Worst looking CD/LP artwork

[eyeresist]

I quite like the Mitropoulos one.


OTOH, I know that divas can be high maintenance, but this chick takes it into Courtney Love territory.

"If you betray me, I will CUT YOUR BALLS OFF!!!"

[TheGSMoeller]

I quite like the Mitropoulos one.


OTOH, I know that divas can be high maintenance, but this chick takes it into Courtney Love territory.

"If you betray me, I will CUT YOUR BALLS OFF!!!"

The many faces of  Ms. Deneterova...

[eyeresist]

The many faces of  Ms. Deneterova...

I actually have this, picked up from a bargain bin, but have never actually listened to it. Just can't work up the interest.

[Fafner]

"Hey! You wanna shut up while I'm playin'?"

Caption is spot-on.  I don't know what it is doing in this thread.  I think it is the best album cover I have seen in a long time. 

[JerryS]

What were they thinking?

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[Sammy]

What were they thinking?

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Eight

[Szykneij]

Eight

This is probably on the back cover for String Symphony No. 10.

[mahler10th]

Yes.  On the same kind of opaque reference to numbers on covers, here is the cover for the next album I have made for my friend Hans Rott.   

[Opus106]

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Yep, it's her.

The power of Cecilia compels you to buy this album.

[Florestan]

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Yep, it's her.

The power of Cecilia compels you to buy this album.

Vade retro, Satanas ! 

[eyeresist]

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Yep, it's her.

The power of Cecilia compels you to buy this album.

How is this anyone's idea of "crossover"?

[Opus106]

How is this anyone's idea of "crossover"?

Is it?

[The new erato]

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Yep, it's her.

The power of Cecilia compels you to buy this album.

If I order it, I will order it in a plain, brown wrapper.

[mc ukrneal]

Is it?

Interesting question, one which may be answered by the description at Amazon (depending on your view of what crossover is):

Autumn 2012 marks the release of Mission, a sensational release from the world s best-selling classical artist Cecilia Bartoli and a project with international politics, religious conflict, diplomatic secrecy, spying and sensational music at its heart.
Following the exceptional artistic and commercial success of 2009 s Sacrificium (which earned Cecilia her fifth Grammy award), Cecilia Bartoli now turns to the early baroque period for the first time in her recording career and uncovers a treasure of beautiful music in an album almost entirely composed of world premiere recordings.
Limited-edition 25K
Hardcover book presentation
172 page booklet (which will not be reproduced when the jewel version comes out later) including historical essay and complete album notes and libretto
The album showcases the music of little-known Italian composer Agostino Steffani (1654 1728), and will include solo arias of various moods and styles, several duets, solo numbers with chorus - all sung in Italian - and instrumental interludes that create an organic transition from one piece to the next and an arc that reaches from the beginning to the end of the album.

Steffani s story is mysterious at the very least; his name is largely absent from studies of Italian music despite holding senior court positions during his lifetime and contemporary accounts acknowledging him as one of the greatest opera composers of the period and the acknowledged master of the vocal duet (Colin Timms, author of the booklet note).

Such was the appeal of the project that longtime Bartoli admirer and global best-selling author Donna Leon decided to write a mystery novel - Jewels of Paradise - to accompany Cecilia s album, which uses the mystery surrounding the composer s story as the centre of its plot. Jewels of Paradise will be released simultaneously with Cecilia Bartoli s album in English (UK and USA), German, French, Dutch, Spanish and Catalan.
Among the distinguished names appearing on Mission is star French counter-tenor Philippe Jaroussky who features in a first-time collaboration with Cecilia on a selection of duets, alongside the Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, the period orchestra I Barocchisti from Lugano, Switzerland, and conductor Diego Fasolis.
A cinematographic vision of the album directed by Olivier Simonnet and filmed in the historic Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and in the gardens of the Chateau de Versailles will be available on DVD and for TV broadcast later in the year.

[The new erato]

Interesting question, one which may be answered by the description at Amazon (depending on your view of what crossover is):

I'm so happy this new disc is about mystery, not about music. Saves me some money. And an ugly cover to scare me.

It seems the music industry is continually reaching new lows.

[eyeresist]

I'm so happy this new disc is about mystery, not about music.

The fact that much of this early music hasn't been recorded before is certainly of interest. The fact that a Da Vinci Code-style tie-in was thought a good idea is another matter - though in the end I think it's all harmless fun.

[Opus106]

Interesting question, one which may be answered by the description at Amazon (depending on your view of what crossover is):

The cover was weird enough that I read all that before posting the image. This recording just has a few hefty add-ons, that's all; the music is still "regular" classical, from what I can gauge.

[The new erato]

The fact that much of this early music hasn't been recorded before is certainly of interest.

Yes, but unfortunately I'm one of those put off purchasing stuff if the marketing is too stupid.

[eyeresist]

Yes, but unfortunately I'm one of those put off purchasing stuff if the marketing is too stupid.

Sometimes terrible marketing can results in, after a couple of months, very cheap CDs! You just need to have a strong stomach regarding the covers.


Reminds me of that book Lebrecht wrote about the death of the record industry, in which he named the Worst Record of All Time as being "Mahler for Dummies". The thing is, I actually have that CD (it was a cutout in a bargain bin) and as a newcomer to Mahler I actually found it quite valuable. It contained complete movements in creditable performances. There was some "multimedia" content, but I didn't bother with that. But as I recall Lebrecht's chief objection was in fact not to the content, or the purpose, of the CD but to its title. It was the Worst Record of All Time because of its title.

Gee, can we all spend a few minutes ranting about what an idiot that Lebrecht is?   

[Karl Henning]

... It seems the music industry is continually reaching new lows.

Dude, you're forgetting the abysmal old lows!