List of picture discs

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This is "the" list of picture discs — phonograph or gramophone picture discs since the 1940s, listed in chronological order.

1 Round
2 Shaped
3 KISS
4 Misc

[edit] Round

Air Conditioning by Curved Air (1970) - introduction of picture discs in the 70's
Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) - picture disk edition
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
The Worker by Fisher 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
Blondes have more fun by Rod Stewart (1980)?? - 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
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
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
Michael Jackson - Thriller - In Various pictures discs with varying artwork from the Thriller album photoshoot. (1983)
Keep Moving LP by Madness (1984) - photo of the band on a running track
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)
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
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
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
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.
Make It Big by Wham (1984) (Picture disc edition)
Sam's Town by The Killers (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.
Fine as Fuck by Electrosexualand 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.

[edit] Shaped

Beautiful World b/w Nu-Tra Speaks by DEVO (1981) shaped like an astronaut head
The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats (1982) - oddly shaped picture disc of a man and a woman dancing
I Got the Message by Men Without Hats (1983)
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
Lick It Up by KISS (United Kingdom, 1983) shaped like an armored tank
"La Femme Accident" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1985), 7-inch shaped picture disc
- A single shaped like DEVO's famous Energy Dome headgear was planned, but never made it past the test pressing stage.
Loose Cannon by Killing Joke (Zuma Recordings UK,2003) - shaped yellow evil clown head image from the eponymous 2003 album sleeve
"Dopes to Infinity" 12" single by Monster Magnet, shaped like Dave Wyndorf's head
"Negasonic Teenage Warhead" 12" single by Monster Magnet, shaped like a mushroom cloud
Lean On Me b/w Stinging Bee 7" by Red Box (1985) on hexagonal red vinyl. Looks like a red box in 2D; flipside is a band photo.
Warsaw in the Sun (1984) by Tangerine Dream. The record is in the shape of Poland and has several images including Lech Wałęsa and Pope John Paul II.

[edit] KISS

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] Misc

(these have been added to the bottom of the Kiss section by users. It is unknown if they are round or shaped picture discs. Please add these to the appropriate section if you can confirm.)