http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd200/d238/d238663u703.jpg http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc400/c414/c41448xdqw9.jpg http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd700/d734/d7344844lwx.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 15 December 2002 00:14 (twenty-two years ago)
― gazuga (gazuga), Sunday, 15 December 2002 00:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― paul cox (paul cox), Sunday, 15 December 2002 00:40 (twenty-two years ago)
― original bgm, Sunday, 15 December 2002 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 15 December 2002 00:47 (twenty-two years ago)
― paul cox (paul cox), Sunday, 15 December 2002 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)
― Marshall Stax (Marshall Stax), Sunday, 15 December 2002 00:50 (twenty-two years ago)
It's been 25 years, fer chrissakes! Bring back the flames!
― paul cox (paul cox), Sunday, 15 December 2002 00:53 (twenty-two years ago)
As for MBV, the former was from a video and the latter merely shows that you can do wonders with overexposure! Please note the homage given to it in Fellowship of the Ring when Frodo wakes up in Rivendell. It's true I tell you! *wibbles away*
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 15 December 2002 00:53 (twenty-two years ago)
― Aaron A., Sunday, 15 December 2002 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)
― Joe (Joe), Sunday, 15 December 2002 01:39 (twenty-two years ago)
also the Stephen Malkmus album and then the inevitable Albarn debut!
― Aaron A., Sunday, 15 December 2002 01:43 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ian Johnson (orion), Sunday, 15 December 2002 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)
― Lord Custos Omega (Lord Custos Omega), Sunday, 15 December 2002 01:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― original bgm, Sunday, 15 December 2002 02:05 (twenty-two years ago)
― Joe (Joe), Sunday, 15 December 2002 02:10 (twenty-two years ago)
too horrible for words, esp. the cap.
― piscesboy, Sunday, 15 December 2002 02:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curtis Stephens, Sunday, 15 December 2002 04:07 (twenty-two years ago)
― B, Sunday, 15 December 2002 04:11 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chupa-Cabras (vicc13), Sunday, 15 December 2002 04:13 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 15 December 2002 04:16 (twenty-two years ago)
― Poppy (poppy), Sunday, 15 December 2002 06:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tom Millar (Millar), Sunday, 15 December 2002 06:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tom Millar (Millar), Sunday, 15 December 2002 07:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Sunday, 15 December 2002 07:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tom Millar (Millar), Sunday, 15 December 2002 07:03 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tom Millar (Millar), Sunday, 15 December 2002 07:05 (twenty-two years ago)
I really only put a KJ one in there to piss off Alex so he'd call me a cretin.
― Tom Millar (Millar), Sunday, 15 December 2002 07:06 (twenty-two years ago)
http://www005.upp.so-net.ne.jp/bach/images/sweetsixteen.jpg
― Marshall Stax (Marshall Stax), Sunday, 15 December 2002 09:34 (twenty-two years ago)
― Marshall Stax (Marshall Stax), Sunday, 15 December 2002 09:35 (twenty-two years ago)
― chaki (chaki), Sunday, 15 December 2002 10:08 (twenty-two years ago)
― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Sunday, 15 December 2002 10:48 (twenty-two years ago)
― JoB (JoB), Sunday, 15 December 2002 11:16 (twenty-two years ago)
― Siegbran (eofor), Sunday, 15 December 2002 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curt (cgould), Sunday, 15 December 2002 14:34 (twenty-two years ago)
― Siegbran (eofor), Sunday, 15 December 2002 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 15 December 2002 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 15 December 2002 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― dyson (dyson), Sunday, 15 December 2002 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)
I love the King Crimson one, as jarring as it is. I also love..er...LOVELESS. I think it's the perfect visual accompaniment to the album (it looks like it sounds).
Tom Millar must be smitten repeatedly with a mallet, once again, for citing the Joke (not least a cover I happen to love...is Jaz laughing, crying, having a spazz out? Why aren't the boys behind him reacting?)
