Worst looking CD/LP artwork

[Peter Power Pop]

I see you've met Snyprrr. 

Yep. Some time ago.

I was warned (and I'm paraphrasing here) that if I ever understood Snyprrr's posts I may want to check my sanity.

I personally think that's a little harsh. At least one person understands Snyprrr.

[Ken B]

That needs to go under the great album cover art thread. 

A really great cover would use this guy ...

[Peter Power Pop]

A really great cover would use this guy ...

I'm more than happy to put that little chap on an album cover. Are there any in particular you'd like to see him on?

[Peter Power Pop]

[Peter Power Pop]

the demon drummer boy surely takes the prize; ...

I think this one is worse:



And this:



Maybe not this:



But it's still pretty gruesome.

... I couldn't believe that it was an original cover...

Yes indeed. Decca Ovation was a series started in the mid-'80s, and the first batch proudly featured pixelated images. Discogs has a list of them here.

[TheGSMoeller]

I'm more than happy to put that little chap on an album cover. Are there any in particular you'd like to see him on?

He's already made his rounds, they are in here somewhere but here are some again...

   

[TheGSMoeller]

And my personal favorite, Sir Benjimonkey Britten...

[kishnevi]

I had/have the demon drummer Berlioz CD, but I do not remember it being so pixelated.  Perhaps they redid the cover at some point.

[Peter Power Pop]

He's already made his rounds, they are in here somewhere but here are some again...

   

Well played, original modifier.

[TheGSMoeller]

Well played, original modifier.

I would like to see what your magic album cover machine can conjure up.  mine are quick hack and slash photoshop jobs.

[Peter Power Pop]

I had/have the demon drummer Berlioz CD, but I do not remember it being so pixelated.  Perhaps they redid the cover at some point.

Maybe they thought it needed more pixelating. ("Hey, Bob, you got still got that photo? The boss says it doesn't look modern enough. We gotta do it again...")

[Peter Power Pop]

I had/have the demon drummer Berlioz CD, but I do not remember it being so pixelated.  Perhaps they redid the cover at some point.

Nope. This is the original cover:



(From: http://www.discogs.com/Berlioz-Chicago-Symphony-Orchestra-Sir-Georg-Solti-Symphonie-Fantastique/release/2722110)

[Jo498]

Without the mop of red hair, but close

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[Peter Power Pop]

Without the mop of red hair, but close

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Yep. And that's one of the least attractive album covers I've seen this year. There's absolutely nothing about that cover that prompts me to say, "Hmm, I really want to hear what's on that album."

And I just realised the previous paragraph contained at least four "that"s. (There may be more.)

I think that from now on I'll need to do some more proof-reading before I press the "Post" button.

(And I just did it again with another "that". Oops.)

[Peter Power Pop]

As I started my day looking for new classical album covers to deface, I came across this:



I was convinced that was a joke. But no, it's a real cover. It's apparently Cecilia Bartoli's latest album, Mission. (Details here: http://ceciliabartolionline.com/mission/)

The record company, Decca, have gone all out with the promotional material. They're using little YouTube videos in order to build up "mystery", and "anticipation", and "desire", and other words in inverted commas I can't think of at the moment:

http://www.youtube.com/v/e0d58HrNY8M

http://www.youtube.com/v/pYPs3dmH1sM

There's a whole series of short videos that I won't inflict upon you. Two's enough.

Here are some Mission-related photos featuring Cecilia Baldoli™:









I've said this before, but:

"What were they thinking?"

http://www.youtube.com/v/W-DESg5I4eM

[Peter Power Pop]

Here's another album cover in the series that may come to be known as There's Nothing Decca's Graphic Designers Won't Do To Cecilia Bartoli:

[Peter Power Pop]

And here's an utterly inexplicable promo shot of Cecilia Bartoli:



Oh, and Decca, the record company responsible for that photo, wants me to do two things. First, it wants me to acknowledge the photographer. OK, I can do that:

© Uli Weber / DG.

Fair enough.

And Decca says its name has to be mentioned in any text acompanying the photo. No problem:

Decca.

[TheGSMoeller]

And here's an utterly inexplicable promo shot of Cecilia:



Oh, and Decca, the record company responsible for that photo, wants me to do two things. First, it wants me to acknowledge the photographer. OK, I can do that:

© Uli Weber / DG.

Fair enough.

And Decca says its name has to be mentioned in any text acompanying the photo. No problem:

Decca.

Those bubbles are property of Decca.

[EigenUser]

Yep. And that's one of the least attractive album covers I've seen this year. There's absolutely nothing about that cover that prompts me to say, "Hmm, I really want to hear what's on that album."

And I just realised the previous paragraph contained at least four "that"s. (There may be more.)

I think that from now on I'll need to do some more proof-reading before I press the "Post" button.

(And I just did it again with another "that". Oops.)

It is certainly an ugly cover, but I think that it is fitting for Shostakovich -- the idea of a mask. Especially if the person behind the smiling mask is miserable. Too bad that they didn't pick a better photo for that idea.

[Peter Power Pop]

Those bubbles are property of Decca.

He he.