This thread is perhaps best left without pictures in certain cases.
When you look at some of the album covers from the 60s, 70s and 80s it's astounding that they got past the censors for various reasons, in particular the use of child nudity by mainstream bands of the time, but also for reasons of sexism or even racism.
In some cases the album cover art is so "unbecoming", as Prince Andrew might describe it, to the extent that you might feel a little uncomfortable about having an otherwise really good or even classic album amongst your record collection.
I have always been surprised that the eponymously named Blind Faith album was deemed acceptable and still appears to be sold with its original cover art today. It was apparently banned in the US where a picture of the band was used instead.
Apart from the obvious use of children are there any other vintage album covers that have caused you to raise an eyebrow or have even stopped you buying it for that reason alone?
When you look at some of the album covers from the 60s, 70s and 80s it's astounding that they got past the censors for various reasons, in particular the use of child nudity by mainstream bands of the time, but also for reasons of sexism or even racism.
In some cases the album cover art is so "unbecoming", as Prince Andrew might describe it, to the extent that you might feel a little uncomfortable about having an otherwise really good or even classic album amongst your record collection.
I have always been surprised that the eponymously named Blind Faith album was deemed acceptable and still appears to be sold with its original cover art today. It was apparently banned in the US where a picture of the band was used instead.
Apart from the obvious use of children are there any other vintage album covers that have caused you to raise an eyebrow or have even stopped you buying it for that reason alone?
