Worst looking CD/LP artwork

[Peter Power Pop]

I'm glad I bought the box of Fischer's Bartók:



This cover is a million times better than any of the covers from the original releases and the reissues.

I guess it's one of those "in the eye of the beholder" things, because what I'm beholding is this thought: "Well, I never knew Béla Bartók was a hippy."

[Mirror Image]

I guess it's one of those "in the eye of the beholder" things, because what I'm beholding is this thought: "Well, I never knew Béla Bartók was a hippy."

Remember I didn't say I liked it, I just commented that it's better than the original releases' covers. A Hungarian painting of a landscape or villagers dancing would have been more preferable.

[Peter Power Pop]

Remember I didn't say I liked it, I just commented that it's better than the original releases' covers. A Hungarian painting of a landscape or villagers dancing would have been more preferable.

I'd agree with you about that cover being preferrable to the originals. I prefer it mainly because the originals were a bit of a hodgepodge (consistency, people!), and that cover is one cover (not three).

I'm not entirely sure about the idea of a psychedelic Béla Bartók on the cover – but I like the colours.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

They're the first four covers on Classic FM's list of "The worst classical album covers ever".


Woohoo!

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

[Dancing Divertimentian]

And when all else fails with Tharaud just trot out the "Explicit Lyrics" pop look.

[Peter Power Pop]

And when all else fails with Tharaud just trot out the "Explicit Lyrics" pop look.

Or the "I'm a member of a boy band, but I don't know where the rest of the guys are" look.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Or the "I'm a member of a boy band, but I don't know where the rest of the guys are" look.

LOL!

[TheGSMoeller]

[Pat B]

Maybe you preferred the covers when they were mind-blowingly, indescribably indescribable, like...

Yes, thank you (and Robot Greg).

[ibanezmonster]

These two are actually really cool. Karajan looks like a badass and that Donald Duck picture would be hilariously appropriate if it were for some Schoenberg.

[Peter Power Pop]

When I noticed what I noticed, I laughed very loudly.

Thank you, GSM.

[TheGSMoeller]

When I noticed what I noticed, I laughed very loudly.

Thank you, GSM.

thank you, Peter. 

[Peter Power Pop]

Speaking of indescribably indescribable...

These two are actually really cool. Karajan looks like a badass and that Donald Duck picture would be hilariously appropriate if it were for some Schoenberg.

That Karajan cover speaks to me. It says "I'm a jet-settin' rich dude."

As for the other cover:



I find that completely – and wonderfully – mystifying. Did the cover designer go with that particular image because the cellist's last name is Karttunen? (Boom-tish!)

I just had to find out more about this cover, so I went a-looking.

It's a 1974 watercolour by artist Olli Lyytikäinen, and it's called "Donald Duck by a shrink". Olli's work can be found on the website of Waters Löwenhielm, a Swedish brand design company. (I found the image here.) The drawing is on display at the Nordic Watercolour Museum as part of an exhibition entitled "Fleeing Hamlet – In the head of Olle Lyytikäinen."

[Madiel]

They're the first four covers on Classic FM's list of "The worst classical album covers ever".

Some of them are bad because of the concept, not the execution. An album called "Derek Bell plays with himself" is bad even when it appears in a text catalogue. It's not the cover that's the problem.

Your Simon Rattle jazz one, though... yeah, there the imagery is the problem.

[Brahmsian]

  It took awhile for me to notice.  Very subtle.  Is Petrenko the new Paavo? 

[Karl Henning]

  It took awhile for me to notice.  Very subtle.  Is Petrenko the new Paavo? 

Hah!

[Peter Power Pop]

  It took awhile for me to notice.  Very subtle.  Is Petrenko the new Paavo? 

I hope so.

[TheGSMoeller]

Is Petrenko the new Paavo? 

I hope so.

Yep. 

[Sergeant Rock]

Man, that's got to hurt 

[TheGSMoeller]

Man, that's got to hurt 

HA!    That explains his depression.