Worst looking CD/LP artwork

AnotherSpin · June 20, 2025, 08:41:05 AM

Quote from: KevinP on June 20, 2025, 04:15:04 AM

Not so much bad as it is a head-scratcher.

Had the photograph been alone?

Were these musicians alone and then found each other?

And while they may not be alone, can I just point out the oddness of a cover with five people claiming to be an octet?

It instantly conjured up that peak propaganda moment in Russia — the grand parade of stick-mounted portraits of "heroic grandpas" who allegedly fought in the war.

steve ridgway · June 20, 2025, 08:13:41 PM

Quote from: Brian on June 20, 2025, 08:33:23 AMIt took a while to piece together in my mind, but I think the five people are the four composers of new works and the octet's conductor?

Truly baffling.

They have come to rescue Stravinsky from his lonely obscurity?

KevinP · June 20, 2025, 10:18:19 PM

Quote from: Brian on June 20, 2025, 08:33:23 AMIt took a while to piece together in my mind, but I think the five people are the four composers of new works and the octet's conductor?

Truly baffling.

I think you're right. I had considered they were the other composers, which would explain the Stravinsky photo, but I didn't consider the conductor so it didn't add up.

A good example of what one of my professors in grad school referred to as COIK-- Clear Only If Known.

Brian · June 24, 2025, 05:57:44 AM

These were released by the same label in the same year (1993)!!!

Kalevala · June 24, 2025, 06:14:35 AM

Quote from: Brian on June 24, 2025, 05:57:44 AMThese were released by the same label in the same year (1993)!!!

Oh, boy!

K

pjme · June 24, 2025, 06:50:46 AM

Quote from: KevinP on June 20, 2025, 04:15:04 AM

Not so much bad as it is a head-scratcher.

This photograph simply says: we had no money for a (real) photographer, an art director, a graphic designer.

pjme · June 24, 2025, 06:53:03 AM

Quote from: Brian on June 24, 2025, 05:57:44 AMThese were released by the same label in the same year (1993)!!!

wasn't Naxos in 1993 a cheap label?

71 dB · June 24, 2025, 09:07:30 AM

Quote from: Brian on June 24, 2025, 05:57:44 AMThese were released by the same label in the same year (1993)!!!

I have the Brahms. It was my first Brahms CD in the early days of my journey into classical music (late 90s). I think it is a good release. Admittedly the cover art for these two releases look ridiculously similar. Maybe it is a mishap and they intended to use different paintings.

71 dB · June 24, 2025, 09:16:55 AM

Quote from: pjme on June 24, 2025, 06:53:03 AMwasn't Naxos in 1993 a cheap label?

I believe by 1993 Naxos had begun to leave its "cheapo label" phase behind.