List of controversial album art

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The perceived pedophiliac nature of the cover artwork for Virgin Killer led to the Wikipedia page on the album being blocked by the Internet Watch Foundation VK WikipediaBlock.png
The perceived pedophiliac nature of the cover artwork for Virgin Killer led to the Wikipedia page on the album being blocked by the Internet Watch Foundation

The following is a list of notable albums with controversial album art, especially where that controversy resulted in the album being banned, censored or sold in packaging other than the original one. They are listed by the type of controversy they were involved in.

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Nudity and sexuality

The artwork for Bow Wow Wow's See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! featured a recreation of Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe (pictured) with an underage girl in the role of the nude woman, leading to considerable controversy and a Scotland Yard investigation. Edouard Manet - Luncheon on the Grass - Google Art Project.jpg
The artwork for Bow Wow Wow's See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! featured a recreation of Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (pictured) with an underage girl in the role of the nude woman, leading to considerable controversy and a Scotland Yard investigation.
The replacement cover for Ritual de lo Habitual. Jane's Addiction-Ritual de lo Habitual (clean cover).jpg
The replacement cover for Ritual de lo Habitual.
A Kouros. A row of similar statues were featured on the cover of Tin Machine II; their genitalia were airbrushed out on the American release. Kouros anavissos.jpg
A Kouros. A row of similar statues were featured on the cover of Tin Machine II ; their genitalia were airbrushed out on the American release.

Religious

The Celtic knot on the cover to Discipline by King Crimson was changed to the above design on later releases due to copyright infringement. -Possible Productions knotwork- by Steve Ball.svg
The Celtic knot on the cover to Discipline by King Crimson was changed to the above design on later releases due to copyright infringement.

Violence

Other reasons

Tobacco

Decency, shocking content and cultural offense

The album cover of An Ideal for Living was controversial for featuring a member of the Hitler Youth (a group of whom are pictured here) on its cover. Bundesarchiv Bild 119-5592-14A, Gruppe von HJ-Jungen.jpg
The album cover of An Ideal for Living was controversial for featuring a member of the Hitler Youth (a group of whom are pictured here) on its cover.

Quality issues

Plagiarism

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