Black Sabbath's PARANOID's cover is so bad that it's wonderful.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 15 December 2002 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002JLC.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
― Joe (Joe), Sunday, 15 December 2002 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― JFP, Sunday, 15 December 2002 22:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 15 December 2002 22:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 15 December 2002 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc300/c355/c35533ae73u.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 15 December 2002 22:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 16 December 2002 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 16 December 2002 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 16 December 2002 01:11 (twenty-two years ago)
In this case, both the album and the cover were dire.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 16 December 2002 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)
― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Monday, 16 December 2002 01:36 (twenty-two years ago)
Icy Hot Stuntaz about 10 years early. No Joke.
Sonic Force "Do It Like This/Give Some Pump 12"" 1992, Rip'n Records.
― tylero, Monday, 16 December 2002 02:06 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tom Millar (Millar), Monday, 16 December 2002 02:13 (twenty-two years ago)
― Lord Custos Omega (Lord Custos Omega), Monday, 16 December 2002 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)
http://www.dragcity.com/catalog/records/dc161.jpg
― James Ball (James Ball), Monday, 16 December 2002 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)
http://www.earacherecords.org/images/cd_covers/mosh006a.jpg
― James Ball (James Ball), Monday, 16 December 2002 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 16 December 2002 15:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― Colin Meeder (Mert), Monday, 16 December 2002 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― Colin Meeder (Mert), Monday, 16 December 2002 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― christoff (christoff), Monday, 16 December 2002 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 16 December 2002 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)
― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Monday, 16 December 2002 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 16 December 2002 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― , Monday, 16 December 2002 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)
― yay!, Monday, 16 December 2002 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)
― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 16 December 2002 17:54 (twenty-two years ago)
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/MariahCarey/images_rainbow/hm_photo_02.jpg
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Monday, 16 December 2002 18:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 16 December 2002 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre900/e982/e98219ls8he.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 16 December 2002 19:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― JasonD (JasonD), Monday, 16 December 2002 20:17 (twenty-two years ago)
― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 16 December 2002 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 16 December 2002 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)
― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 16 December 2002 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)
― Amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 16 December 2002 22:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― Amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 16 December 2002 22:31 (twenty-two years ago)
― daria g, Tuesday, 17 December 2002 00:55 (twenty-two years ago)
Anyway, many of these album covers are pretty terrific in my book -- the Radiohead, SY, Magnetic Fields, and John & Yoko especially.
I posted Kowanko's reworking of Self-Portrait on the Cover Connections VIII thread. That's one of the most garish in my collection.
― Chris P (Chris P), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 01:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― paul cox (paul cox), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 01:08 (twenty-two years ago)
― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 01:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 02:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 02:07 (twenty-two years ago)
― jot eff pe, Tuesday, 17 December 2002 02:11 (twenty-two years ago)
― Lord Custos Omega (Lord Custos Omega), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 02:39 (twenty-two years ago)
― di smith (lucylurex), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 06:34 (twenty-two years ago)
― ddd, Tuesday, 17 December 2002 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)
― ddd, Tuesday, 17 December 2002 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)
He's a regular Neil Hamburger.
― Curt (cgould), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)
This is pretty indefensible. It's not even particularly well done.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 20 December 2002 05:11 (twenty-two years ago)
....the thinking man's Guy Mann Dude, clearly.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 20 December 2002 05:20 (twenty-two years ago)
That one always makes me laugh...
― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 21 December 2002 04:14 (twenty-two years ago)
― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Saturday, 21 December 2002 04:25 (twenty-two years ago)
You have the right to hear me play Cyndi Lauper...
― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 21 December 2002 04:42 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curtis Stephens, Saturday, 21 December 2002 04:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Saturday, 21 December 2002 05:10 (twenty-two years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf000/f031/f03177zg6bm.jpg
― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Saturday, 21 December 2002 07:19 (twenty-two years ago)
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 21 December 2002 07:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― original bgm, Saturday, 21 December 2002 08:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― Winslow (winslow), Saturday, 21 December 2002 09:39 (twenty-two years ago)
― Winslow (winslow), Saturday, 21 December 2002 09:40 (twenty-two years ago)
In a way, it sort of brings them full circle back to "Tarkus", no?
