Artist: Judas Priest
Album: Rocka Rolla
Release Date: 1983
Catalog number: S.P.I./Milan AP 201
This picture disc is a reissue of their (non-pic-disc) debut album which was released in September of 1974. The pic disc was manufactured in France by S.P.I./Milan under contract with Gull Records.
Artist: Rod Stewart
Album: Blondes have more fun, or do they?
Release Date: 1978
Catalog number: Warner Bros. BSP 3276
Featuring the song, “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?”, this was the seventh release from the Rock crooner from across the great pond. Rod Stewart, Blondes Have More Fun Picture Disc *
Artist: Whitesnake
Album: 1987
Release Date: 1987
Catalog number:EMI EMC P 3528-B
This LP was by far the biggest success for Whitesnake. With songs like “Here I go Again” and “Is This Love”, the album reached “Platinum” with over 6 million copies sold in the U.S. alone. Around 10,000 of these picture discs were produced world-wide.
Artist: Quartz
Album: Against All Odds
Release Date: 1983
Catalog number: Heavy Metal Records HMRPD 9
Side BPrinted and pressed in the United Kingdom.
Side A
Side B
Artist: Heart
Album: Magazine
Release Date: 1978
Catalog number: Mushroom MRS-1-SP
An unusual looking pic-disc from the Wilson sisters of Canada. There were 100,000 individually numbered copies made of this album.
Artist: Electic Light Orchestra
Album: Ticket to the Moon
Release Date: 1981
Catalog number:Jet JETP 12018
This album art is reminiscent of the graphics which appear on the “Boston” albums. The disc is a 12″ single and contains the song “Here Is The News” on the flip side. This record is a product of the U.K.
Artist: The Black Crowes
Album: Jealous Again (12in.)
Release Date: 1990
Catalog number: DEF/Amer. DEFAP 412
This is a 12in. single featuring “Jealous Again” from the “Shake Your Money Maker” album on side one. “Waitin’ Guilty (previously unreleased)/Thick N’ Thin” on side two. This disc was pressed in the U.K. Black Crowes, Jealous Again Picture Disc
Artist: Megadeth
Album: Rust in Peace
Release Date: 1990
Catalog number: Capitol ESTPD 2132
On this, the forth album released by Megadeth, the standout song is unquestionably “Hanger 18”.
Artist: Meat Loaf
Album: Dead Ringer
Release Date: 1981
Catalog number: Epic EPC 11 83645
Featuring Cher on the title track, this album composed by Jim Steinman, produced by Todd Rundgren, and performed by Meat Loaf, went to the top of the charts in the United Kingdom.
This copy of “Dead Ringer” was pressed in the U.K. An American version was also pressed on the Epic label and distributed “promotionally”.
Artist: Guns N’Roses
Album: Appetite For Destruction
Release Date: 1987
Catalog number: Geffen 24148
This was the debut album for Guns N’Roses. It went on to sell over 20 million copies and established Guns N’Roses as a major force within the Metal scene. This disc displays the controversial cover of a woman being raped by a robot. Because of the uproar, the image was quickly replaced with another.
This record was printed and pressed in Mexico and is very difficult to acquire.