List of picture discs

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This is a list of picture discs — phonograph or gramophone picture discs since the 1930s, listed in chronological order.

Contents 1 Picture discs. First modern picture discs 1970 to 1979 2 Picture discs. Post 1980 3 Shaped Discs & 'special pressings' 4 KISS picture discs 5 References

[edit] Picture discs. First modern picture discs 1970 to 1979

• Air Conditioning by Curved Air (1970)
• Magical Love by Saturnalia c.1974. First non-compilation album to be advertised on television in Europe. ^[1]
• Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath (Rare - Shows the cover art of their first album) 1974 (re-release of album as picture disc)
• Turn Up the Night by Black Sabbath (Rare - Shows a Lucifer-like figure silhouetted against a cross)
• Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) - picture disk edition 1974 or 1975.
• Boston by Boston (band) 1976.
• To Elvis: Love Still Burning by 11 various artists, including Ral Donner. Produced by Jerry Osborne's Fotoplay label, and distributed by Pickwick Int'l, has 11 songs of tribute to Elvis Presley (1978). Features a portrait of Elvis by Marge Nichols on both sides. The first of many Elvis picture discs, and North America's first commercially issued picture disc album by anyone — an event reported on the front page of Billboard magazine (August 28, 1978 issue).
• Elvis: A Legendary Performer, Vol. 3. Elvis Presley (1978). Issued by RCA about six months after the Fotoplay picture disc.
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles (1978) Released in conjunction with the Robert Stigwood film production by that name.
• Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by DEVO (1978) - Virgin Records LP - still frames from DEVO's "The Truth About Devolution" film.
• My Best Friend's Girl by The Cars (1978) - graphic of old-style car on white background
• Blondes have more fun by Rod Stewart (1978) - Artist is hugging a blonde woman with her back to the camera, and on the B side, the artist has the same pose, but with a brunette.
• Translumadafractadisc (artists include Sid Vicious)
• The Lord of the Rings Soundtrack by Leonard Rosenman Limited edition double LP picture disc with four scenes from the 1978 movie by Ralph Bakshi (1978).
• The Worker by Fischer-Z (1979) - cartoon image of a train arranged around the edge of the record
• Light My Fire by Amii Stewart (1979) - photographic image of the singer against a pink background
• Driver's Seat by Sniff 'n' the Tears (1979) - a leggy woman holding a gun startles a black cat

[edit] Picture discs. Post 1980

• Special Brew by Bad Manners (1980) - photo of Buster Bloodvessel coveting a pint of the drink of the same name
• Dreamtime The Cult - band photo
• One of Us/Should I Laugh or Cry ABBA (1981) - A side with Agnetha and Frida (One of Us)/B Side with Benny and Bjorn
• That's Good b/w Speed Racer by DEVO (1982) 12" single
• Got No Brains by Bad Manners (1982) - cartoon-like image of Buster Bloodvessel's brain flying out of his head
• House Of Fun by Madness (1982) - still photo from the promo video
• Driving In My Car by Madness (1982) - close-up photo of a Morris Minor hubcap
• Let's Dance LP by David Bowie - [[Serious_Moonlight_Tour|Serious Moonlight Tour] concert photo and album cover photo
• Michael Jackson - Thriller - Several different picture discs with artwork from the album photoshoot. (1983)
• Culture Club - Colour by Numbers (1983)
• Just A Dream (10 Inch) by Nena - band photo
• Poland (double LP) by Tangerine Dream - album photos (1984)
• 14 Greatest Hits (LP) by Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 - drawing of 3 Jackson brothers and old band photo (1984)
• Legend LP by Bob Marley - album photo (1984)
• Keep Moving LP by Madness (1984) - photo of the band on a running track
• Make It Big by Wham (1984) (Picture disc edition)
• Culture Club - Waking Up with the House on Fire (1984)
• Miami Vice theme by Jan Hammer (1985)
• Electric - The Cult (1987) gold vinyl with a band photo
• Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)
• Something Special by Sabrina (1988)
• So far, so good... so what! by Megadeth (1988) - a skeleton dressed in combat gear holding a machine gun
• Disintegration by The Cure (1989)
• Sweet Soul Sister by The Cult - 12" single, different band photo on both sides
• Baby Snakes soundtrack album by Frank Zappa - Frank Zappa's face
• The Hearts Filthy Lesson by David Bowie (BMG UK,1995) - Graphically manipulated images from the lyric pages of the 1995 album Outside for the A side and B side songs.
• The best of both worlds by Marillion (1996)
• s/t 10" by Song of Zarathustra (2000 blood of the young)
• Heaven by Live (2003) - European 7" single containing title track plus Forever May not be Long Enough (Egyptian Dreams Remix) as a b-side. An unknown quantity were mispressed with remixes of Let's Get Ill by P. Diddy.
• Filthy Danceheng EP by Baron Mordant (Mordant Music UK,2004) - image of creepy tutonic child on a side, tracklist and 70s looking child on reverse
• Blood Rushed to Head 7" by Portion Control (portion-control.net UK,2005) - Portion Control logo on both sides
• Special Edition Live EP by Ozzy Osbourne
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (soundtrack to the Walt Disney film)
• Analord 10 by AFX (re-release)
• Iron Maiden - The Trooper - (2005) re-release to coincide with the release of the "Death on the Road" live album, also released as a double picture disc!
• Preaching the "End-Time" Message by Eyehategod - Limited to 500 copies.
• Lateralus by Tool - Double picture disc. Limited edition only.
• The Hand that Feeds by Nine Inch Nails
• Inertiatic ESP by The Mars Volta (2003) - Artwork by Storm Thorgerson
• Televators by The Mars Volta (2003) - Artwork by Storm Thorgerson
• The Widow by The Mars Volta (2005) - Artwork by Storm Thorgerson
• L'Via L'Viaquez by The Mars Volta (2005) - 10" Picture Disc
• Agalloch/Nest Split 10" Picture Disc
• The 12th record from the 7" of the Month Club by NOFX (2006)- Side A: Picture of band, Side B: Cartoon Hotdogs - limited to 3000
• Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd- a picture of a skeleton holding a gun.
• Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.: Features a drawing of the windmill island from the video.
• Sam's Town by The Killers (2006)
• Donuts by J Dilla (2006)
• The Shining EP by J Dilla (2006)
• Age of Winters by The Sword (band) (2006) limited to 500 copies. Side A features original CD Artwork, Side B a track listing and logo.
• The Pick of Destiny by Tenacious D (2006)
• Fine as Fuck by Electrosexual and Scream Club (2006)Features a collage made by Electrosexual and a sticker art by Tilt (Graffitilt) Limited to 500 copies , France Rock Machine Records
• Lycanthrope by (+44) features a picture of the band on one side of the single and the band logo on the other.
• Gold Digger by Kanye West 12" single has a plain gold coloured picture disc.
• Hip Hop Is Dead by Nas 12" single has a picture of Nas with title of the song on the A side and Nas's logo on the B side.
• Never Trust A Pretty Face by Amanda Lear.
• Mezmerize And Hypnotize by System Of A Down
• Infinity on High by Fall out boy
• From Yesterday by 30 Seconds to Mars
• Exploiting Dysfunction by Cephalic Carnage: Side A and B feature the original cover/back artwork by Wes Benscoter.
• Hell Yeah! by HorrorPops (2004): Side A has an altered version of the cover artwork and side B contains the track listing.