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 21 December 2002 11:08 (twenty-two years ago)
― gareth (gareth), Saturday, 21 December 2002 11:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― weatheringdaleson (weatheringdaleson), Saturday, 21 December 2002 12:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Saturday, 21 December 2002 23:24 (twenty-two years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc700/c728/c72816ulv13.jpg
― Chris P (Chris P), Sunday, 22 December 2002 01:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 22 December 2002 04:44 (twenty-two years ago)
― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 22 December 2002 04:50 (twenty-two years ago)
I wanna be yer Detective man!
― Joe (Joe), Monday, 23 December 2002 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)
Or perhaps you prefer the more classic look?
― Joe (Joe), Monday, 23 December 2002 13:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curtis Stephens, Monday, 23 December 2002 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)
― Callum (Callum), Monday, 23 December 2002 18:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 23 December 2002 20:49 (twenty-two years ago)
― maura (maura), Monday, 23 December 2002 23:10 (twenty-two years ago)
― maura (maura), Monday, 23 December 2002 23:13 (twenty-two years ago)
― Joe (Joe), Monday, 23 December 2002 23:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curtis Stephens, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 00:15 (twenty-two years ago)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004S5C7.01._PE_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― rexJr., Wednesday, 30 April 2003 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― rexJr., Wednesday, 30 April 2003 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)
― rexJr., Wednesday, 30 April 2003 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 18:14 (twenty-two years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)
There are some artists so charismatic they can actually make you question every tenet in your personal code of 'design sound practise'. And others who fight that battle bravely, and lose.
― Momus (Momus), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)
― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)
― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 21:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 21:20 (twenty-two years ago)
http://fluke.student.utwente.nl/chilledbeats/covers/album_00123_275.jpg
http://www.imtheone.net/annettepeacock/Been_L.jpg
http://jayload.hp.infoseek.co.jp/Strech-We-Hadl.jpg (for the Stretch cover)
― amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 21:44 (twenty-two years ago)
― amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 21:48 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 3 May 2003 23:35 (twenty-two years ago)
"Oh GOD! You're so BEEEG and STRONG!"
(I kid you not, actual lyrics from said album.)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 4 May 2003 00:32 (twenty-two years ago)
― dyson (dyson), Sunday, 4 May 2003 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)
― Andreu (andrew), Sunday, 4 May 2003 01:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― Andreu (andrew), Sunday, 4 May 2003 01:41 (twenty-two years ago)
― J. Weiss (jweiss), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 05:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 07:17 (twenty-two years ago)
Absolutely amazing...
― Øystein Holm-Olsen (Øystein H-O), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 07:10 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 13:30 (twenty-two years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre000/e055/e05534qjqej.jpg
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)
This cover makes me want to destroy the earth and every living creature on it.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)
― praying mantis (praying mantis), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)
― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)
― bab stat, Wednesday, 12 November 2003 11:37 (twenty-one years ago)
― Philip Alderman (Phil A), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)
― rainman, Wednesday, 12 November 2003 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)
http://showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20a/smoking.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20p/organfantasyNEW.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20a/exercise.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20l/braille.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20s/heysmile.jpghttp://www.boomspeed.com/greenonions/steve.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20a/whatsnext.jpghttp://www.io.com/~dork/pics/recpics5/japkids.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20f/eye.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20a/cool.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20q/sebastian.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20a/halotisNEW.jpghttp://www.io.com/~dork/pics/recpics5/youinmind.jpghttp://www.io.com/~dork/pics/recpics5/crepes.jpghttp://www.io.com/~dork/pics/recpics5/garydee.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20n/generic.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20o/heresjoey2.jpghttp://www.io.com/~dork/pics/recpics4/swingingmom.gifhttp://www.kokomojr-tvchimp.com/photos/record-cover.JPGhttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20a/happypeople.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20d/christine.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20j/spaceescapade.jpghttp://www.showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20j/bellydance.jpghttp://showandtellmusic.com/images/galleries/gallery%20b/annaafrica.jpg
― LITTLE LAMB [Jon Williams] (ex machina), Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:36 (twenty-one years ago)
http://www.garment-district.com/store/music/kimchee/chrisb1d.jpg
I love this thread!!
