Calling all vinyl fetishists! Enter your most wacky album cover in the Somerville Arts Council’s Bizarro Album Cover Contest!

Traveling to the far reaches of the music cosmos, Somervillians are asked to thumb through their vinyl and submit album covers filled with truly bizarro scenarios, terrifying facial expressions, psychedelic imagery and bad hair throwbacks.

SAC wants to compile a collection of the most bizarre album covers of all time and put them on display.

Rules on how to enter the competition are posted below. The event itself will take place at local record shop Somerville Grooves and will include spinning songs from records submitted and store favorites.

It is hoped that contestants will say something about the cover – where they found it, why they love it, etc. – on the night of the event, Thursday, April 23, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Competiton Requirements:

• Applicants must submit a photograph of the record that is at least 1MB in file size prior to the event.

• Copy this form into an email and submit both answers and photograph to bizarrorecordcontest@gmail.com:

Name:

Address:

Contact (Email or Phone):

Album Name:

Where did you find this album? (or if representing a friend where did they get it?):

What is your favorite thing about the cover?:

• You must bring your submission with you to Somerville Grooves the night of the event.

Application deadline is April 20, 2015.

Album covers will be judged by the audience that evening.

Prize is TBA.