Top 20 Most Shocking Banned Album Covers

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Let’s go back in time to present the 20 most shocking banned album covers of all time.

7) David Bowie – Diamond Dogs (1974)

Shifting away from his alien Ziggy Stardust image, David Bowie took the form of a half-man, half-dog for the gatefold cover of Diamond Dogs. To some people’s dismay, when the original cover was unfolded the dog’s anatomy was featured in all its glory. To Bowie-dog’s dismay, the troublesome bits were excised in the revised cover. Nuts.

8) Great White – Hooked (1991)

For their fifth full-length, Hooked, the consummate gentlemen in Great White chose a design of a naked woman straddling a large hook being hoisted from the sea. Following objections, the cover was reprinted so that the model and hook were partially submerged in the ocean. Well played, sirs.

9) Guns N’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction (1987)

Welcome to the bungle. When some retailers took exception to the robot rapist scene on the original cover of GN’R’s Appetite for Destruction, the band opted to go with the now-classic cross-and-skulls design.

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