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Controversial

Album covers that caused a stir. Banned, debated, misunderstood or just plain provocative. The covers that couldn't stay quiet.

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  • That Was On Purpose 5 min read

    That Was On Purpose

    Craig
    • • Controversial • Jarvis Cocker • Pulp

    This Is Hardcore by Pulp - I was a young man in 1998. I saw the cover and noticed a semi-naked woman. I was mesmerised.

  • The Cover Nobody Saw 4 min read

    The Cover Nobody Saw

    Craig
    • • Controversial • Guns N' Roses • Robert Williams

    Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses - The cross and skulls design is the cover everyone knows. But there was another one. Most of the world never saw it.

  • Nothing 5 min read

    Nothing

    Craig
    • • Controversial • Kanye West • Rick Rubin

    Yeezus by Kanye West - A clear plastic case. A piece of red tape. Nothing else. I looked at it and moved on. I was wrong.

  • The Birth of Prince 5 min read

    The Birth of Prince

    Craig
    • • Prince • Jean-Baptiste Mondino • Paisley Park Records

    Lovesexy by Prince - Most call it audacious. I call it confidence. There's a difference.

  • Fifteen Seconds 5 min read

    Fifteen Seconds

    Craig
    • • Controversial • Geffen Records • Kurt Cobain

    Nevermind by Nirvana - The shoot lasted fifteen seconds. The baby was four months old. Thirty years later he sued the band that made him famous.

  • The Phoenix, The Harpy, The Pixels 6 min read

    The Phoenix, The Harpy, The Pixels

    Craig
    • • Kanye West • George Condo • Def Jam Records

    My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West - I thought it was just Kanye being Kanye. It was.

  • Unzip This 5 min read

    Unzip This

    Craig
    • • Controversial • Andy Warhol • Rolling Stones Records

    A Controversial look at the cover of Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

  • 10050 Cielo Drive 5 min read

    10050 Cielo Drive

    Craig
    • • Controversial • Interscope Records • Nine Inch Nails

    A look at the controversy behind the cover of The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

  • Raw Deal 6 min read

    Raw Deal

    Craig
    • • Controversial • The Beatles • Robert Whitaker

    The cover that shocked America, got recalled within days, and became the most valuable Beatles collectible in existence.