[edit] Shaped Discs & 'special pressings'

Band	Disc/Song	Released	Disc Description	Disk Size	Image
Barnes & Barnes	Fish Heads: Barnes & Barnes' Greatest Hits	1982	Shaped as a fish head	12"
Broken English	Comin on Strong	1987	Shaped as the 3 band members wearing Ghostbusters outfits holding guitars.
DEVO	Beautiful World b/w Nu-Tra	1981	Shaped like an astronaut head
Joe Strummer	Love Kills		Shaped like a gun	7"	A gun
Monster Magnet	Dopes to Infinity	1995	Shaped like the lead singer Dave Wyndorf's head.	12"
Gary Numan	Berserker	1984	Shaped like Numan's head.	7"
Killing Joke	Loose Cannon	2003	shaped yellow evil clown head image from the eponymous 2003 album sleeve
Kiss	Lick It Up	1983	Shaped like an armored tank
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	1982	Oddly shaped picture disc of a man and a woman dancing
Men Without Hats	I Got the Message	1983
Monster Magnet	Negasonic Teenage Warhead		Shaped like a mushroom cloud	12"
OMD	La Femme Accident	1985
Red Box	Lean On Me b/w Stinging Bee	1985	Hexagonal red vinyl. Looks like a red box in 2D; flipside is a band photo.	7"
Saxon	Back on the Streets Again		Shaped as an apple (as is printed on one side of the disk).	7"
Tangerine Dream	Warsaw in the Sun	1984	The record is in the shape of Poland and has several images including Lech Wałęsa and Pope John Paul II.	7"
The Fat Boys	Wipe Out		Shaped like a Hamburger	7"
Less Than Jake	Cheese	1998	Shaped like a piece of swiss cheese. 1000 pressed in yellow. 500 pressed in green ("Moldy Version").	7"
The Enemy	You're not alone	2007	Square shaped. Has the single cover art on the A-side and a black and white picture of the band on the B-side with track listing.	7"

• It's a Mistake by Men at Work (1983) - apparently also mispressed as a release by Men Without Hats, though such mispressings were clearly labeled

• A single shaped like DEVO's famous Energy Dome headgear was planned, but never made it past the test pressing stage.

[edit] KISS picture discs

• several KISS discs from (1978), each with a different band member [1]
• A World Without Heroes by KISS (1981)
• Creatures of the Night by KISS (U.S., 1982)
• Hotter Than Hell by KISS (the Netherlands, 1982)
• Dressed To Kill by KISS (the Netherlands, 1982)
• Destroyer by KISS (the Netherlands, 1982)
• Rock and Roll Over by KISS (the Netherlands, 1982)
• Dressed To Kill by KISS (the Netherlands, 1982)
• Love Gun by KISS (the Netherlands, 1982)
• Dynasty by KISS (the Netherlands, 1982)
• Unmasked by KISS (the Netherlands, 1982)
• Music From "The Elder" by KISS (the Netherlands, 1982)
• Crazy Nights by KISS (US, 1987)
• Crazy Crazy Nights by KISS (UK, 1987)
• Reason To Live by KISS (UK, 1987)

[edit] References

1. ^ Billboard. August 1974