Worst looking CD/LP artwork

[Kullervo]

Thanks, Brian, I suspected it was so. But the semi-colon in Reinfield's post had me confused.

The semicolon is an anime thing; implies frustration, embarrassment, or general "ugh"-ness.

[Opus106]

Ah. Thanks for clarifying that.

[Renfield]

The semicolon is an anime thing; implies frustration, embarrassment, or general "ugh"-ness.

Indeed, it is exactly this.


Most of the text-based emoticons I use (if ever) are drawn from Japanese anime expressions, mostly because of how visceral (and thus illustrative) some of them can be! Apologies if I confused you, opus67.

[Opus106]

Most of the text-based emoticons I use (if ever) are drawn from Japanese anime expressions, mostly because of how visceral (and thus illustrative) some of them can be! Apologies if I confused you, opus67.

Not a problem. Hey, I learnt something new thanks to you!

[vandermolen]

Nicolai Yakovelich would not have approved:

[Kullervo]

I usually like the covers by that label, but sometimes they can be horribly off the mark.

[Lethevich]

Hehe, it's too easy to mock Arte Nova's super pretentious covers 0:)

[karlhenning]

I little knew to what use you would put my picture, Sara . . . .

[Brian]

I might move this one to the "Best CD artwork" thread...

[Drasko]

[M forever]

I see Bach and Liszt on the left, but who are the other two? Is the one on the far right supposed to be Wagner?

[Lethevich]

I see Bach and Liszt on the left, but who are the other two? Is the one on the far right supposed to be Wagner?

The 3rd guy looks like Sibelius with Wagner's nose and some facial hair... bizarre. Wagner on an organ disc would also be pretty odd, I wonder why he was picked over more rational choices...

[Drasko]

http://www.amazon.ca/Monuments-of-Germanic-Music/dp/B0000057Y9

According to this, Germanic monument on the right is indeed Richard Wagner and the gentleman with monumental nose and moustache is none other than Sigfrid Karg-Elert.

[Lethevich]

the gentleman with monumental nose and moustache is none other than Sigfrid Karg-Elert.

Damn, it was so obvious 0:)

[Opus106]

[Bulldog]

I like that cover.  What bothers you about it?

[Opus106]

Without the violin (or maybe even with it), I'd usually associate that picture with fashion photography/modelling, or something along those lines. The picture as such may not be bad, but I don't see how that connects with the music.

[Bulldog]

Without the violin (or maybe even with it), I'd usually associate that picture with fashion photography/modelling, or something along those lines. The picture as such may not be bad, but I don't see how that connects with the music.

Okay, you want covers that are in sync with the musical content.  I want covers that attract me, and the St. John cover does just that.

[Kullervo]

It's better than another infamous cover of hers.

[Bulldog]

It's better than another infamous cover of hers.

Agreed.  That earlier cover has a kiddie-porn aesthetic to it and looks washed-out as well.