Truly bizarre and unique alternate "unofficial" album covers...

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Rooster_Ties, Oct 19, 2018.

  1. Rooster_Ties

    Rooster_Ties Senior Member Thread Starter

    What are some of the most bizarre and unique albums alternate albums covers you can think of? Please post examples, and back covers too (if available).

    **NO COMPILATIONS** -- only "regular albums" qualify.


    Here's the one that I first thought of in wanting to start this thread, as example...

    Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue

    Kind Of Blue, Russian LP from 1993 (categorized by Discogs as "unofficial").

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  2. jordevi

    jordevi Forum Resident

    Location:
    Uruguay
    I always kinda liked this one: Deep Purple's Made in Japan, released in Uruguay:

    Deep Purple - Made In Japan

    Not only did they create a new cover from the inside of the gatefold, but the band picture on the back was some 3 or 4 years too old.
     
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  3. Rooster_Ties

    Rooster_Ties Senior Member Thread Starter

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  6. LeBon Bush

    LeBon Bush Hound of Love

    Location:
    Austria
  7. stetsonic

    stetsonic Forum Resident

    Location:
    Finland
    Let's get some old war horses out of the way:
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  8. The Lone Cadaver

    The Lone Cadaver Bass & Keys Cadaver

    Location:
    Bronx
    This was briefly considered for the cover of Who's Next. Various shots from this session were used to promote the album.
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  9. Dr. Luther's Assistant

    Dr. Luther's Assistant dancing about architecture

    Location:
    San Francisco
    Smash Records
    Sweden 1978

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  10. The Lone Cadaver

    The Lone Cadaver Bass & Keys Cadaver

    Location:
    Bronx
    The Pretty Things' Electric Banana library albums were collected using some odd covers.
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  11. Dylancat

    Dylancat Forum Resident

    Location:
    Cincinnati, OH
    I like that first Miles Davis cover.........NOT
     
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  12. Horse Majeure

    Horse Majeure Forum Resident

    Location:
    Uleaborg
    Van Der Graaf Generator ‎– Pawn Hearts (Spain 1971)
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  13. Horse Majeure

    Horse Majeure Forum Resident

    Location:
    Uleaborg
    Led Zeppelin II (Turkey 1969)
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  14. Black Elk

    Black Elk Music Lover

    Location:
    Bay Area, U.S.A.
    Russian Sticky Fingers cover:

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  15. TheLazenby

    TheLazenby Forum Resident In Memoriam

    Location:
    Pittsburgh
    The Turkish "Obscured By Clouds" sleeve..... with Queen!

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  16. TheLazenby

    TheLazenby Forum Resident In Memoriam

    Location:
    Pittsburgh
    And SPEAKING of Queen...
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  17. BOZMAN

    BOZMAN Forum Resident

    That Spanish Sticky Fingers cover is awesome. Love it. Really wanted the reissue, but I was too slow on the draw before she sold out.
     
  18. TheLazenby

    TheLazenby Forum Resident In Memoriam

    Location:
    Pittsburgh
    I always got a laugh out of the Russian CD of "Fictitious Sports", which tries (on both the cover and the CD) to pass it off as a Pink Floyd album!

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  19. Horse Majeure

    Horse Majeure Forum Resident

    Location:
    Uleaborg
    The Kinks ‎– Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire (Netherlands 1969)
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  20. Chew

    Chew Casual Stalker

  21. Horse Majeure

    Horse Majeure Forum Resident

    Location:
    Uleaborg
    The Who ‎– My Generation (Japan 1966)
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  22. Horse Majeure

    Horse Majeure Forum Resident

    Location:
    Uleaborg
    The Who (Italy 1966) not a compilation
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  23. Horse Majeure

    Horse Majeure Forum Resident

    Location:
    Uleaborg
    Led Zeppelin 4 (India 1971)
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  24. davebush

    davebush New Test Leper

    Location:
    Fonthill, ON
    Definitely not disliking this one.
     
  25. xilef regnu

    xilef regnu Senior Member

    Location:
    PNW
    The Rolling Stones, "Aftermath" 1966 Japan. Rather rustic and charming unless they're standing in a lava flow.

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