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Coffee Break: Notable album art

Album art for 'Abbey Road'
Album art for 'Abbey Road'via NPR

by Anna Reed

May 09, 2018

Today in 1988, a number of Minnesota department stores refused to stock the new Prince album, Lovesexy, due to the cover - a nude shot of the artist (with nothing naughty revealed in the photo).

The album was released on May 10, 1988 and recorded in just seven weeks at Paisley Park.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from albums with notable cover art?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Disorder - Joy Division
Cemetery Gates - The Smiths
Redondo Beach - Patti Smith
Dead Flowers - The Rolling Stones
A Taste of Honey - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
King Kunta - Kendrick Lamar