10 Weirdest Cult Albums You Need To Hear

There are many people who probably don't even know anything about the Thrillington collection. With it's cover of a ram playing a violin and weird jazzy flourishes, this record seems like the polar opposite of mainstream. On the other hand, what if I told you this was the product of one of the greatest songwriters of all time?

Yeah, while the cover might look a bit grotesque, this is actually a sound experiment from Paul McCartney as a side project during his tenure with Wings. Though the people were expecting more rocking material out of McCartney's main band, this trip into jazz world is actually Paul recreating his classic album RAM. From back to front, these tracks are the same melodic passages that people loved from Paul's early career hammered out on more professional instruments.

Granted, these versions don't really compare to the original, but McCartney proves himself to have a great ear for proper composition, with most of the string work being delicately played across tracks like "Back Seat of My Car" and "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey." Despite the decent artistic goal on display here, McCartney released it under the name Thrillington as a little hidden surprise for fans who happen to stumble upon it. Paul's classic output might be much better, but Thrillington is one of those few outlandish ideas that McCartney aficionados should definitely try out at least once.