The Stylishly Alternative Covers

World Party: Goodbye Jumbo (1990) Bandleader Karl Wallinger found visual inspiration on the back cover shot of Tim Buckley's Greetings from L.A., in which Buckley holds a gas mask as protection from the city's smog. An avid environmentalist, Wallinger added elephant ears (made of plaster of Paris) to heighten the alarm, though the backdrop in Steve Wallace's photo simulated a sunny blue sky. The frame -- a zany pastiche of mementos and corporate clutter -- had to be reprinted after some companies balked at the use of their trademarks. -- JC