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xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2005, 12:29 PM

You remember record albums, don't you? They were big, over a foot square, which meant they had lot's of room for art work.
Hundreds of thousands of albums were released so with all that competition the artwork had to grab your eye. It had to say "Pick Me" out of a rack of others saying the same thing.
Sometimes the quest to standout was outrageous and sometimes in questionable taste.
Even big stars were not immune.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2005, 12:33 PM

Some made me think, man, this is desperate.

Clodfobble · 03-08-2005, 12:35 PM

One of my father's favorite stories is how he bought the censored version of the Beatles album on the left, and went home and steamed off the new picture they'd pasted over the front so he could see what all the fuss was about. He was very proud that he'd done it so carefully, there was only slight browning on one corner from the heat.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2005, 12:35 PM

Some were risque but made me laugh.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2005, 12:36 PM

But my vote for #1 in bad taste goes to RCA.

footfootfoot · 03-08-2005, 12:43 PM

Those were the days.

wolf · 03-08-2005, 01:24 PM

The Lords of Acid have quite a few winners in their catalog.

I have the album bruce noted above, as well as a few others. Scrolling through their discography I discovered that a couple of their albums and EPs have both censored and uncensored versions. The cover of Rough Sex was unremarkable, but I also have this one ...

Clodfobble · 03-08-2005, 01:29 PM

I don't understand... how did the Scorpions get away with that cover? Tweren't no photoshop back then...

jinx · 03-08-2005, 01:31 PM

Nothing's shocking.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2005, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I don't understand... how did the Scorpions get away with that cover? Tweren't no photoshop back then...

Photoshop just brought graphic arts to the unwashed. The pros could do things like that for a long time.

BUT the question I have is regardless of how the picture was produced, even if the girl is a cartoon and not a real person, how'd they get away with it. Isn't Sailor Moon still porn?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2005, 04:31 PM

Predating that Scorpions album by about 8 years was Blind Faith.

This is how it came about.

Trilby · 03-08-2005, 04:43 PM

one man's "art" is another man's kiddie porn.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2005, 08:09 PM

Bah, only a woman would say that. Men don't think like that.

404Error · 03-08-2005, 09:06 PM

How about some Van Halen?

Billy · 03-09-2005, 02:36 AM

What are the goals of the absurd covers?

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wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Lords of Acid have quite a few winners in their catalog. I have the album bruce noted above, as well as a few others. Scrolling through their discography I discovered that a couple of their albums and EPs have both censored and uncensored versions. The cover of Rough Sex was unremarkable, but I also have this one ... Attached Images __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-08-2005, 12:29 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	NSFW- Album Covers _ NSFW You remember record albums, don't you? They were big, over a foot square, which meant they had lot's of room for art work. Hundreds of thousands of albums were released so with all that competition the artwork had to grab your eye. It had to say "Pick Me" out of a rack of others saying the same thing. Sometimes the quest to standout was outrageous and sometimes in questionable taste. Even big stars were not immune. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:57 PM.

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	One of my father's favorite stories is how he bought the censored version of the Beatles album on the left, and went home and steamed off the new picture they'd pasted over the front so he could see what all the fuss was about. He was very proud that he'd done it so carefully, there was only slight browning on one corner from the heat.

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I don't understand... how did the Scorpions get away with that cover? Tweren't no photoshop back then...

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Predating that Scorpions album by about 8 years was Blind Faith. This is how it came about. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:57 PM.

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Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	one man's "art" is another man's kiddie porn. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Bah, only a woman would say that. Men don't think like that. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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