Disco kitsch: are these the world's most ridiculous record covers? – in pictures

Soft porn, engorged limes, erect bananas – and an extra-special zebra print carpet courtesy of Kool and the Gang ... disco cover art is endlessly, brilliantly OTT. From Grace Jones to Giorgio Moroder, Cerrone to Chic, here are our favourite artworks from Disco: an Encyclopaedic Guide to the Cover Art of Disco Records

Tue 28 Oct 2014 07.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 15.30 BST

Kool and the Gang’s Jungle Boogie, released by De-Lite Records, 1977.
Art Direction: Horace Fernandez. Photography: Joel Brodsky Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Lime II, released by Mantra, 1982.
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Lipps Inc’s Mouth to Mouth, Casablanca Records, 1980.
Design: Gribbitt and Michael Kevin Lee Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Fingers by Fingers, RCA, 1979.
Art Direction: Acy Lehman. Photography: Nick Sangiamo Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Yvon Rioland & Jean-Marie Hauser’s Discoritmo, Crea Sound Ltd, 1970.
Photography: The Image Bank - Jan Cobb Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Giorgio’s From Here to Eternity, Casablanca, 1977.
Art Direction: Phyllis Chotin and Henry Vizcarra-Gribbitt. Design: Henry Vizcarra-Gribbitt. Photography: Ronald Slenzek Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Cerrone’s Cerrone VI, Malligator, 1980.
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Aquarian Dream’s Fantasy, Electra, 1978.
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Grace Jones’s Do or Die, Island, 1978.
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Chic by Chic, Atlantic, 1977.
Art Direction: Bob Defrin. Design: Lynn Dreese Breslin. Photography: Frank Laffitte Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
The Hustle Factory Presents: Do the Hustle, Realm Records, 1976.
Design: Harry W Fass. Photography: Al Freni Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Citizen Gang’s Out, 1979.
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Disco Delight’s Vine Street Disco Band – Disco Delight, Gateway, 1977.
Art Director: Cyd Kilbey Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Parliament’s Up for the Down Stroke, Casablanca Records, 1974.
Design: Jon Echeverrieta. Photography: Leandro Correa Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

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Disco kitsch: are these the world's most ridiculous record covers? in pictures | Art and design

Disco kitsch: are these the world's most ridiculous record covers? – in pictures

Kool and the Gang’s Jungle Boogie, released by De-Lite Records, 1977.

Lime II, released by Mantra, 1982.

Lipps Inc’s Mouth to Mouth, Casablanca Records, 1980.

Fingers by Fingers, RCA, 1979.

Yvon Rioland & Jean-Marie Hauser’s Discoritmo, Crea Sound Ltd, 1970.

Giorgio’s From Here to Eternity, Casablanca, 1977.

Cerrone’s Cerrone VI, Malligator, 1980.

Aquarian Dream’s Fantasy, Electra, 1978.

Grace Jones’s Do or Die, Island, 1978.

Chic by Chic, Atlantic, 1977.

The Hustle Factory Presents: Do the Hustle, Realm Records, 1976.

Citizen Gang’s Out, 1979.

Disco Delight’s Vine Street Disco Band – Disco Delight, Gateway, 1977.

Parliament’s Up for the Down Stroke, Casablanca Records, 1974.

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