Uncut - Freak out! : 101 weirdest albums of all time (#238

What is the strangest album you own?

In this celebration of the Weirdest Records of All Time, Uncut's valiant team have hunted down 101 extraordinary albums. They range from canonical classics to neglected curios.

1	Todd Rundgren	A wizard, a true star	1973
2	Yoko Ono/John Lennon	Wedding album	1969
3	Lou Reed & Metallica	Lulu	2011
4	Joe Meek and the Blue men	I hear a new world (an outer space music fantasy)	1960
5	Scott Walker	The drift	2006
6	Butthole surfers	Locust abortion technician	1987
7	Sun Ra	Disco 3000	1978
8	Lee Perry	Cow thief skank	1973
9	Jandek	Ready for the House	1978
10	John Tilbury	John Cage : Sonatas & interludes for prepared piano	1975
11	Captain Beefheart and the Magic band	Trout mask replica	1969
12	White noise	An electric storm	1969
13	Mike Patton	Adult themes for vocie	1996
14	Residents	The third Reich 'n' roll	1976
15	Aphrodite's child	666	1972
16	Art bears	Winter songs	1979
17	Chris Gaines	Greatest hits	1999
18	Faust	Faust	1971
19	Sheldon Allman	Folk songs fro the 21st century	1960
20	Sham 69	That's life	1978
21	Portsmouth Sinfonia	Plays the popular classics	1973
22	Skip Spence	Oar	1969
23	Comus	First utterance	1971
24	Frank Zappa	Lumpy gravy	1967
25	Alvaro Pena-Rojas	Drinkin my own sperm	1979
26	#	Sounds of North America tree frogs	1958
27	Denim	Novelty rock	1997
28	Flaming lips	Zaireeka	1997
29	Chris Butler	The devil glitch	1996
30	Lucia Pamela	With Lucia Pamela	1969
31	Julian Cope	Skellington	1989
32	Moondog	Moondog	1969
33	Half Japanese	Half gentlemen/Not beasts	1980
34	Godley & Creme	Music from Consequences	1977
35	Throbbing gristle	20 jazz funk greats	1979
36	Gong	Flying teapot : Radio gnome invisible radio part 1	1973
37	Fiery furnaces	Rehearsing my choir	2005
38	Lil B	Rain in England	2010
39	David Peel & the Lower east side	The pope smokes dope	1971
40	Spirit	The adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in Potato land	1981
41	Albert Kuzevin & Yat-kha	Re-covers	2005
42	Martin Denny	Exotica	1957
43	Cosmic jokers	The Cosmic jokers	1974
44	Robert Ashley	Yellow man with heart wityh wings	1990
45	Marc Bolan & T. Rex	Zinc alloy and the hidden riders of tomorrow : a creamed cage in august	1974
46	Ivor Cutler	Dandruff	1974
47	Robert Mitchum	Calypso is like so ...	1957
48	John Coltrane	Ascension	1965
49	Rudimentary peni	Pope Adrian 37th psychristriatric	1995
50	Shaggs	Philosophy of the world	1969
51	Magma	Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh	1973
52	Sonny Bono	Inner views	1967
53	Armand Schaubroeck Steals	Ratfucker	1978
54	John Oswald	Grayfolded	1994
55	General magic + Pita	Fridge trax	1995
56	Sonic youth	Goodbye 20th century	1999
57	Robert Calvert	Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters	1974
58	Holy modal rounders	The moray eels eat the the Holy modal rounders	1969
59	Kim Fowley	Outrageous	1968
60	Paul Horn	Inside	1968
61	Third ear band	Third ear band	1970
62	Slint	Spiderland	1991
63	Hampton grease band	Music to eat	1971
64	Ya Ho Wa 13	Savage sons of Ya ho wa	1974
65	Osmonds	The plan	1973
66	Frogs	It's only right and natural	1989
67	Pere Ubu	New picnic time	1979
68	Caetano Veloso	Aracá azul	1972
69	Circle one	Patterns of force	1983
70	Lewis	L'amour	1983
71	David Stoughton	Transformer	1968
72	Fall	Dragnet	1979
73	Centipede	September energy	1971
74	Michael Nesmith	The prison : a book within a soundtrack	1974
75	Beatles	Love	2006
76	Royal trux	Twin infinitives	1990
77	Elvis Presley	Having fun with Elvis onstage	1974
78	AA Allen and his Miracle Revival ministries	Crying demons	?
79	Group	The feed-back	1970
80	Eric Burdon and the Animals	Winds of change	1967
81	Bobb Trimble	Harvest of dreams	1982
82	John Greaves & Peter Blegvad	Kew. Rhone	1977
83	R.D. Burman	Hara rama hare Krishna	1971
84	Lucifer	Big gun	1972
85	Shooter Jennings	Countach (for Giorgio)	2016
86	Wild man Fischer	An evening with Wild man Fischer	1968
87	John Fahey	Requia	1967
88	John Cale	The academy in peril	1972
89	Current 93	Swastikas for Noddy	1988
90	Tom Russell	Hotwalker	2005
91	Neil Young	Trans	1982
92	Ra-X	The opium den (parts I-IV)	2004
93	Freddie and the Dreamers	Oliver in the Overworld
94	Hüsker dü	Zen arcade	1984
95	#	Great googa mooga! : and other undisputed truths	2003
96	Fred Frith	Guitar solos	1974
97	R. Kelly	Trapped in the closet	2005
98	Cromagnon	Orgasm	1969
99	Dee Dee King	Standing in the spotlight	1989
100	Merzbow	Merzcar	1994
101	Pink floyd	The final cut	1983

