Stories

18 Of The Riskiest Album Covers That Ever Existed

3. Rolling Stones, ‘Beggars Banquet’ (1968)

Toilets were still taboo in 1968 — enough so that the Stones’ record company rejected the cover photo of a bathroom wall full of graffiti (at a Porsche dealership in Los Angeles), ultimately replacing it with a plain white cover with italic black print in the mode of a formal invitation. The album was delayed for months as a result, and the original art didn’t surface until the Eighties.

4. Blind Faith, ‘Blind Faith’ (1969)

The Eric Clapton-Steve Winwood supergroup had no name until they saw the cover art for their album, which photographer Bob Seidemann called “Blind Faith”: an 11-year-old girl with her shirt off, her innocence in counterpoint to the technological toy in her hands. (Model Mariora Goschen says that she was promised a horse for posing for the cover, and had to settle for 40 pounds sterling.) In the United States, the image of a topless tween provoked outrage (although not as much as it probably would today), so the record company also offered a version with a picture of the band.

What horror show of a rock and roll artist in next on our list? Click “Next” to find out.

Previous 2 of 9 Next

Show comments
Share
Published by

Recent Posts

Angie Dickinson: 70 Years of Her Arresting Life and Career from 1954 to 2024

UPDATED 5/3/2024 There’s no question that Angie Dickinson is the true embodiment of the classic…

2 days ago

What Does The ‘Six Million Dollar Man’ Lee Majors Look Like Now At 85?

Lee Majors gained prominence after starring alongside Burt Reynolds in the '60s western series, The…

2 days ago

Rumer Willis Shares Hopeful Update About Father Bruce Willis Amid Battle With Frontotemporal Dementia

Days after news surfaced that some of Bruce Willis' family members, including his ex-wife Demi…

2 days ago

59-Year-Old Kristin Davis Praised For Going Makeup-Free After Ditching Fillers

Kristin Davis is reminding everyone that natural is beautiful with her latest selfie that's free…

2 days ago

LeAnn Rimes Stuns In Revealing Crochet Dress In New Video

“This is love,” singer-songwriter LeAnn Rimes thought as she celebrated 13 years as a wife…

2 days ago

The Cast Of ‘Look Who’s Talking’ Then And Now 2024

UPDATED 5/3/2024 Would you Look Who’s Talking? But talking about what? A '90s film you’re…

2 days ago