The white invitation that looks like the old Beggars Banquet cover is uninspired and lazy. Seems like after they decided on a cool title for the collection: "Stray Cats", then they just settled on this idea, probably only because "Stray Cat Blues" is on Beggars Banquet,

I've always liked the white Beggars Banquet cover that looks like a banquet invitation ... prefer it over the toilet cover. imo, using the invitation concept doesn't mean anything for Stray Cats, the album.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2016-11-13 09:03 by schillid.

No, it's great. The Stray Cats, not invited to the Beggars Banquet, have to bring their own booze ...

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I've always liked the white Beggars Banquet cover that looks like a banquet invitation ... prefer it over the toilet cover.

Yes. Me too.

At this point it's all ancient history, but at the time the toilet cover graffiti's reference to "LBJ" would have quickly dated the album, as Nixon was inaugurated in January '69--only a month after the (delayed) album's release.


Sometimes a little restraint can be helpful. 30-odd years after The Doors first album, the uncensored "Break On Through" was released. The line, "She gets high" was restored. Having heard it for so many years as the clipped, "She GETS-!"it was jarring, I actually liked that version better--not because I was used to it, but because it was so open-ended and in it's own way, mysterious.


And as far as Beggar's Banquet, I just don't think the dirty toilet shot reflects the music inside.

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schillid

I've always liked the white Beggars Banquet cover that looks like a banquet invitation ... prefer it over the toilet cover.

Yes. Me too.

At this point it's all ancient history, but at the time the toilet cover graffiti's reference to "LBJ" would have quickly dated the album, as Nixon was inaugurated in January '69--only a month after the (delayed) album's release.


Sometimes a little restraint can be helpful. 30-odd years after The Doors first album, the uncensored "Break On Through" was released. The line, "She gets high" was restored. Having heard it for so many years as the clipped, "She GETS-!"it was jarring, I actually liked that version better--not because I was used to it, but because it was so open-ended and in it's own way, mysterious.


And as far as Beggar's Banquet, I just don't think the dirty toilet shot reflects the music inside.

i agree with everything said. I think the toilet thing seems a bit forced, almost going out of their way to be shocking (for the times anyway). I also like the understatement of the 'invitation' and think that worked well.

I love they have gone back to the original as intended by the band cover for Beggars. And then using the forced upon them cover by Decca for the Stray Cats. Nice way to present some history.

What picture have they used for the inside of the gate-fold?


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"