Most Peculiar and Tasteful ALBUM TITLES

Some could almost have worked as titles for sci-fi-novels.

Funny thing was, to remind me of these fantastic titles, I found more internet inspiration from "worst titles" lists than from "best titles" lists.

Surprises me further that some of the most lyrically ambitious artists came up with quite ordinary names for all their albums.



1

THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD
David Bowie

2

LABOUR OF LUST
Nick Lowe

3

YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY
The Byrds

4

MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD
Talking Heads

5

THE ROARING SILENCE
Manfred Mann's Earth Band

6

THE HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS
Joni Mitchell

7

RUBBER SOUL
The Beatles

8

RETURN TO FOREVER
Chick Corea

9

EVEN IN THE QUITEST MOMENTS
Supertramp

10

VERY
Pet Shop Boys

11

A WOOFER IN TWEETER'S CLOTHING
Sparks

12

EASTER EVERYWHERE
13:th Floor Elevators

13

THE BIRDS, THE BEES & THE MONKEES
The Monkees

14

A GIFT FROM A FLOWER TO A GARDEN
Donovan

15

IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE...
(THEN PREPARE FOR INDIGESTION)
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

16

ANOTHER MUSIC IN A DIFFERENT KITCHEN
Buzzcocks

17

SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND
Genesis

18

BUDDHA AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX
Cat Stevens

19

BEFORE AND AFTER SCIENCE
Brian Eno

20

2
[= overcrossing the self-titled name of their first album]
NEU!

21

DOUBLE FANTASY
John Lennon & Yoko Ono

22

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
Simon & Garfunkel

23

BACK HERE ON EARTH
Gordon Lightfoot

24

NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY
Leonard Cohen

25

HOUSES OF THE HOLY
Led Zeppelin

26

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING
King Crimson

27

H TO HE WHO AM THE ONLY ONE
Van Der Graaf Generator

28

WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE
Alice Cooper

29

HELP!
The Beatles

30

BITCHES BREW
Miles Davis and more

31

BRAIN SALAD SURGERY
Emerson, Lake & Palmer

32

BETWEEN THE BUTTONS
Rolling Stones

33

THIRTY THREE & 1/3
George Harrison

34

QUADROPHENIA
The Who

35

DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS
Belle and Sebastian

36

SECRET, PROFANE & SUGARCANE
Elvis Costello

37

RELAYER
Yes

38

OK COMPUTER
Radiohead

39

MEMORY ALMOST FULL
Paul McCartney

40

TOO LOW FOR ZERO
Elton John

41

TIME TAKES TIME
Ringo Starr

42

ACTUALLY
Pet Shop Boys

43

& YET & YET
Do Make Say Think

44

THE IDLER WHEEL IS WISER THAN THE DRIVER OF THE SCREW AND WHIPPING CORDS WILL SERVE YOU MORE THAN ROPES WILL EVER DO
Fiona Apple

45

APOSTROPHE (')
Frank Zappa

46

SWORDFISH TROMBONES
Tom Waits

47

(COME ON FEEL THE) ILLINOISE
Sufjan Stevens

48

WHAT WE SAW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS
Regina Spektor

49

THIS IS
Stina Nordenstam

50

FOREVER CHANGES
Love

51

VERSION 2.0
Garbage

52

IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU
Lily Allen

53

BEAUTY AND THE BEAT
Go-Go's

54

BACK TO BLACK
Amy Winehouse

55

THE AGE OF PLASTIC
The Buggles

56

POCKET SYMPHONY
Air

57

STRATOSFEAR
Tangerine Dream

58

AFTERNOONS IN UTOPIA
Alphaville

59

LIFTED or THE STORY IS IN THE SOIL, KEEP YOUR EAR TO THE GROUND
Bright Eyes

60

MOONMADNESS
Camel

61

ANOTHER DAY ON EARTH
Brian Eno

62

NAKED NUMBER ONE
Tomas Di Leva

63

ALADDIN SANE
David Bowie

64

THE MILK-EYED MENDER
Joanna Newsom

65

SON OF A PLUMBER
Per Gessle

66

DIARY OF A MADMAN
Ozzy Osbourne

67

LOVE AT FIRST STING
Scorpions

68

ZOOLOOK
Jean Michel Jarre

69

DECEPTIVE BENDS
10cc

70

UMMAGUMMA
Pink Floyd

71

TURNSTILES
Billy Joel

72

THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD
Alan Parsons' Project

73

IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I'D DO IT ALL OVER YOU
Caravan

74

THE TAKE OFF AND LANDING OF EVERYTHING
Elbow

75

VESPERTINE
Björk

76

THE RAVEN THAT REFUSED TO SING
Steven Wilson

77

SONG OF SEVEN
Jon Anderson








To be on this list I should have heard each album (at least once). Otherwise it would be too many titles to choose among. For same easy reason I concentrate on titles in english (or gibberish) language.

A plus but not a demand is that the contempt of actual music reflects the title well.





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