Worst looking CD/LP artwork

[Peter Power Pop]

I've tried and tried (and tried), but...

I just don't get it.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

I've tried and tried (and tried), but...

I just don't get it.

It looks like he just pooped a scooter.

[Moonfish]

I've tried and tried (and tried), but...

I just don't get it.

Even dogs listen to Debussy & Ravel?

[Brian]

Ken B would say that Debussy and Ravel are the dogs.

[Todd]

I've tried and tried (and tried), but...

I just don't get it.

An ear opening experience?

[Peter Power Pop]

It looks like he just pooped a scooter.

He he. I hadn't noticed that. Thanks, Perceptive Dancing Divertimentian.

Even dogs listen to Debussy & Ravel?

Quite possibly.

An ear opening experience?

Hmmm. I think we're entering bad pun territory*...

(*And no, that word isn't an excuse for someone to say "terrier-tory" just because Moonfish mentioned dogs.)

[Rinaldo]

I've tried and tried (and tried), but...

I just don't get it.

Me neither, but I quite like it. Actually one of the best covers I've seen.

[Ken B]

Me neither, but I quite like it. Actually one of the best covers I've seen.

Yes, there's nothing to get. It's appealing. I wonder if they have a series of such covers.
Glossa has several series with gorgeous flower sketches etc.

[Madiel]

I found it elsewhere.

Now you can see it. And not unsee it.

I have no wish to unsee it.

[Sergeant Rock]

Ahhh...I love the smell of my own name...


All credit for this find to 71 dB:

Fabulous sonics maybe, but the cover art is ugly. Boult is sniffing his own name. Word "conducts" looks ridiculous. The colours are hidious, Holst must be sick since he is so green/yellow. Who designs these? 

[Peter Power Pop]

Ahhh...I love the smell of my own name...

All credit for this find to 71 dB:

Fabulous sonics maybe, but the cover art is ugly. Boult is sniffing his own name. Word "conducts" looks ridiculous. The colours are hidious, Holst must be sick since he is so green/yellow. Who designs these? 

All the cover designer had to do was:

• Move the photo of Adrian to the left a bit so his head ended up centered between the left edge of the cover and the left edge of the first "Boult"; and
  
  
• Not alter the colour of Gustav's photo. (I think that colour could be described as "bilious".)

I just noticed something: the word "conducts" is in a black box. That's some shoddy work there, cover designer.

Oh, and this is purely personal taste, but I would have preferred the titles of the work and the names of the orchestras to be all capital letters, as opposed to what they are there (known as "sentence case").

But overall, I think the cover could have been improved enormously with just a few little adjustments.

[71 dB]

All credit for this find to 71 dB:

Thanks! 

[Peter Power Pop]

Fabulous sonics maybe, but the cover art is ugly. Boult is sniffing his own name. Word "conducts" looks ridiculous. The colours are hidious, Holst must be sick since he is so green/yellow.

With a bit of modification...

[Tsaraslondon]

I found it elsewhere.

Now you can see it. And not unsee it.

Not sure what's supposed to be wrong with this CD cover. It's playing to its audience and is not inappropriate for a cover of disco megamixes.

[Peter Power Pop]

Not sure what's supposed to be wrong with this CD cover. It's playing to its audience and is not inappropriate for a cover of disco megamixes.

I thought the original poster of that cover was shocked because there was a buffed dude advertising classical music. Now that I'm looking at the text (something I hadn't done earlier), I can see that it has nothing to do with classical music.

I'm with you. What's the problem*?

(*Apart from Santa not looking the way he usually does. I recognise the hat, but the rest...)

[Ken B]

I thought the original poster of that cover was shocked because there was a buffed dude advertising classical music. Now that I'm looking at the text (something I hadn't done earlier), I can see that it has nothing to do with classical music.

I'm with you. What's the problem*?

(*Apart from Santa not looking the way he usually does. I recognise the hat, but the rest...)

This was a discussion following the Col Sanders album. What was the problem with Colonel Sanders? That wasn't a classical album either. If you can find the colonel cover tacky, despite its appropriteness for the target audience, why can't I find Chippendale Santa tacky?

[Peter Power Pop]

This was a discussion following the Col Sanders album. What was the problem with Colonel Sanders? That wasn't a classical album either. If you can find the colonel cover tacky, despite its appropriteness for the target audience, why can't I find Chippendale Santa tacky?

No reason at all. I find it very un-Christmassy too. It reminds me of all those "Sexy Santa" costumes that are available, all of which make me go "Huh?" Since when did Christmas become "sexy"? (Hint: Since it was discovered there was money to be made in it.)

[André]

As long as they don't sing "Jingle Balls", it seems fine to me 

[Wendell_E]

I thought the original poster of that cover was shocked because there was a buffed dude advertising classical music. Now that I'm looking at the text (something I hadn't done earlier), I can see that it has nothing to do with classical music.

Like this one?



there was a sequel:



I liked these covers.  Not enough to buy the CDs, though.

http://www.amazon.com/Out-Classics/dp/B000003FY3/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421237502&sr=8-1&keywords=out+classics

http://www.amazon.com/Out-Classics-2-Stepping/dp/B000003G16/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1421237566&sr=8-10&keywords=out+classics+2

[Peter Power Pop]

Like this one?



there was a sequel:



I liked these covers.  Not enough to buy the CDs, though.

http://www.amazon.com/Out-Classics/dp/B000003FY3/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421237502&sr=8-1&keywords=out+classics

http://www.amazon.com/Out-Classics-2-Stepping/dp/B000003G16/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1421237566&sr=8-10&keywords=out+classics+2

The only problem I have with those albums is they're very bitty (i.e., having bits of classical music on them, instead of full works).

However, if I'm going to get picky (and I am), in the top cover I'd move the word "Out" a little to the right so it's more centred on the arm. (Record producer to graphic designers: "Hey guys, can you make it look like a tattoo?")

And in the bottom cover I'm not pleased the lady in the right photo had the top of her head cut off.

But back to the top cover. I'm a fan of black-and-white photography, and think that's a good photo (the wet skin and curves of the muscles are well-lit, and it's well-framed).

For me, the bottom cover's a bit of a mess – one photo's in focus, the other's out of focus (and blurred), and the three fonts aren't harmonious at all – but it's all down to personal choice.