Best looking CD/LP artwork

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Jo498

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April 17, 2022, 08:16:42 AM
"heiße Scheiße" is not at all idiomatic German. In my impression it is an ironic translation of the English "hot/newest shit" that is in use only recently and in some niches. But there might be some joke/jargon in there I am missing.
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Brian

#41
April 17, 2022, 10:49:19 AM
Quote from: Jo498 on April 17, 2022, 08:16:42 AM
"heiße Scheiße" is not at all idiomatic German. In my impression it is an ironic translation of the English "hot/newest shit" that is in use only recently and in some niches. But there might be some joke/jargon in there I am missing.
That is correct. "They think they are hot shit" and similar phrases have been in use for at least a few decades; Wiki has an example from 1982.

Todd

#42
April 17, 2022, 10:53:17 AM
Quote from: Brian on April 17, 2022, 10:49:19 AM
That is correct. "They think they are hot shit" and similar phrases have been in use for at least a few decades; Wiki has an example from 1982.


It's older than that, I assure you.

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Jo498

#43
April 17, 2022, 11:02:56 AM
I meant that the translation into German is very recent and only rarely used (usually by people fluent in English) and sounds totally undiomatic. I didn't want to offer a guess or opinion how long the phrase had been used in English
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#44
April 17, 2022, 11:04:17 AM
Okay, okay, guys, the hot shit matter is settled. How about strictly missionary? Any opinions?  ;D
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Jo498

#45
April 17, 2022, 11:10:48 AM
How about focussing on best looking CD/LP covers, preferably for classical music? ;)
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Todd

#46
April 17, 2022, 11:28:42 AM
Quote from: Florestan on April 17, 2022, 11:04:17 AMHow about strictly missionary?

It might have raised eyebrows forty years ago.


Quote from: Jo498 on April 17, 2022, 11:10:48 AM
How about focussing on best looking CD/LP covers, preferably for classical music? ;)

Fair enough.  I mentioned these two in the New Releases thread before, but they warrant mention again:



I love this cover.  Whoever took the image knows his or her stuff.  Composition, lighting, pattern placement, it's all just fantastic.  The skin tone makes me wonder if a monochrome camera was used.  I will not buy the recording.



Elicited a chuckle, as it is no doubt meant to.  Also, that's some expert post-processing for the faces.  Another recording I will not buy.
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#47
April 22, 2022, 09:41:54 AM

Hollywood Beach Broadwalk

Olias

#48
April 23, 2022, 07:31:33 AM
Interestingly, I was scrolling through this thread and couldn't figure out whether it was for the best CD artwork or the worst.  ;D
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#49
April 23, 2022, 07:44:03 AM
Quote from: Olias on April 23, 2022, 07:31:33 AM
Interestingly, I was scrolling through this thread and couldn't figure out whether it was for the best CD artwork or the worst.  ;D

Yeah. I agree with other people more in the "worst looking" thread than in this one.  :P
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#50
April 23, 2022, 08:56:37 AM
Quote from: Olias on April 23, 2022, 07:31:33 AM
Interestingly, I was scrolling through this thread and couldn't figure out whether it was for the best CD artwork or the worst.  ;D

Yes there is literally only one post that I like.  The rest of the artwork are all pretty bad.

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Rosalba

#51
April 24, 2022, 11:27:43 AM
This one was much loved in our household and I think I'd like to live there - romantic dream! :)

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#52
April 24, 2022, 11:35:54 AM
Quote from: Rosalba on April 24, 2022, 11:27:43 AM
This one was much loved in our household and I think I'd like to live there - romantic dream! :)



Yes, a very nice one; don't know exactly where in Spain it is (apparently not Aranjuez or Segovia), though the scenery has probably changed a bit by now ...

staxomega

#53
April 24, 2022, 02:59:31 PM
FWIW there are now two of these threads, maybe a moderator could combine them? https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,29811.0.html

My contribution, though this disc hasn't changed my opinion of these transcriptions from Büsser and Caplet. 

JBS

#54
April 24, 2022, 06:31:20 PM
I'll propose this one, which I bought decades ago when CDs were a newfangled thing.

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