I veer from the standard "post a song with extra" because I just couldn't get into my original idea. It's not that Lou Reed's Claim to Fame has no claim to fame, but ... it *is* just one more of a few hundred songs that happen to have the word "extra" in the lyrics. I wanted something a little more entertaining at this time of year.
There must have been like a million albums produced since the invention of the phonograph, and it must be a perennial quandary for the artist and the producer to come up with something that makes yours stand out. Sometimes good music in and of itself isn't enough. I think of my copy of Dave Mason's Alone Together, which was pressed onto somewhat psychedelic multi colored swirling vinyl - kind of unique. I've seen albums with funky shapes.
One album with something "extra" that sticks in my mind is Sticky Fingers, with its actual zipper "sewn" into the album cover. You can't help but pull it down to see what's ...
And aside from this kind of attraction, lots of albums have included band-related posters.
But going to a more extreme additional form of entertainment for the fans ... (and these - for the most part - are generally verified hearsay. Sue me if I'm wrong)
Cheech and Chong's Big Bambu included a huge rolling paper. No surprise there.
Sgt. Pepper's included a a cardboard page of cutouts - epaulettes, moustache, badges ....
ELO's Out of the Blue included a cardboard cutout of their iconic spaceship.
Three Dog Nights' Seven Separate Fools album came with seven oversize playing cards.
Alice Cooper's Schools Out came with paper panties as a wrapper.
