Picture discs had a bad rap for awhile due to inferior sound quality; however, by the late 1970s, most of the bugs had been worked out and they sounded just as warm and clear as regular vinyl. Nowadays, picture discs are commonly collected as wall decor; however, we recommend throwing 'em on the turn table once in awhile to hear albums the way they were meant to be heard, complete with subtleties and nuances that the super-compressed mp3s of today just don't have... 
Linda Ronstadt: "Living in the USA", circa 1978. Asylum Records was trying to turn Linda into a sex symbol with this album cover, even though most of her fans liked her just the way she was. All of the songs on this album are covers, but no one sings them better than Ms. Ronstadt...
Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet" was released by Polygram Records in 1986 and features a solo picture of pretty-boy Jon on the other side of the disc...
Strawberry Shortcake: "Over the Rainbow" is from the Limited Editon Collector Series, released in 1982 by Kid Stuff. Any girl (and a few guys) who grew up in the '80s will appreciate this record for nostalgia alone...if nothing else.
All records, including picture discs, start at $3.
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