10 Rock Bands Who Were Forced To Change Their Album Covers

10. Rob Zombie - Mondo Sex Head (2012)

Mondo Sex Head hit stores a decade ago, offering up Rob Zombie's greatest hits remixed by a selection of mid-rent electronic artists and producers (Ki:Theory, Das Kapital, Drumcorps? Yeah, us neither), with decidedly uneven results.

The album's original cover art depicted the singer's wife Sheri in black and white with her dress hiked up, arse towards the camera. What Rob reckoned wouldn't even be a blip on the map caused an instant wave of controversy upon release, but not amongst the fans.

Retailers refused to carry the CD, deeming the imagery too racy for their everyday shoppers, and Rob was perplexed; having made a career out of stocking the shelves with horror-soaked imagery, what was a little light nudity to anyone? Instead of censoring and spoiling the cover, he pulled it entirely, replacing it with a black and white image of a sad-looking kitten. Or, a 'pussy shot', as he put it.

While certain mainstream record stores may have refused to stock it, the vinyl version of the release remains obstinately unchanged with the original cover art proudly displaying Sheri Moon Zombie's buttocks for all the world to see.