Spinal Tap (From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "This Is Spinal Tap", An Embassy Pictures Release)

Keeping with the illusion of Spinal Tap being a real band, the 1984 editions of this soundtrack, and some later LP and CD versions, are presented as a sort of "best-of" compilation, complete with sources and dates from non-existent singles and albums (circa 1965 to 1982). The label also appears on the jacket and labels, which was the fictitious label used in "This Is Spinal Tap", an obvious parody and homage, which was also the label that released this soundtrack in North America.
The album's all-black sleeve mirrors that of Smell the Glove, a fictional LP by the band depicted in the film. Rob Reiner maintained the joke on Late Night with David Letterman in 1984, repeating the film's claim that the packaging was due to record company concerns over the "sexist" original cover. There are some pictures circulating on the Internet that show mockups of the "rejected" cover as described in the movie.