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Cutout Bin: Album Cover Wars!

The Party Boys, The Party Boys

Epic (UK), 1987

Big hair /mustache combo: -1

Paisley vest: -1

Balding/long hair combo: -3

Mullet n' bolo tie combo: -3

Reeboks (-2 per shoe x 4) = -8

Eko guitar: +2

Thumbs up (-3 per thumb x 2) = -6

From England: -3

TOTAL: -23

Precious Metal, Right Here, Right Now

Polygram, 1985

Dog tags: -1

Studded belts: (-1 each x 7) = -7

Middle hair part: (-2 each x 2) = -4

Obnoxious clothing pattern (-2 each x 3) = -6

Fake torn clothing: -3

Ibanez Destroyer: +1

Chain-link fence backdrop: -3

Feather necklace & feathered hair combo: -5

TOTAL: -28

And the winner is... Precious Metal, by a bandanna bracelet!

Tune in next time for the next edition of Cutout Bin's Album Cover Wars!

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