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Thread #49852   Message #1020801
Posted By: Mark Clark
17-Sep-03 - 11:47 AM
Thread Name: The worst album cover ever
Subject: RE: The worst album cover ever
Yes, I saw that album cover and it was truly in bad taste. When it hit the U.S. they were all rounded up to have the covers replaced while new ones were being readied for the manufacturer. A few were distributed with a new cover pasted over the original. A friend had one of those and carefully steamed off the replacement cover to reveal the original.

It was a color photraph of the Beatles wearing white lab coats all spattered with blood. They were holding knives and cleavers and there was raw bloody meat all over the place. There were also dolls in various stages of dismemberment. Ringo was standing or kneeling behind those seated in front giving us “the bird” except he had placed the severed head of one of the dolls on his middle finger.

I did a quick search of the Net but didn't find it. I'm sure someone somewhere must have scanned this a put it up for everyone to see. This would be my nomination for worst album cover ever.

      - Mark