18 Of The Riskiest Album Covers That Ever Existed

The iconic Ritual cover is a photograph of a diorama made by lead singer Perry Farrell, depicting him in the three-way affair he sings about in “Three Days.” But the nudity, both male and female, made some retailers squeamish, so the band also provided a plain white cover adorned with the text of the First Amendment.

14. Roxy Music, ‘Country Life’ (1974)

The fourth and perhaps most accomplished album of Roxy Music’s career features two seductive and slippery semi-naked models on the cover. Brian Ferry is said to have met the girls in Portugal and persuaded them to pose for the shot. Later copies of the album showed only the leafy background.