There were those darker days, when making songs wasn’t enough, the artist had to market the songs as well, which meant being creative in their album covers, as that had to be the selling point.

As is the case with anything though, there were always a bunch of misses in the middle of those hits.

1. Jim Post – I Love My Life

I used to like my life as well.

2. Rick James – Throwin’ Down

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

3. Bros – Chocolate Box

So much blasphemy in this pic.

4. Prince – Lovesexy

We found monkey man!

5. Orleans – Waking and Dreaming

Ain’t no fraternity till you touch nippy.

6. Herbie Mann – Push Push

Nicholas Cage’s face. Anil Kapoor’s body.

7. Madonna – Hard Candy

Nothing hard or candy in here.

8. Tino Fernandez – Por Primera Vez

Where the concept of “ball” boy emerged.

9. Stryken – First Strike

No, just… no.

10. The Handsome Beasts – Beastiality

I’m so scared for that pig right now.

11. Prince – Controversy

You forgot your pants and bunch of other stuff, man.

12. Joe Henry – Trampoline

Why?

13. Manowar – Anthology

They look like anorexic He-Men.

14. Village People – Renaissance

The kind of Renaissance where the wrong culture was re-birthed.

15. Fireballet – Two, Too

Indian comedy shows in the near future.

16. Millie Jackson – Back to the Shit

The way to a man’s heart.

17. Wasnatch – Front to Back

Bass to mouth.

18. A Taste of Dick Black – Dick Black and His Band

Nuff’ said.

19. Argentina Coral – Cante Gitano

It’s subjective, that’s all I’ll say.

20. Barbara Markay – Give Your Dick To Me

I don’t know about you all, but I feel intimidated.

21. Quim Barreiros, Recebi Um Convite (A Casa Da Joquina)

Aamir Khan in PK, anyone?

22. Kevin Rowland – My Beauty

He bought that dress at the beauty-free store.

23. Brainstorm – Smile a While

I’m sorry.

24. Tony Tee – Time To Get Physical

I don’t think tighter spandex’s were possible.

25. Saveta Jovanovic – Lazno Je, Lazno Sve Sto Je Tvoje

The original choice for Veet.

Let’s just try to focus on their music, shall we?