Worst looking CD/LP artwork

Started by Maciek, April 12, 2007, 03:04:53 PM

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Maciek

One of my favorite Diner threads from the old forum (here's a link).

A recent exchange on the Your favorite CD covers! thread over here leads me to believe we still need this one. ;D

Maciek

Don

Although I love Alfred Brendel's recordings, covers of his face are automatic losers.

Maciek

I remember this one was quite a hit on the old thread:



Though this isn't much better, is it:



(bad hair day)

Maciek

Quote from: Egebedieff on April 12, 2007, 03:37:37 PM
Always though it took courage for Philips to put him on the cover -- and Birgit Nilsson, for that matter,

I'll just wait for someone else to post for the first time the cover that haunted the previous incarnation of this thread. The famous opera about head removal will never be the same.

Brian

Quote from: MrOsa on April 12, 2007, 03:09:09 PM



(bad hair day)
Oh my gosh! You know who that looks like:



Oh my gosh! Even the eyebrows!

Varg

Pictures of  interpreters on a cover is disgusting.


George


hornteacher

Quote from: Shunk_Manitu_Tanka on April 12, 2007, 09:20:13 PM
Pictures of  interpreters on a cover is disgusting.

AHEM!   >:( >:( >:(


cx

Please, there's no competition between the two!

Novi

Quote from: George on April 13, 2007, 03:11:20 AM
Hear that, Sarge?  ;D





My favourite is this one though ...


Quote from: hornteacher on April 13, 2007, 04:16:45 AM
AHEM!   >:( >:( >:(



Hey, hornteacher, I think we're posting on the wrong thread!
Durch alle Töne tönet
Im bunten Erdentraum
Ein leiser Ton gezogen
Für den der heimlich lauschet.

Maciek

It seems the worst/best are interchangeable... ;D One man's disgusting is another's Grimaud (or Hahn). ;)

George

Quote from: Egebedieff on April 13, 2007, 11:23:00 AM
Some might think the thoughts such covers inspire in me are disgusting. My wife, for example.

Egbdf

If only I didn't know what you are talking about.  ::)

;D

Maciek

I should probably change it then:

One wife's disgusting is another man's Grimaud (or Hahn). ;)

71 dB

Covers like these are just plain awful!

Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

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bhodges

Those are indeed very, very bad.  I'm a little surprised...Ondine usually does much better work!  That one on the right is especially silly-looking.

--Bruce

Don Giovanni

For some reason I really dislike the 'Grammophone Awards Collection'. It just seems that all the CDs on there already had good covers and they had to shrink them down and surround them in purple.



It has actually put me off buying Lulu for a while. At least until I can buy the Boulez recording without the Grammophone awards on it - sad, isn't it?

On this note: does anyone know where one can buy the Chailly recording of Varese's complete works without the Grammophone awards on it?

71 dB

Quote from: bhodges on April 13, 2007, 12:48:30 PM
Those are indeed very, very bad.  I'm a little surprised...Ondine usually does much better work!  That one on the right is especially silly-looking.

--Bruce

The Finnish text on the right-side cover says: "Teddy bear in consert - orchestral music favorites for children". So, the sillyness is somewhat justified but still. Why teach children accept bad design?

Some of Ondine's covers are good but the average quality is low, unfortunately.  :-\
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

Maciek

Well, I think nothing beats that title:

Quote from: 71 dB on April 13, 2007, 12:43:42 PM


A Five Star Sibelius Celebration!

No, thank you, I'll pass.

Novi

Quote from: MrOsa on April 13, 2007, 11:09:14 AM
It seems the worst/best are interchangeable... ;D One man's disgusting is another's Grimaud (or Hahn). ;)

Aw, you don't like Grimaud? :( ;)

Back to the worst looking covers ...

Anything with Christophe Rousset on the front.
Durch alle Töne tönet
Im bunten Erdentraum
Ein leiser Ton gezogen
Für den der heimlich lauschet.