― Aja (aja), Saturday, 13 March 2004 23:45 (twenty-one years ago)
Special mention: The complete catalogues of AC/DC and R.E.M.
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Sunday, 14 March 2004 00:23 (twenty-one years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre200/e220/e2201554ziy.jpg
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Sunday, 14 March 2004 01:45 (twenty-one years ago)
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Sunday, 14 March 2004 01:48 (twenty-one years ago)
Almost as bad as the music contained within.
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Sunday, 14 March 2004 01:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― David Allen (David Allen), Sunday, 14 March 2004 03:22 (twenty-one years ago)
― Chris Jones (Crackity Jones), Sunday, 14 March 2004 18:40 (twenty-one years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 14 March 2004 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)
― Chris Jones (Crackity Jones), Sunday, 14 March 2004 20:33 (twenty-one years ago)
But, (and thank god it's not here, 'cause it scares the shit out of me) the worst cover EVER is the one with fugly Phil Collins' face on it. You know the one I mean. Also that U2 one with the kid in the helmet (although it's a masterpiece compared to the music of U2) and The Fall's 'Cerebral Caustic' and 'Are You Are Missing Winner'.
― Sasha (sgh), Sunday, 14 March 2004 23:09 (twenty-one years ago)
― LITTLE LAMB [Jon Williams] (ex machina), Sunday, 14 March 2004 23:12 (twenty-one years ago)
I cringe, I just cringe.
― Momus (Momus), Monday, 15 March 2004 00:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― maypang (maypang), Monday, 15 March 2004 05:49 (twenty-one years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf400/f408/f40824cxuox.jpg
― tod (tod), Monday, 15 March 2004 07:52 (twenty-one years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre300/e304/e30423vqal4.jpg
― jeremy jordan (cruisy), Monday, 15 March 2004 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 15 March 2004 09:01 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 25 March 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 25 March 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood/6111/kuradashi/fates1.jpghttp://www.buoy.com/~bonfire/brocken1.gifhttp://www.buoy.com/~bonfire/brocken3.gif
Which reminds me:
http://www.buoy.com/~bonfire/perfect.gif
― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Thursday, 25 March 2004 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)
― Nick H (Nick H), Thursday, 25 March 2004 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)
The misspelling is apparently NOT intentional!
― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 29 March 2004 04:56 (twenty-one years ago)
http://www.elfpower.com/img/walking.jpg
Not a bad album cover really
― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 29 March 2004 04:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― brains (cerybut), Monday, 29 March 2004 06:23 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Monday, 29 March 2004 08:12 (twenty-one years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd100/d110/d11064m074w.jpg
― matthew james (matthew james), Monday, 29 March 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)
― Sari Fulks (Ian Christe), Thursday, 1 April 2004 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)
― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 1 April 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jay Kid (Jay K), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jay Kid (Jay K), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)
Ron is a graduate of Indiana University with vocal and business degrees. With the support of his family, he ventured to his dreams.
A beautiful aura surronds Ron Perkov that you can see in pictures and in person. Take a look, he is HOT. Check the vocals, they're like sugared dynamite. So, do you wanna be the only one not rising up to Ron Perkov's occassion?
About Funky
It's 2000 and we're gonna party right with someone who smoothes away your fears and leads you to the dance floor with the sincerity of a first kiss. Ron Perkov's remake of "Dance With Me" does just that. He has brought to life the timeless classic from the legendary Peter Brown of TK Records and given it a whole new perspective.
