Worst looking CD/LP artwork

[Karl Henning]

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

He's utterly not worth the time.

[snyprrr]

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[asin]B008LSSI4S[/asin]

Yep, it's her.

The power of Cecilia compels you to buy this album.

Oh... I... did... not... NEEEEEEED to see that!!

Aye, and after the 'Matrix' guy,... I mean, girl,... aye

[kishnevi]

It seems the intention is attract Bartoli fans to Donna Leon, and vice versa.   I don't see a problem with that.

And the cover is not half as scary as the one on Sacrificium. 

[snyprrr]

It seems the intention is attract Bartoli fans to Donna Leon, and vice versa.   I don't see a problem with that.

And the cover is not half as scary as the one on Sacrificium.

No, she looks like the overtaken priest in 'The Exorcist VII: The Transgender Nun',... I mean,... really!!

[The new erato]

It seems the intention is attract Bartoli fans to Donna Leon,

Good books. I prefer Brunetti to Bartoli.

[Brian]

This poor man.

[eyeresist]

I just saw these on the Recently Discussed banner:

[asin]B0085MK2M6[/asin]Stephen Hawking plays Bach???


[asin]B00027LD5M[/asin]The stuff of nightmares....

[snyprrr]

This poor man.

yumpin' yimminy!!

I love those old Laurel cds which look like they were made with cardboard. This one looks like a school project, haha!! Poor guy.

[Brahmsian]

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[asin]B008LSSI4S[/asin]

Yep, it's her.

The power of Cecilia compels you to buy this album.

Aye!    Just this morning, on the way to work, the French CBC classical music station played a piece by Steffani, with Bartoli singing.  The music and singing was lovely.

Although this ridiculous cover alone would put me off of purchasing it.  My word! 

[Brahmsian]

Perhaps this one was posted already, but it is worth reposting!   

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[The new erato]

Not pretty:



but the blurb on mdt's new releases page is much, much worse:

Alexander Maria Wagner, piano

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra / Alexei Kornienko,


Wagner has composed the most amazing work that say this heaven-storming adolescents and write fourteen years, his first symphony for full orchestra titled "Power Plant". This young man to predict a great future is almost an understatement and that the pianist Alexander M. Wagner the composer in no way inferior to prove this, in February rehearsed piano recordings of the now sixteen.



What's it all about, Alfie?

[Opus106]

Wagner has composed the most amazing work that say this heaven-storming adolescents and write fourteen years, his first symphony for full orchestra titled "Power Plant". This young man to predict a great future is almost an understatement and that the pianist Alexander M. Wagner the composer in no way inferior to prove this, in February rehearsed piano recordings of the now sixteen.

It's easy to guess where that came from.

[The new erato]

Oh yes, and so I did, but why in God's name didn't Oehms take the trouble to provide the disc with a correctly translated threeliner for international release? it's not that it would take more than two minutes to provide it.

[eyeresist]

The above blurb was composed using the methods of John Cage

[The new erato]

The above blurb was composed using the methods of John Cage

I would have preferred 4'33'' of silence. Or the printed equivalent.

[Opus106]

Oh yes, and so I did, but why in God's name didn't Oehms take the trouble to provide the disc with a correctly translated threeliner for international release? it's not that it would take more than two minutes to provide it.

Oehms is not to blame for this.
http://www.oehmsclassics.de/cd.php?formatid=572&sprache=eng

[TheGSMoeller]

Very brave of Uchida to use her mug shots as album covers.

I actually don't think these are awful at all, just made me laugh this morning going through some of my Uchida discs and noticing the "now turn your head for the next cover."

And I adore her Schubert.

[DavidRoss]

Very brave of Uchida to use her mug shots as album covers.

Ha! Your post reminds me of these, which I happened on while seeking a copy of Dohnanyi's M5 this morning:

[TheGSMoeller]

Ha! Your post reminds me of these, which I happened on while seeking a copy of Dohnanyi's M5 this morning:

Just a touch of photoshop to change the suit color a little, distort the background, and bam! New cover.

[mahler10th]

Ha! Your post reminds me of these, which I happened on while seeking a copy of Dohnanyi's M5 this morning:

I think it is a shame that often conductors appear as the main feature on front covers.  It completely gives the wrong impression of the music within and does nothing to entice Classical newbies to listen to them.   Niether does it say anything about the actual composer.  It is as ludicrous as a photo of Stephen Kings publishing editor on the front of 'Carrie'...

Carrie yesterday