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.

19) Scorpions – Lovedrive (1979)

Already familiar with cover art controversy (see following entry), German heavy metal act Scorpions once again got the censors’ attention with the cover of their 1979 album Lovedrive, which featured a formally dressed couple in a pose where the man’s hand was connected to the women’s exposed breast by a wad of bubble gum. (“Sticky Fingers” might have been a more appropriate title.)

20) Scorpions – Virgin Killer (1976)

The original uber-controversial cover of Scorpions 1976’s Virgin Killer—featuring a nude, prepubescent girl partially obscured by shattered glass (which I censored below)—garnered immediate protest from, well, everyone. The band pointed to label executives for the misguided art direction and was pleased when the album was reprinted with a band photo instead. Right.

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