Thursday, 13 April 2023

Neverending Top Ten #6.1: Bizarre Album Covers

On our way back from the football a couple of weekends ago, Sam and I stopped in at an exhibition of Bizarre Album Covers that was being held in Huddersfield. 


There were some very funny and very dubious covers included, and we were asked to vote for our favourites - plus, Sam got a free cookie so it was definitely worth the trip.


The records all came from the private collection of Huddersfield resident Steve Goldman, and I was pleased to learn of a forthcoming book devoted to the stories behind these truly bizarre covers. That'll definitely be on a Christmas list when it's published.



I did have to take issue with a couple of Steve's choices though... notably the ones that feature in my own record collection! Are these really so bad...?



I mean, Pet Sounds!?! That's a classic, man!

What's the worst album cover in your collection? Certainly not this one...



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8 comments:

  1. George13 April 2023 at 08:38

    I've always hated the cover of Trout Mask Replica.

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    1. Rol13 April 2023 at 10:11

      It's not particularly nice, but it is quite literal.

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  2. Alyson13 April 2023 at 11:07

    Some of those are very disturbing indeed and nothing in my collection comes close. I don't have a problem with Pet Sounds but probably because it's just so familiar now, and it contains some of the finest songs of the decade.

    As a matter of interest, what did you and Sam vote for as your favourite bizarre cover?

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    1. Rol13 April 2023 at 11:15

      Nor sure about Sam, but my Number #1 was Surprise Party, because it looked like a scene from some dodgy 70s horror film.

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    2. Alyson14 April 2023 at 11:32

      The Peter Rabbit cover freaks me out and I would never, ever want to serenaded by Richard Hayman. As for Ken, Gary and Carlos, just nooo........

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  3. George13 April 2023 at 15:05

    TMR amongst the worst, but this is the best:
    https://trikont.de/shop/compilations/flashbacks/flashbacks-2-crazy-obscure-novelty-songs-1914-1946/

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  4. Charity Chic13 April 2023 at 15:58

    All Wrapped Up by The Undertones - Not Suitable for Vegetarians

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  5. C13 April 2023 at 22:34

    Oh god, I shouldn't be looking at these just before going to bed, what has been seen cannot be unseen...
    Can't think of anything in our collection which can match these but, if you've not come across it before, there are some corkers here https://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/worst-album-covers

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