Controversial LP/CD album Covers

[Vince Evert]

Banned in the U.S.A.: 20 Wildest Censored Album Covers
From nudity to toilets (yes, really), see what got these LPs shelved -

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/l...lynyrd-skynyrd-street-survivors-1977-20150115

 

[Vince Evert]

That Blind Faith original cover in particular was in poor taste, almost sick.

 

[Vince Evert]

and what about this extraordinary irony ?
Lynyrd Skynyrd, 'Street Survivors' (1977)
Lynyrd Skynyrd's fifth studio album was released on October 17th, 1977; three days later, the band's airplane crashed in Mississippi, killing three members, including leader Ronnie Van Zant. That made the cover photo, of the band standing in front of a backdrop of flames, seem in exceptionally poor taste. The band didn't change the Street Survivors title (which was problematic itself), but they did substitute a different photo of the band with a plain black background.

 

[britbox]

That Blind Faith original cover in particular was in poor taste, almost sick.

The Beatles one looked a bit sick - definitely stood out for me. The others looked pretty tame for the most part. Not sure what the American taboo was all about with toilets.

 

[Nekro]

In metal there's a Mayhem album cover they talk about a lot, it's a very creepy story

"At some point in 1990, the members of Mayhem moved to "an old house in the forest" near Oslo. They began writing songs for their next album, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. On 8 April 1991, Dead committed suicide in the house owned by the band. He was found by Euronymous with slit wrists and a shotgun round to the head. Dead's suicide note read "Excuse all the blood, cheers." and included an apology for firing the weapon indoors. Instead of calling the police, Euronymous went to a nearby store and bought a disposable camera to photograph the corpse, after re-arranging some items. One of these photographs was later stolen and used as the cover of a bootleg live album entitled Dawn of the Black Hearts."

 

[mrzz]

Banned in the U.S.A.: 20 Wildest Censored Album Covers
From nudity to toilets (yes, really), see what got these LPs shelved -

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/l...lynyrd-skynyrd-street-survivors-1977-20150115

I guess that most of those covers were used here in Brazil, even if some bands/singers I hardly know or follow, so I wouldn't be sure. Most of them just plain suck anyway and I am amused more by the lack of creativity than by anything else...

and what about this extraordinary irony ?
Lynyrd Skynyrd, 'Street Survivors' (1977)
Lynyrd Skynyrd's fifth studio album was released on October 17th, 1977; three days later, the band's airplane crashed in Mississippi, killing three members, including leader Ronnie Van Zant. That made the cover photo, of the band standing in front of a backdrop of flames, seem in exceptionally poor taste. The band didn't change the Street Survivors title (which was problematic itself), but they did substitute a different photo of the band with a plain black background.

That's tragic irony for sure. Great band and great album, IMO. I really don't understand why the title is problematic, even if I am aware of all the controversy LS got into back then.

In metal there's a Mayhem album cover they talk about a lot, it's a very creepy story

"At some point in 1990, the members of Mayhem moved to "an old house in the forest" near Oslo. They began writing songs for their next album, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. On 8 April 1991, Dead committed suicide in the house owned by the band. He was found by Euronymous with slit wrists and a shotgun round to the head. Dead's suicide note read "Excuse all the blood, cheers." and included an apology for firing the weapon indoors. Instead of calling the police, Euronymous went to a nearby store and bought a disposable camera to photograph the corpse, after re-arranging some items. One of these photographs was later stolen and used as the cover of a bootleg live album entitled Dawn of the Black Hearts."

Now that's what I call wild.

 

[Vince Evert]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience ' Electric Ladyland' album has been censored in recent times, which is odd to say the least, that in supposedly more conservative times, a load of naked ladies graced the gatefold and these days it been replaced by a photo of the man himself.

 

[Nekro]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience ' Electric Ladyland' album has been censored in recent times, which is odd to say the least, that in supposedly more conservative times, a load of naked ladies graced the gatefold and these days it been replaced by a photo of the man himself.

i guess all those women's tits were too much for the rainbow lobby, i bet they prefer stuff like this:

 

[mrzz]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience ' Electric Ladyland' album has been censored in recent times, which is odd to say the least, that in supposedly more conservative times, a load of naked ladies graced the gatefold and these days it been replaced by a photo of the man himself.

At least he was not naked!

 

[mrzz]

i guess all those women's tits were too much for the rainbow lobby, i bet they prefer stuff like this:

The fact that Manowar could actually produce decent albums despite covers such as this is more than amazing.

 

[Nekro]

This one is very cute...

The original