# Off-the-wall album cover **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 18, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950 "2004-03-18T01:11:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IrishGeezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@IrishGeezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrishGeezer)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/1 "2004-03-18T01:11:11Z")
Years ago, somone published an album, the cover of which featured a sweet, grandmotherly lady holding up a cherry pie with a piece missing. The missing piece, on close inspection was a depiction of female genitalia from the viewpoint of an OB-Gyn. Anyone remember this? Anyone know where I could find a copy of this picture? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/2 "2004-03-18T01:17:45Z")
Ah, yes. The infamous [Mom’s Apple Pie](http://friends.s5.net/mazzini/plosce/page06.html) cover. The group was managed by Terry Knight, who brough us Grand Funk Railway. Grand Funk had some talent, but Knight was a self-promoter who signed the group and decided upon this promotion, which blew up as people protested. ---
**Author:** ![gooti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@gooti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooti)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/3 "2004-03-18T02:43:01Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Ah, yes. The infamous [Mom’s Apple Pie](http://friends.s5.net/mazzini/plosce/page06.html) cover. > > The group was managed by Terry Knight, who brough us Grand Funk Railway. Grand Funk had some talent, but Knight was a self-promoter who signed the group and decided upon this promotion, which blew up as people protested. Sorry to nitpick, but it’s **Grand Funk_Railroad_**. As you were. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/4 "2004-03-18T02:55:49Z")
> [@gooti](#): > > Sorry to nitpick, but it’s **Grand Funk_Railroad_**. > > As you were. Sorry to pick on your nitpick: From the All Music Guide: > [@](#): > > Keyboardist Craig Frost joined the group for the Phoenix LP at the end of 1972. Following that album, **the band’s name was officially shortened to Grand Funk** , and the group finally scored a big hit single (number one, in fact) with the title track of the Todd Rundgren-produced We’re an American Band. The follow-up, Shinin’ On, contained another number one hit in a remake of Little Eva’s “The Loco-Motion.” However, following Grand Funk’s next album, All the Girls in the World Beware!!, interest in the group began to wane. **Reverting back to Grand Funk Railroad, they remained together in 1976** solely to work with producer Frank Zappa on Good Singin’, Good Playin’. Farner left for a solo career, and the remainder of the band released an album as Flint with guitarist Billy Elworthy. (bolding mine) As you weren’t. ---
**Author:** ![IrishGeezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@IrishGeezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrishGeezer)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/5 "2004-03-18T03:59:50Z")
This isn’t quite what I remember, but given how long ago it was, and my declining faculties, it has to be the right one. I really doubt that anyone would have the stones to pirate the idea. Tnx 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/6 "2004-03-18T04:11:55Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Sorry to pick on your nitpick: > > \ > > (bolding mine) > > As you weren’t. Sorry to nitpick on your pick on **Mr. Blue Sky’s** nitpick but… wasn’t he pointing out that **Reality Chuck** referred to them as Grand Funk Rail **way**? As you wish. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/7 "2004-03-18T04:38:46Z")
> [@IrishGeezer](#): > > I really doubt that anyone would have the stones to pirate the idea. Tnx 😃 A few months later (May 72), Uriah heap came out with an anatomically correct (male and female) waterfall on the cover of [Demons and Wizards](http://www.collectable-records.ru/groups/uriah_heep/demons.htm). The Apple Pie protestors seem to have missed it. ---
**Author:** ![cichlidiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f9b8f/32.png) [@cichlidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cichlidiot)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/8 "2004-03-18T21:12:08Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > A few months later (May 72), Uriah heap came out with an anatomically correct (male and female) waterfall on the cover of [Demons and Wizards](http://www.collectable-records.ru/groups/uriah_heep/demons.htm). The Apple Pie protestors seem to have missed it. I’m missing it, too. I don’t see anything in the waterfalls, except maybe the tallest one looks a bit phallic or maybe like a boob? I’m not doubting you, I just don’t see it. [sub]more nitpicking, it’s Heep[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/9 "2004-03-18T22:31:23Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > Sorry to nitpick on your pick on **Mr. Blue Sky’s** nitpick but… wasn’t he pointing out that **Reality Chuck** referred to them as Grand Funk Rail **way**? > > As you wish. Eeeeeeyeahhhhhh, and your point would be? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/10 "2004-03-18T23:10:17Z")
> [@cichlidiot](#): > > I’m missing it, too. maybe the tallest one looks a bit phallic > [sub]more nitpicking, it’s Heep[/sub] You really need a better picture of the cover than I linked to to see much. The tallest rock is indeed an accurate depiction of a phallus, while the mysterious cave from which waters flow is the corresponding female bits. Apparently the band was touring until just a few years ago :eek: I gave up on them after their second album, and no, I didn’t switch allegience to friggin StarCastle. ---
**Author:** ![cichlidiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f9b8f/32.png) [@cichlidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cichlidiot)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/11 "2004-03-18T23:31:51Z")
> [@](#): > > You really need a better picture of the cover than I linked to to see much. Thank you for the explanation. I was afraid it was going to be one of those stereogram situations which everyone can see but me. Glad you didn’t mind the nitpick, I saw you had it typed correctly in the link, and figured it was just a typo. Just thought it was funny, given the railway/railroad mistake above. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/12 "2004-03-19T01:22:08Z")
> [@cichlidiot](#): > > Thank you for the explanation. I was afraid it was going to be one of those stereogram situations which everyone can see but me. Glad you didn’t mind the nitpick, I saw you had it typed correctly in the link, and figured it was just a typo. Just thought it was funny, given the railway/railroad mistake above. I’m just glad I wasn’t the only one who couldn’t see it. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-the-wall-album-cover/234950/13 "2004-03-19T03:46:28Z")
[Homer Simpson] For more information on Grand Funk, consult your school library. [/HS]