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Unintentionally Funny Christian Album Covers and Titles

Christian music has long been a medium for expressing faith and devotion, but some albums from the past have left audiences amused rather than inspired due to awkward titles and cover art. A few notable examples include The Afternoon Tea-Baggers, a name that sounds more like a parody than a gospel g... [More info]

Released 30 years ago today, Julian Cope's album 20 Mothers. There are 20 tracks & every one's a mother, & to celebrate that fact the cover is a photo of 20 actual mothers including Strawberry Switchblade's Jill Bryson (2nd row, far left). 🧵

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Cover of Julian Cope's 20 mothers album. It has the title in huge letters above a photo of a crowd of 20 women.

Odetta – Odetta and The Blues

Gonna tell you one thing: when I die, somebody's getting a really, really good blues collection. And here's one of the most excellent new additions.

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https://vinyldistractions.com/odetta-odetta-and-the-blues/

Odetta and the Blues front cover, with a black and white photograph of a black woman standing before a microphone and a music stand, her hand on the pages, apparently laughing.

The Mystic Moods Orchestra – Highway One

I genuinely debated whether I was even going to post this one. First, I forgot how it ended up in my collection, and relatively recently. Looking at my Discogs, I found that it was a gift from Forever Changes, no doubt something I pulled from the dollar bin, possibly for my artist wife's use in a project on the patriarchy. More:

https://vinyldistractions.com/the-mystic-moods-orchestra-highway-one/

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Mystic Moods Orchestra front cover – with a dynamically colored photograph of a reflective lake at dusk, surrounded by some wooded hills, trees both leafed and bare, and, superimposed on a red sunset sky, a photograph of a lovely naked woman with long flowing straight brown hair and bangs.

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Muddy Waters – Fathers and Sons

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https://vinyldistractions.com/muddy-waters-fathers-and-sons/

The cover illustration for Fathers and Sons was created by Don Wilson and was based on Michelangelo's design on the Sistine Chapel, the famous touch of fingers between the fictional bible characters of Adam and God.

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The Hissing of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell's artwork was based on an image she saw in a 1975 issue of National Geographic taken by photographer W Jesco von Puttkamer.

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Album cover for "Therapy in Session" by Jman & The Argonautz. The artwork shows a dramatic scene where a massive purple octopus with electrified tentacles attacks a wooden stage floating on stormy seas. A band is performing on the stage amidst lightning strikes and crashing waves. The album title and artist name are featured inside a ship wheel emblem in the top right corner.

Bandcamp: https://theargonautz.bandcamp.com/album/therapy-in-session

#music #hiphop #undergroundhiphop #undergroundrap #rap #musicians #art #artwork #albumcover #albumcovers #bandcamp #buyvinyls #newmusicfriday #illustration #conceptart #stormyart #octopusart #albumartwork #Jman #TheArgonautz #TherapyInSession

Dabbla - BLOTS AlbumArtwork
Bandcamp : https://dabbla.bandcamp.com/album/blots

Surreal cartoon-style artwork featuring a chaotic tangle of gloved cartoon hands, yellow shoes, and various classic animation elements like playing cards, a red bomb, and old-school cartoon expressions, resembling a deconstructed Mickey Mouse aesthetic.

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Surreal cartoon-style artwork featuring a chaotic tangle of gloved cartoon hands, yellow shoes, and various classic animation elements like playing cards, a red bomb, and old-school cartoon expressions, resembling a deconstructed Mickey Mouse aesthetic.

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https://americansongwriter.com/history-repeats-itself-as-carly-simon-comes-to-sabrina-carpenters-defense-of-risque-album-covers/

Tech N9ne - Special Effects

Futuristic album cover for Special Effects by Tech N9ne, featuring a cybernetic profile of the rapper with mechanical enhancements, gears, and metallic textures blending into his head, evoking a sci-fi and high-tech theme.

#TechN9ne #SpecialEffects #music #hiphop #undergroundrap #musicians #art #albumcover #albumcovers #artwork #futuristicart #cyberpunk #mechanicaldesign #rap #bandcamp #newmusicfriday

Kenichiro Nishihara - LIFE

Whimsical, hand-drawn album cover for LIFE by Kenichiro Nishihara, depicting a vibrant forest filled with animals like a deer, tortoise, and lemur, alongside colorful flowers, a tree with a gramophone, and a piano keyboard weaving through the foliage.

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Ron Browz - Starda Society

Surreal and chaotic album cover art featuring a giant monkey with laser eyes unleashing destruction on a burning city filled with panicked, flaming monkeys. In the background, more monkeys party with a disco ball and money, creating a bizarre contrast between chaos and celebration.

#music #undergroundhiphop #undergroundrap #hiphop #artwork #albumcover #albumcovers #bandcamp #buyvinyls #musicians #art #newmusicfriday #surrealart #illustration #weirdart #psychedelicart #monkeyart #albumartwork

Surreal and chaotic album cover art featuring a giant monkey with laser eyes unleashing destruction on a burning city filled with panicked, flaming monkeys. In the background, more monkeys party with a disco ball and money, creating a bizarre contrast between chaos and celebration.

Bandcamp : https://hydrofunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/notorious-d-o-g

Album cover for Notorious D.O.G by Resin Dogs. The artwork features two Doberman-like dogs rendered in a vibrant, neon-glow style. One dog stands alert while the other lounges behind it. The background blends graffiti textures with surreal colors, evoking an urban, edgy feel.

#rap #music #undergroundhiphop #undergroundrap #musicians #art #newmusicfriday #hiphop #artwork #albumcover #albumcovers #bandcamp #buyvinyls #resindogs #streetart #dogsofinstagram #australianhiphop #hiphopart

Album cover for Notorious D.O.G by Resin Dogs. The artwork features two Doberman-like dogs rendered in a vibrant, neon-glow style. One dog stands alert while the other lounges behind it. The background blends graffiti textures with surreal colors, evoking an urban, edgy feel.

Album cover for D-A to the G by Dagha.

The artwork features an illustrated portrait of a man whose face seamlessly merges with the bark of a tree. Twisting branches frame the face on a vivid orange background, giving the piece a surreal, nature-inspired aesthetic.

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Minari by Bokoya x Gianni Brezzo
Bandcamp: https://bokoya-wadada.bandcamp.com/album/minari

Stylized album cover for Minari by Bokoya x Gianni Brezzo featuring abstract illustrations of eyes, ears, and a nose embedded within green plant leaves. A bold orange flower blooms at the top, while a small goat and crab appear below. The text includes "2023," "MPM," and the artist names. The art blends surrealism with graphic design on a dark background.

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Stylized album cover for Mirani by Bokoya x Gianni Brezzo featuring abstract illustrations of eyes, ears, and a nose embedded within green plant leaves. A bold orange flower blooms at the top, while a small goat and crab appear below. The text includes "2023," "MPM," and the artist names. The art blends surrealism with graphic design on a dark background.

This Saturday, we’re commemorating Sylvester “Sly” Stewart by looking at the typography of various records by Sly & The Family Stone. The “Black genius and major innovator of funk, psychedelic soul and rock” (Reybach C) died June 9, 2025, at the age of 82.

→ https://fontsinuse.com/tags/20546/sly-and-the-family-stone

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