Ron Perkov has joined the high ranks of such producers as Victor Calderone, David Knapp of South Beach, and rap artists Frick & Frack.
With his new song "Funky," he has been joined by other successful producers, such as Eddie Baez, Frankie Medina from Los Angeles, Paul Andrews and Mark Cicero.
And the background of creating such classics you ask? Dionne Warwick. Ron has been a long time friend and associate of Dionne working as her background vocalist. After learning in the shadows of greatness and taking those lessons to heart, mind and soul, it became clear that to truly shine, Ron Perkov would have to step out into his own spotlight. And shine is what this man does best.
― Jay Kid (Jay K), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)
I notice that a lot of these covers aren't as bad as the posters think. "Agressively whacked out" has been a fashion statement in the Indie world, from the late 1980s on, and it's not going to abate. Even some of those pseudo-"artsy" covers are quite cool, like that Yanni / Dali cover. They won't be in 2014's list of Worst Covers, despite that y'all don't like them... sorry to break it to ya. And Wiley, Pet Shop Boys, Oasis, New Order etc don't belong here at all. Bland, debatable; comically bad, hell no.
The rest of the LPs here are awesome, though. I laughed, I cried, I put on some Tchaikovsky instead. Al Jolson: may God have mercy on your soul. NOFX: I know you were -trying- to make a crap cover... guess what, you succeeded, and I don't want your album, you sheepf0rqers. Gurf Morlix: your cover's not bad; your title is a "load of caca". Prince: PUT SOME DAMN CLOTHES ON.
Oh, and go find Mezcal Head by Swervedriver, and buy it. Most Underrated Album Ever. Just don't listen to it while drunk, depressed, or with the lights down. Trust me on this one.
― David Ross, Sunday, 18 July 2004 05:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― jake b. (cerybut), Sunday, 18 July 2004 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0002C9G7O.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 18 July 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)
― Seb (Seb), Sunday, 18 July 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)
Sadly, I couldn't locate the truly awesome cover where both Nugent's arms have literally turned into guitars - that's the best one.
― Philip Alderman (Phil A), Sunday, 18 July 2004 17:50 (twenty-one years ago)
[IMG]http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf400/f474/f47475iwjbf.jpg[/IMG]
― Philip Alderman (Phil A), Sunday, 18 July 2004 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)
― Philip Alderman (Phil A), Sunday, 18 July 2004 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf400/f474/f47475iwjbf.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 19 July 2004 00:20 (twenty-one years ago)
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 19 July 2004 02:41 (twenty-one years ago)
― amateur!st (amateurist), Monday, 19 July 2004 02:42 (twenty-one years ago)
― frankE (frankE), Monday, 19 July 2004 02:49 (twenty-one years ago)
anyway, http://www.thebearsmusic.com/photoalbum/bears1.gif
― frankE (frankE), Monday, 19 July 2004 02:53 (twenty-one years ago)
http://store1.yimg.com/I/psychopathic-records-store_1808_54078464
truly grim. as bad as the music can be .. the covers of the other Cards are pretty well done. but this is dreadful.
― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)
― gear (gear), Thursday, 29 September 2005 05:49 (nineteen years ago)
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 29 September 2005 07:44 (nineteen years ago)
― Matt McEver (mattmc387), Thursday, 29 September 2005 14:05 (nineteen years ago)
― carly (carly), Thursday, 29 September 2005 15:25 (nineteen years ago)
You don't need to explain it. You see it, and just say "Wow, this achieves new levels of bad."
― donut hallivallerieburtonelli omg lol (donut), Thursday, 29 September 2005 16:34 (nineteen years ago)
― Old School (sexyDancer), Thursday, 29 September 2005 16:47 (nineteen years ago)
...and this one just creeps me right out:http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000024ZQ.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 29 September 2005 17:24 (nineteen years ago)
This one always made me retch just a little:http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NNMJ.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
Bad, but nowhere near the high heels on scrotum.
