tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152115599661261923.post3827262023880832520..comments2023-06-12T05:35:10.298-05:00Comments on Whole Lotta Album Covers: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana brass-Whipped cream and other delightsbob_vinylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08414008312753058491noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152115599661261923.post-80188924354347775982007-06-03T01:19:00.000-05:002007-06-03T01:19:00.000-05:00I was about 10 when this album was released, and y...I was about 10 when this album was released, and yep, it was considered racy for its time--definitely a turn-on for a 10 year old boy. It wasn't the only album at the time with somewhat equally racy cover art--women were glamorized at least as much then as now, if not more so--but there weren't that many album covers like it. It was also considered a little odd at the time for a band as staid as Herb Alpert to have a cover like this, which added to the titillation--you were left wondering, "Hmm--here's something Herb Alpert has been hiding--what ELSE does he have in store? Maybe she'll appear onstage like that..." The titles of all the songs on the album were food-related, so it paired two things we all like--food and sex. It boosted sales, obviously.John Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635133938408075683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152115599661261923.post-69276874799068115162007-05-29T14:42:00.000-05:002007-05-29T14:42:00.000-05:00David-Doesn't do anything for me.bob-I have seen t...David-Doesn't do anything for me.<BR/><BR/>bob-I have seen the Soul Asylum cover. That guy probably had cats following him around for a week after he had that clam dip on him.<BR/><BR/>Ray-That's a lot of whipped cream.<BR/><BR/>Chuck-I am guessing this was a fairly surprising cover for the time and the artist.Metal Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400759786407810475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152115599661261923.post-3385741480574169182007-05-28T22:51:00.000-05:002007-05-28T22:51:00.000-05:00That is a mighty provocative album cover, especial...That is a mighty provocative album cover, especially given that it's from one of the cheesiest musical acts in the history of man. How many lawsuits and/or claims of sexism would it have generated if, say, Ozzy had released it?taotechuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275520227023393969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152115599661261923.post-90694547957525275322007-05-28T11:08:00.000-05:002007-05-28T11:08:00.000-05:00I've always wanted to lick the cream and see what ...I've always wanted to lick the cream and see what I found beneath! My mom has this album and it's pretty good, actually, if you're into AM soft jazz. Mark, I roared over your Goodwill store and yard sale comment because it's so true!Ray Van Horn, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13614522170335864253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152115599661261923.post-47356983138041287722007-05-28T10:26:00.000-05:002007-05-28T10:26:00.000-05:00I think it's a brilliant album cover. It's sugges...I think it's a brilliant album cover. It's suggestive, but not obscene. She's beautiful, yet kinda dirty. I have this, but don't listen to it (no real interest in Alpert's stuff).<BR/><BR/>Soul Asylum had a parody cover for their Clam Dip and Other Delights album. Instead of whipped cream, it was clam dip of course and instead of a beautiful female model, it featured and pasty, greasy guy.bob_vinylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414008312753058491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152115599661261923.post-45983028983324919772007-05-28T10:10:00.000-05:002007-05-28T10:10:00.000-05:00Hot.-- davidHot.<BR/><BR/>-- davidDavid Amulethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758977878243268087noreply@blogger.com