Significant and/or Controversial Music Art?

[xJesusFreakx]

I have to either write a paper or do a presentation on something for my Art History class (on anything art-related), and I'm thinking about looking into album artwork. (Yeah, I'm being one of "those people," the ones that create threads related to a project for class expecting everyone to help them out. I don't necessarily need your assistance, but I think impute from others can only help, and I also think this is a valid thread topic, regardless of motivation.)

So, what I'm wondering is, what are some significant album designs? These can be historically significant, highly controversial at the time, innovative for an album design, or just really iconic. Also, this can apply to LP, EP, or single artwork. If you have any poster or clothing designs worth talking about, I'd be interested in that as well. (Isn't out-of-print merch collecting pretty big in punk and metal communities? That could be a neat side topic to touch on.)

[Numero10]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversial_album_art

[Numero10]

http://www.amiright.com/album-covers/images/album-The-Clash-London-Calling.jpg

[demondays524]

Marilyn Manson's "Mechanical Animals" was a very controversial cover. It didn't help that it was blown up and plastered in Times Square, either.

http://www.mortesubita.org/sinfonias/artigos/Mechanical-animals.jpg

[zachff]

Two of the most iconic album covers:

http://ch151admu.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/beatles_abbey_road_wikipedia.jpg

http://www.noonewatching.com/archives/2008/07/nevermind%20album%20cover.jpg

[Debut_Fin]

http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/Born_In_The_Usa.jpg

[cshadows2887]

Controversial, Scorpion's Virgin Killer (don't google it or your name will be on a government list) and Blind Faith's self-titled were both really controversial.

[versus_god]

The HR Giger insert in the Frankenchrist LP.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/Frankenchrist.jpeg

[kbi the crowing]

for controversial, any art from Cannibal Corpse & The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers

for ironic, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors (original art)

[inthemidst]

Slayer's God Hates Us All original cover was too controversial, so they had to choose an alternate.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/37/Slayer-GodHatesUsAll.jpg

[El_Jeffe]

This blog entry from an early article on ska music that I did for ap, might be of interest?

http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showentry&e=19564

[Neo Cassady]

Controversial at the time:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/TheMamasAndThePapas-IfYouCanBelieveYourEyesAndEars.jpg

Apparently, toilets were considered indecent in the '60s.

[kearn1tm]

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2991/northbrookreigninblood.jpg

[bowl of oranges]

The HR Giger insert in the Frankenchrist LP.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/Frankenchrist.jpegHahaha what the hell

[CaryGrant]

Velvet Underground.

[xJesusFreakx]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversial_album_art

Oh, nice. Thanks.

This blog entry from an early article on ska music that I did for ap, might be of interest?

http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showentry&e=19564

Sweet, looks pretty useful. Thanks.

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2991/northbrookreigninblood.jpg

Oh, Todd, you slay me.

[xcloud66x]

http://hoodradiotv.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/nas_fake-cvr.jpg

[Chromefox]

That one Anal Cunt cover. Or that Mayhem cover.

[aerofan11]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/Nas_-_Untitledninthalbum.jpg

[tonighttonight0]

Use the one where John Lennon and Yoko Ono posed nude on.

[briewer]

I recently wrote an entire research paper on insert for Dead Kennedy's Frankenchrist, so obviously, that one.

[youngmountain]

I remember seeing this on some list a while back, pretty awful http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Killer

[anthonydarko]

Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins by John and Yoko would be a good one to use.