Worst looking CD/LP artwork

[North Star]

Cool thread!

Not really anything funny about this one, but I always thought that this Reich album was particularly ugly (there are so many really pretty pictures of the desert, yet they pick one that looks like a landfill). The music, however, is sublime.

And, of course, the first of the Ligeti Project series has the composer in a pose that looks like he could be an actor for an Advil commercial.

These two are in your opinion worse than anything else you've seen, and didn't see in this thread?? They aren't exactly perfect, but with this and one of the Harnoncourt classics on the same page...

Noticed this in the used CD store tonight.  Downright scary if you ask me

[snyprrr]

Jazz Hands!!

I have seen some good covers with printed music... Not so many with blank staves decorated with gold and silver stars.

Looks like spoogem yeeeck!!

[Brahmsian]

Not necessarily the artwork, but just the layout of the Hallé label recordings are confusing to me.

Took me awhile to realize that Hallé is:

*Not the name of the composer
*Not the name of the conductor
*Not the name of the performer
*Not the name of the ensemble



That is just me.  Just doesn't 'fit' my eye, it seems. 

[ibanezmonster]

Odd, but can't say I dislike it. 

[kishnevi]

Not necessarily the artwork, but just the layout of the Hallé label recordings are confusing to me.

Took me awhile to realize that Hallé is:

*Not the name of the composer
*Not the name of the conductor
*Not the name of the performer
*Not the name of the ensemble



That is just me.  Just doesn't 'fit' my eye, it seems. 

In fact it is the name of the ensemble, the Halle Orchestra from Manchester---Barbarolli's old outfit.  They have been releasing on their own label for a number of years, possibly one of the first to get in on the game, and also in my experience among the best in overall level of performance.

[Brian]

This is among the worst I have ever seen. It's like the real image they wanted to use malfunctioned and nobody noticed the error. And to make matters worse, the artwork is grainy and pixellated, like they've blown it up from its original size.



If I were the artists, I'd be angry.

[Ken B]

Not necessarily the artwork, but just the layout of the Hallé label recordings are confusing to me.

Took me awhile to realize that Hallé is:

*Not the name of the composer
*Not the name of the conductor
*Not the name of the performer
*Not the name of the ensemble

Took me a while to realize that about Deutsche Grammophon too.

[North Star]

This is among the worst I have ever seen. It's like the real image they wanted to use malfunctioned and nobody noticed the error. And to make matters worse, the artwork is grainy and pixellated, like they've blown it up from its original size.

If I were the artists, I'd be angry.

Hey, it's a genuine Penelope Umbrico!

00GAWJ-29604784.jpg, 2009-2010
C-print on Fuji metallic paper
30 x 40 inches

(and yes, it is hideous - and I like abstract/scientific [pseudo or not] art)

[Ken B]

This is among the worst I have ever seen. It's like the real image they wanted to use malfunctioned and nobody noticed the error. And to make matters worse, the artwork is grainy and pixellated, like they've blown it up from its original size.



If I were the artists, I'd be angry.

If I were the artist I'd be snickering that I actually sold it.

[Brian]

If I were the artist I'd be snickering that I actually sold it.

Oh, definitely (I meant the musicians).

By the way, I love this one:

[EigenUser]

Oh, definitely (I meant the musicians).

By the way, I love this one:

Not sure if this should be here... or in the adjacent thread for best cover art... 

[Madiel]

Oh, definitely (I meant the musicians).

By the way, I love this one:

Mmmm... Mahogany. Tasty, tasty mahogany.

[kishnevi]

Oh, definitely (I meant the musicians).

By the way, I love this one:

This image raises the question:  does one serve white wine or red wine with a recorder?

[Madiel]

This image raises the question:  does one serve white wine or red wine with a recorder?

That's easy. White with the light-coloured ones, red with the dark-coloured ones.

[TheGSMoeller]

What a pretentious album-cover hog.

[Justin]

Yowza!

[Madiel]

What a pretentious album-cover hog.

That would make sense if it's one of a series of recordings. Otherwise, seems odd.

[TheGSMoeller]

That would make sense if it's one of a series of recordings. Otherwise, seems odd.

Bingo!

[amw]

Bingo!

I'm disappointed that DG photoshopped the mirror and iPhone out of a perfectly good selfie.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

What a pretentious album-cover hog.

Let his twin take care of him: