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Hilarious or a nightmare? Exhibition displays the worst album covers ever
Museum hosts the collection of Steve Goldman, who buys records based on the sheer awfulness of the sleeve “It is like the invasion of the bunny body snatchers,” says JT Thompson, the former lead singer of the 1970s US rock band Peter Rabbitt, as he looks at what is regarded as one of the world’s worst record covers. The 1979 album Roadstar shows all five members of the California rock band with their faces morphed on to rabbit bodies, with Thompson emerging, like a terrible dream, smiling from a top hat. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Hilarious or a nightmare? Exhibition displays the worst album covers ever, Museum hosts the collection of Steve Goldman, who buys records based on the sheer awfulness of the sleeve “It is like the invasion of the bunny body snatchers,” says JT Thompson, the former lead singer of the 1970s US rock band Peter Rabbitt, as he looks at what is regarded as one of the world’s worst record covers. The 1979 album Roadstar shows all five members of the California rock band with their faces morphed on to rabbit bodies, with Thompson emerging, like a terrible dream, smiling from a top hat. Continue reading…
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- Hilarious or a nightmare? Exhibition displays the worst album covers everThe Guardian - 2026-06-07T10:17:32+00:00
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