Twenty Ridiculously Literal Album Covers

the Black Sheep Boy and Black Sheep Boy Appendix (packaged together with the For Real B-Side as Black Sheep Boy [Definitive Edition]) drawn by Will Schaff ranks among my favorite works of art ever. The detail in the engraving is just mindblowing - and each image
is more beautifully terrifying the last.
It also includes one of the greatest liner note lyric moments of all time - "Pause and add your own intentions - right here ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________"
One of the greatest albums of the decade.

Golly, that is one deluxe burrito.

Sorry, I say Abby Road and The Wall are the only two wins in this article.

I've also gotta second everything said by Steven S about the BSB/Appendix by the way. Stellar album. One of - if not THE - best bands ever.

How could you possibly not include Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Band's "Whipped Cream & Other Delights"?

Rush's "Moving Pictures" was pretty literal. http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/R/rush_movingf.jpg

Good call, Dave and CW! I'll keep those on file for the potential follow-up list, "Twenty MORE Ridiculously Literal Album Covers."

Gotta include Metallica's "Load"

Soul Asylum's "And the Horse They Rode in On" would probably qualify for a follow-up list as well.

Ditto on Black Sheep Boy and the appendix.

Also...the first time I saw that Herb Alpert album was in my grandparents' collection...I'm still not right.