Unfinished Music, No. 1: Two Virgins

John Lennon & Yoko Ono

Two Virgins is still best known for its notorious cover photo of John and Yoko posing naked and unashamed. It's also remembered as a historical artifact: it was recorded overnight in Lennon's mansion, before the couple consummated their relationship. But few have heard the record and fewer still have played it twice. Essentially, it's the White Album's "Revolution 9" stretched into a whole record of white noise, tape effects, discord, and screaming. The follow up, Life with the Lions, was more interesting musically, but Two Virgins is the sound that first made the world say: "What?" --Taylor Parkes

Unfinished Music, No. 1: Two Virgins Album: