Vintage Bizarre (a.k.a. What Were They Thinking)

I have to confess, I am a "What Were They Thinking?" junkie. I love to go to to James Lileks' site and read his books/blog which makes fun of old recipes, books, comics, photographs, and all other types of ephemera and oddities from the past. Yes, I'll even admit that I find it very hard to tear myself away when shows like "Top 10 Worst Heavy Metal Bands of the 80's," or some such drivel pops up on TV (when I actually had cable TV that is). 

You really do have to wonder what people were thinking when they painted their kitchens a lurid mustard yellow, wore bell bottoms that could serve a secondary purpose as a parachute, or cooked their frankfurters in jell-o. Okay, the first two examples are a matter of opinion, I suppose, but there's just no forgiving the jellied franks. 

As bizzare as these things may be, we should all be grateful that they happened, or we wouldn't have such a good laugh now, would we? We should be especially grateful that there was some atrocious art direction going on (or no art direction to speak of) when it comes to these record albums, appropriately titled "Worst Album Cover Ever." If you don't believe me, just check out these two gems:

Dead_friends

Mulletude

Are your eyes burning yet? As fair warning, some of these album covers may scar you for life. Not for the faint of heart.

Via WalletPop