Worst looking CD/LP artwork

[Madiel]

I do wonder what sort of a Jew is a "tane Jew" (Tanejew). 

Does "tane" mean anything in English?

Afaik, "pula" is the Botswana currency, but go asking a Romanian what "pula" means... 

I just meant sounds rather than words, but yeah, words that have completely different meanings in other languages is a whole big topic as well.

[JBS]

Andre posted this in the Purchases thread.


I have to say the emphasis on his nose is..
something...

[71 dB]

Afaik, "pula" is the Botswana currency, but go asking a Romanian what "pula" means... 

In Finnish "pula" means scarcity, shortage, lack of something... 

I checked the meaning in Romanian.   

[staxomega]

Andre posted this in the Purchases thread.


I have to say the emphasis on his nose is..
something...

What a snub to the conductor to not get a zoom in on his nose.

[Scion7]

May have been previously posted.
Two other covers were issued for this album on Supraphon that were more 'serious.'

[MusicTurner]

That's very weird indeed! It reminds me a bit of Jeff Bridges, if he'll pardon me for saying so ..

If it's meant to be Jupiter suffering the effects of runaway entropy, or perhaps the morning after one of Johnson's No.10 lockdown parties .. it seems entirely unfitting for the Mozart symphony. Though I imagine if Schnittke had written something with that name, it could have been an inspired choice.

[DaveF]

Have we had this one before?:



At least we know now that Haydn was descended from Oswald von Wolkenstein:

[Brian]

BIS is usually good and understated with covers, but...

[JBS]

BIS is usually good and understated with covers, but...

I like it. It matches my opinion of the music. (I have yet to hear a recording of IL I want to hear again.)

[Madiel]

That does seem like a very un-BIS cover. New hire, or work experience week?

[steve ridgway]

Naxos are trying to do something completely different from BIS here. Plus they've labelled the 3 CDs "Classical Heavy Metal", "Classical Death Metal" and "Classical Speed Metal".

[TheGSMoeller]

Naxos are trying to do something completely different from BIS here. Plus they've labelled the 3 CDs "Classical Heavy Metal", "Classical Death Metal" and "Classical Speed Metal".

Just found the track listing for this, Bach, J.S. Solo Violin Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Bwv 1005 – Allegro Assai is so dark.

[foxandpeng]

Naxos are trying to do something completely different from BIS here. Plus they've labelled the 3 CDs "Classical Heavy Metal", "Classical Death Metal" and "Classical Speed Metal".

As a seasoned metalhead, this attempt by Naxos falls short for me. I get their purpose and applaud it, however, because there is something about extreme metal and classical music that 'fits'.

[T. D.]

Stepping away from the classical realm:



Duane Allman plays on this!

[Brian]

That reminds me of our old friend Andy  Hope he's still JAH-min'.

[Madiel]

Trying to understand from that cover what the contents might be like is... well, it's more trouble than it's worth.

[71 dB]

Not necessarily bad; but unusual for NAXOS:

That's "Venezuelan telenovela" art. 

[Brian]

Wait, is that Naxos Spanish cover showing Kenneth Branagh??

[Madiel]

Not really seeing the problem. It's fine.

[MusicTurner]

That one is ... unconventional, for sure.