I keep saying it: Country is the most dangerous music in the world. Almost no music genre (except perhaps hip-hop) has more violent alcoholics, polygamists and convicted criminals – both as the subject of the song content and in the form of the artists.
And so it is not surprising that the album cover design of this style of music has sometimes produced real gems – especially when it comes to vintage releases from the 1960s and 1970s. Examples? Please:
Okay, what needs to be said about this album is that it was actually recorded live, and actually in the women’s prison in Wetumpka, Alabama. The cover photo… may have been staged. Maybe.
“I kept the wine; I threw away the roses” is probably the most country music album title in the world.
“Here’s an album that even the critics like.”
Gold-painted Lincoln Continental convertible? Check ✔️
Gold painted Harley Davidson Panhead? Check ✔️
A bikini model who looks remarkably happy (probably because she’s the only one getting paid for this photo shoot)? Check ✔️
Danny Michaels with a double-neck guitar? Check ✔️
THIS is how showbiz works, kids!
“Don’t try to be something you’re not.” And Wayne is sitting here in a rocking chair with a drill on his lap. Keeping it real.
Retail price: $6.
Police Officer Retail Price: $39.95.
Pony, Piglet, Mandolin…it’s time! It’s “Country Music Time”!
Like an album «Billy, don’t sell your violin! Or: who actually made that bastard sing?” and on the cover there is an audience covering their ears, then you know it has to be an absolute blast.
Ha. “Cat” … and “nine lives”. And then the play on words with ‘women’. Well done, Jim. Being purchased.
“My grass is green,… but my pants are downright PSYCHEDELIC, BABY!”
As we all know, sex sells.
«No, the cover is going to be great! Like ‘Electric Ladyland’ by Jimi Hendrix, but more tailored to you, Lee.”
“Okay, Garth: Take this glowing magic ball and don’t forget to look creepy, okay?”
Yes, the nineties also produced real gems.
Damn. That’s just how life goes.
The only question is: which of the three is that? Marcy?
Dorothy – “the mother of us all” – is already loading the gun.
“I Wanta Sing” is the name of this album. Too bad you’re a bus, George.
“Hey, David! I know you’re on tour and all, but we really need a photo for the album cover. Couldn’t you organize a photo session between the sound check and the concert?”
Clearly. No list of great record covers would be complete without this masterpiece by the Louvin Brothers from 1959. It should be noted that the cover was designed and staged by the Louvin Brothers themselves. The photo shoot took place in a quarry, car tires soaked in kerosene were set on fire and an almost four-meter-high plywood devil was placed.
Source: Watson
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