flames, but look closer.
See also
- Extra Cheese
- Finding Bad Album Covers Is Easy
- Hair Horrors
- Random Acts of Ugliness
- Religious Sinners
- Sex Crimes
- Weird Wonders
