Shaped Discs & 'special Pressings'
| Band | Disc/Song | Released | Disc Description | Disk Size | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes & Barnes | Fish Heads: Barnes & Barnes' Greatest Hits | 1982 | Shaped as a fish head | 12" | |
| Broken English | Comin on Strong | 1987 | Shaped as the 3 band members wearing Ghostbusters outfits holding guitars. | ||
| Devo | Beautiful World b/w Nu-Tra | 1981 | Shaped like an astronaut head | ||
| Gangrene | Sawblade EP | 2010 | In the shape of a circular sawblade. | ||
| Gary Numan | Warriors | 1983 | Shaped like a Jet Fighter. | 7" | |
| Gary Numan | Berserker | 1984 | Shaped like Numan's head. | 7" | |
| Guns N' Roses | Sweet Child o' Mine | 1988 | Shape of the classic logo of the cross and skulls of the five band members | 7" | |
| Guns N' Roses | Paradise City | 1989 | Shape of a Colt "Peacemaker" | 7" | |
| Guns N' Roses | Nightrain | 1989 | Shape of a suitcase | 7" | |
| Joe Strummer | Love Kills | Shaped like a gun | 7" | A gun | |
| Killing Joke | Loose Cannon | 2003 | shaped yellow evil clown head image from the eponymous 2003 album sleeve | ||
| Kiss | Lick It Up | 1983 | Shaped like an armored tank | ||
| Less Than Jake | Cheese | 1998 | Shaped like a piece of swiss cheese. 1000 pressed in yellow. 500 pressed in green ("Moldy Version"). | 7" | |
| Men Without Hats | The Safety Dance | 1982 | Oddly shaped picture disc of a man and a woman dancing | ||
| Men Without Hats | I Got the Message | 1983 | |||
| Monster Magnet | Dopes to Infinity | 1995 | Shaped like the lead singer Dave Wyndorf's head. | 12" | |
| Monster Magnet | Negasonic Teenage Warhead | Shaped like a mushroom cloud | 12" | ||
| OMD | La Femme Accident | 1985 | |||
| Red Box | Lean On Me b/w Stinging Bee | 1985 | Hexagonal red vinyl. Looks like a red box in 2D; flipside is a band photo. | 7" | |
| Saxon | Back on the Streets Again | Shaped as an apple (as is printed on one side of the disk). | 7" | ||
| Tangerine Dream | Warsaw in the Sun | 1984 | The record is in the shape of Poland and has several images including Lech Wałęsa and Pope John Paul II. | 7" | |
| The Coconuts (Side project of Kid Creole and the Coconuts) | Did You Have To Love Me Like You Did | 1983 | In the shape of a coconut. | 7" | |
| The Fat Boys | Wipe Out | Shaped like a Hamburger | 7" | ||
| The Enemy | You're not alone | 2007 | Square shaped. Has the single cover art on the A-side and a black and white picture of the band on the B-side with track listing. | 7" | |
| The Mars Volta | Mr. Muggs | 2008 | In the shape of a clear planchette. | 7" | |
| U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (single) | 1985 | Shaped as letter & number "U2" with various pictures of the band from the period. | 7" | U2 |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Cheated Hearts | 2006 | Heart shaped. | 7" |
- It's a Mistake by Men at Work (1983) - apparently also mispressed as a release by Men Without Hats, though such mispressings were clearly labeled
- A single shaped like DEVO's famous Energy Dome headgear was planned, but never made it past the test pressing stage.
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