Mansfield Museum Opens Worst Album Cover Exhibition
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- Mansfield Museum hosts the opening of the “Worst Record Covers in the World” exhibition, with former Peter Rabbitt frontman JT Thompson as guest of honour.
- Steve Goldman began his collection after buying the 1979 Peter Rabbitt album “Roadstar” for 10p, and now owns several hundred “bad” album covers.
- Roadstar features the band’s faces morphed onto rabbit bodies, while other displayed covers include “Oil and Vinegar”, “Songs for Gay Dogs”, “Do You Want to Touch Me”, and “Kris Jensen Sings: Torture”.
- All My Friends Are Dead by Freddie Gage, a Southern Baptist evangelist, sold for £110, making it the most expensive item in Goldman’s collection.
- Guardian first featured the exhibition in Huddersfield four years ago, and it has since travelled to galleries, festivals and will appear at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Why it matters: Mansfield Museum gains a quirky draw that could lift visitor numbers, while Goldman’s £110 purchase of a dead‑guy cover highlights a niche market for oddball memorabilia, prompting other venues to consider similar pop‑culture shows.
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