I had been planning to post this a couple of weeks ago, but then Razorlight's hilarious new promo picture jizzed itself all over the internet and almost made all other bad band photos redundant.

Anyways, here we have Whitesnake from 1984.  David Coverdale had obviously been sold a bunch of leather jackets from one of those blokes who hangs around Motorway Service Stations who tell you they've been exhibiting at a fashion show and can't take the coats back on the plane with them because they have to pay extra luggage fees.  Oh yes, guv'nor, they're definitely real Armani and not some fake PVC at all. No way.

Suitably scammed, Coverdale sets about dressing all his band in them.  Even the ones who'll look ridiculous.  

Step forward Jon Lord (second from right).  Poor Jon, once the keyboard player in Deep Purple, but by this point made to look like Dave Lee Travis has gone all Leather Daddy. Even adding some sunglasses doesn't redeem it Jon.