95	#	Great googa mooga! : and other undisputed truths	2003
26	#	Sounds of North America tree frogs	1958
78	AA Allen and his Miracle Revival ministries	Crying demons	?
19	Sheldon Allman	Folk songs fro the 21st century	1960
15	Aphrodite's child	666	1972
16	Art bears	Winter songs	1979
44	Robert Ashley	Yellow man with heart wityh wings	1990
75	Beatles	Love	2006
45	Marc Bolan & T. Rex	Zinc alloy and the hidden riders of tomorrow : a creamed cage in august	1974
52	Sonny Bono	Inner views	1967
80	Eric Burdon and the Animals	Winds of change	1967
83	R.D. Burman	Hara rama hare Krishna	1971
29	Chris Butler	The devil glitch	1996
6	Butthole surfers	Locust abortion technician	1987
88	John Cale	The academy in peril	1972
57	Robert Calvert	Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters	1974
11	Captain Beefheart and the Magic band	Trout mask replica	1969
73	Centipede	September energy	1971
69	Circle one	Patterns of force	1983
48	John Coltrane	Ascension	1965
23	Comus	First utterance	1971
31	Julian Cope	Skellington	1989
43	Cosmic jokers	The Cosmic jokers	1974
98	Cromagnon	Orgasm	1969
89	Current 93	Swastikas for Noddy	1988
46	Ivor Cutler	Dandruff	1974
27	Denim	Novelty rock	1997
42	Martin Denny	Exotica	1957
87	John Fahey	Requia	1967
72	Fall	Dragnet	1979
18	Faust	Faust	1971
37	Fiery furnaces	Rehearsing my choir	2005
28	Flaming lips	Zaireeka	1997
59	Kim Fowley	Outrageous	1968
93	Freddie and the Dreamers	Oliver in the Overworld
96	Fred Frith	Guitar solos	1974
66	Frogs	It's only right and natural	1989
17	Chris Gaines	Greatest hits	1999
55	General magic + Pita	Fridge trax	1995
34	Godley & Creme	Music from Consequences	1977
36	Gong	Flying teapot : Radio gnome invisible radio part 1	1973
82	John Greaves & Peter Blegvad	Kew. Rhone	1977
79	Group	The feed-back	1970
33	Half Japanese	Half gentlemen/Not beasts	1980
63	Hampton grease band	Music to eat	1971
58	Holy modal rounders	The moray eels eat the the Holy modal rounders	1969
60	Paul Horn	Inside	1968
94	Hüsker dü	Zen arcade	1984
9	Jandek	Ready for the House	1978
85	Shooter Jennings	Countach (for Giorgio)	2016
97	R. Kelly	Trapped in the closet	2005
99	Dee Dee King	Standing in the spotlight	1989
41	Albert Kuzevin & Yat-kha	Re-covers	2005
70	Lewis	L'amour	1983
38	Lil B	Rain in England	2010
84	Lucifer	Big gun	1972
51	Magma	Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh	1973
4	Joe Meek and the Blue men	I hear a new world (an outer space music fantasy)	1960
100	Merzbow	Merzcar	1994
47	Robert Mitchum	Calypso is like so ...	1957
32	Moondog	Moondog	1969
74	Michael Nesmith	The prison : a book within a soundtrack	1974
2	Yoko Ono/John Lennon	Wedding album	1969
65	Osmonds	The plan	1973
54	John Oswald	Grayfolded	1994
30	Lucia Pamela	With Lucia Pamela	1969
13	Mike Patton	Adult themes for vocie	1996
39	David Peel & the Lower east side	The pope smokes dope	1971
25	Alvaro Pena-Rojas	Drinkin my own sperm	1979
67	Pere Ubu	New picnic time	1979
8	Lee Perry	Cow thief skank	1973
101	Pink floyd	The final cut	1983
21	Portsmouth Sinfonia	Plays the popular classics	1973
77	Elvis Presley	Having fun with Elvis onstage	1974
92	Ra-X	The opium den (parts I-IV)	2004
3	Lou Reed & Metallica	Lulu	2011
14	Residents	The third Reich 'n' roll	1976
76	Royal trux	Twin infinitives	1990
49	Rudimentary peni	Pope Adrian 37th psychristriatric	1995
1	Todd Rundgren	A wizard, a true star	1973
90	Tom Russell	Hotwalker	2005
53	Armand Schaubroeck Steals	Ratfucker	1978
50	Shaggs	Philosophy of the world	1969
20	Sham 69	That's life	1978
62	Slint	Spiderland	1991
56	Sonic youth	Goodbye 20th century	1999
22	Skip Spence	Oar	1969
40	Spirit	The adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in Potato land	1981
71	David Stoughton	Transformer	1968
7	Sun Ra	Disco 3000	1978
61	Third ear band	Third ear band	1970
35	Throbbing gristle	20 jazz funk greats	1979
10	John Tilbury	John Cage : Sonatas & interludes for prepared piano	1975
81	Bobb Trimble	Harvest of dreams	1982
68	Caetano Veloso	Aracá azul	1972
5	Scott Walker	The drift	2006
12	White noise	An electric storm	1969
86	Wild man Fischer	An evening with Wild man Fischer	1968
64	Ya Ho Wa 13	Savage sons of Ya ho wa	1974
91	Neil Young	Trans	1982
24	Frank Zappa	Lumpy gravy	1967