Omar Apollo knows how to sell a f*cking vinyl!
In anticipation of his upcoming EP Live for Me, which drops on October 6, the queer alt-pop singer unveiled three new vinyl variants. The cover features a stunning portrait of Omar from acclaimed queer painter Doron Langberg, but the back cover is pretty huge, too. No pun intended.
As Apollo revealed on his Instagram, the rear of the album features an uncensored painted portrait of his, well, front. The “Ice Slippin'” singer has never been afraid to show some skin, but this takes it to another level.
Fittingly, the internet went crazy.
“Please make the packaging edible,” one fan wrote on TikTok, while another begged, “We need the original reference photo.”
The reactions were equally unhinged on Instagram, where one commenter said, “HE REALLY SAID COCKTOBER.” For his part, Langberg added that, “It was a fun day at the studio 🙃.”
The variants, which are now on sale in Apollo’s online store, were seemingly an instant hit. As of this writing, both the blue and autographed brown vinyls have already sold out and the team reportedly sold more than 1400 copies within minutes.
This isn’t the first time Omar has given the gays everything they want.
Back in February, he teased a line of condoms coming to his merch store labelled, “We cum at the same time” in reference to his track “Ivory.”
And this past August, a series of life sized ice sculptures popped up in New York, Los Angeles, and London in promotion of his new single “Ice Slippin.'” To say they inspired catastrophic levels of horniness from fans would be an understatement.
But even though Apollo leans into some gay thirst to promote his releases, the 26-year-old Mexican-American singer makes music from a place of depth and introspection.
The project’s lead emotional single “Ice Slippin'” documents his state of mind after “almost getting in a car accident in an icy a** road after I came out to my parents.” And the forthcoming title track, which Apollo previewed on TikTok, is a soulful declaration of companionship to an emotionally perturbed lover.
It turns out this heartthrob is also a soft boy. “What am I singing about? Most of the time love, for sure,” he told British GQ earlier this year. “Betrayal, heartbreak, lust. Happiness, anxiety, depression –– all of it.”
Sounds like some tears are about to fall on that penis portrait… if the gays can behave themselves long enough to get the plastic wrapping off.
While we wait for our vinyl copy to arrive, here are some of the funniest (and thirstiest) tweets.
can you kiss my vinyl before you send it out
— jaz (@aftermathtyler) September 29, 2023
bachy
In an era of soaring eroticism, when you can go online and see every imaginable d in every imaginable state of excitation, and engaged in every imaginable erotic practice, I don’t understand having a public meltdown over a highly abstracted painting of a d online. But whatever gets ya through the night.
abfab
Children with limited (tired) vocabulary is all the rage now. Writing skills not required.
Brian
…and he’s promoting a censored version. You don’t actually see his dick until the album is published and distributed. So they’re freaking out over pixels of something they’ve never seen.
I don’t mind the supposed gratuity of a painting of a d. But the reaction to it is definitely gratuitous. Some of these people need help.
strap2900
I remember, in the 70s, when Joey Heatherton’s album cover was her topless in a swimming pool. I had the cd, but lost it. There was a big stink over it, as you would imagine, in the 70s.
ingyaom
Wow—pixelated pen!s
Jack
I guess there is some level of freedom in being controversial ala Little Nas X. But Omar (and Nas X) don’t need to detract too much from the actual music. Live for Me is insanely good. That’s why I pre-ordered the record. I guess the d garners attention. But don’t detract too much from the music, baby boy.
abfab
Sticky Fingers. Best Dick Album Cover Ever. Esp if you had the one with the zipper.