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The Beatles have had more parodies on their album covers than any other band. Abbey Road reportedly has over 200, Sgt. Pepper has over 80 and there are parodies on several more of their albums. This is Frank Zappa's third album, We're Only In It For The Money, and is the first parody of Sgt. Pepper's. It was designed by famed photographer and film director, Jerry Schatzberg. Cal Schenkel built the plaster figures, helped set up the staging for the photo and put together the collage of people in the background. The first cover that was designed had more people in it and the eyes were not blacked out. Some people objected to being on the cover so Frank had to settle on this version. The album was included in Q magazine's list of the "Best Psychedelic Albums of All Time." In 2003, the album was ranked number 296 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2005, it was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.

Frank Zappa - We're Only In It For The Money

Frank Zappa was one of the first artists to realize the significance of album cover design in the sale of music. He recorded a hundred albums in his lifetime and many of them have memorable covers. There were several respected artists and photographers that created his album covers. Cal Schenkel did the illustration on "Cruising With Ruben & The Jets", "Playground Psychotics" and "Ahead Of Their Time" he is responsible for artwork, graphics, and the design of over a dozen of Zappa's albums and for Captain Beefhearts "Trout Replica" album cover. Dave McMacken is the artist that drew the "Over-Nite Sensation" cover and "200 Motels" he also drew covers for the Beach Boys, Flo and Eddie, Kansas and AC/DC. Matt Groening, the creator of "The Simpsons" and "Futurama", designed the "Frank Zappa plays Frank Zappa" cover. Tanino Liberatore designed covers for RCA records and illustrated several Heavy Metal comics, he painted the "The Man From Utopia" cover. Alice Ochs was the photographer of the "Absolutely Free" front cover, she is the wife of the late Phil Ochs. Gary Panter was commissioned by Warner Brothers to create album covers for "Studio Tan", "Sleep Dirt" and "Orchestral Favorites" he also designed the cover for The Red Hot Chili Peppers first album. Neon Park was published in Playboy and National Lampoon, he made illustrations for David Bowie, Dr. John and did Zappa's "Weasels Ripped My Flesh".

Absolutely Free

Frank Zappa - Absolutely Free
1967

Cruising with Ruben & The Jets

Frank Zappa - Cruising with Ruben & The Jets
1968

Uncle Meat

Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat
1969

Burnt Weeny Sandwich

Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich
1970

Weasels Ripped My Flesh

Frank Zappa - Weasels Ripped My Flesh
1970

200 Motels

Frank Zappa - 200 Motels
1971

Just Another Band From L.A.

Frank Zappa - Just Another Band From L.A.
1972

Waka/Jawaka

Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka
1972

The Grand Wazoo

Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo
1972

Over-Nite Sensation

Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation
1973

One Size Fits All

Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All
1975

Studio Tan

Frank Zappa - Studio Tan
1978

Sleep Dirt

Frank Zappa - Sleep Dirt
1979

Orchestral Favorites

Frank Zappa - Orchestral Favorites
1979

Tinseltown Rebellion

Frank Zappa - Tinseltown Rebellion
1981

The Man From Utopia

Frank Zappa - The Man From Utopia
1983

Playground Psychotics

Frank Zappa - Playground Psychotics
1992

Ahead Of Their Time

Frank Zappa - Ahead Of Their Time
1993

Civilization Phase III

Frank Zappa - Civilization Phase III
1994

The Lost Episodes

Frank Zappa - The Lost Episodes
1996

Frank Zappa Plays Zappa

Frank Zappa - Frank Zappa Plays Zappa
1996

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