― vinegar (Koens), Thursday, 29 September 2005 17:31 (nineteen years ago)
― Orange (Orange), Monday, 14 November 2005 17:14 (nineteen years ago)
― a Side-walkin' Street Wheeler (aaron ef.), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:33 (nineteen years ago)
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 14 November 2005 20:14 (nineteen years ago)
[img]http://orad.dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp/dylan/img/saved_0_l.jpg[/img]
― MitchellStirling (MitchellStirling), Monday, 14 November 2005 20:46 (nineteen years ago)
― detoxyDancer (sexyDancer), Monday, 14 November 2005 20:48 (nineteen years ago)
ihttp://orad.dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp/dylan/img/saved_0_l.jpg
― MitchellStirling (MitchellStirling), Monday, 14 November 2005 20:48 (nineteen years ago)
― MitchellStirling (MitchellStirling), Monday, 14 November 2005 20:51 (nineteen years ago)
http://orad.dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp/dylan/img/shotlove_l.jpg
― MitchellStirling (MitchellStirling), Monday, 14 November 2005 20:52 (nineteen years ago)
― ZR (teenagequiet), Monday, 14 November 2005 21:26 (nineteen years ago)
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000BPCCZA.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
― JoB (JoB), Monday, 14 November 2005 22:20 (nineteen years ago)
http://www.tresorberlin.com/images/large/tresor_202_beatty_shot_of_love.jpg
― Acid house girls and flowers (fandango), Monday, 14 November 2005 22:30 (nineteen years ago)
I quite liked the Pitchfork feature today on this topic :)
― Acid house girls and flowers (fandango), Monday, 14 November 2005 22:35 (nineteen years ago)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/tubesocks/z.jpg
― Gregory T (tubesocks), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 00:36 (nineteen years ago)
do you have any idea how much i would pay for this album?!
like, five bucks at least.
― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 00:53 (nineteen years ago)
http://www.visi.com/fall/discog/pics/levitate%20big.jpg
― Christopher Costello (CGC), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 02:29 (nineteen years ago)
http://www.lamediatheque.be/med/cov/maxi/U/C/8111.jpgihttp://www.online-redefined.com/boogie/return.jpghttp://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/R/retf.jpg
― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 04:13 (nineteen years ago)
― telephone thing, Tuesday, 15 November 2005 04:51 (nineteen years ago)
― Patrick South (Patrick South), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 06:06 (nineteen years ago)
― Zach S, Tuesday, 15 November 2005 06:58 (nineteen years ago)
― retrogurl, Tuesday, 15 November 2005 10:24 (nineteen years ago)
― Martijn ter Haar (wmterhaar), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 11:35 (nineteen years ago)
― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 12:30 (nineteen years ago)
OTM
Michael Jackson:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Metal_machine_music.jpg/200px-
― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 12:40 (nineteen years ago)
― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Tuesday, 15 November 2005 12:43 (nineteen years ago)
― angelo flores (flores), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 04:26 (nineteen years ago)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000053W5Y.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
― Abbadabba Berman (Hurting), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 06:35 (nineteen years ago)
― Abbadabba Berman (Hurting), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 06:37 (nineteen years ago)
― Wolfcastleee (Leee), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 08:08 (nineteen years ago)
hahahaha
― amon (eman), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 09:04 (nineteen years ago)
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 09:19 (nineteen years ago)
http://www.2112online.com/nantucket/images/sleeve1.jpghttp://www.2112online.com/nantucket/images/sleeve4.jpghttp://www.2112online.com/nantucket/images/sleeve3.jpghttp://www.2112online.com/nantucket/images/sleeve2.jpghttp://www.2112online.com/nantucket/images/sleeve6.jpghttp://www.2112online.com/nantucket/images/sleeve7.jpghttp://www.2112online.com/nantucket/images/sleeve5.jpg
I can imagine the band holding a meeting after the second LP was released...
"Hmm, it looks like the album didn't sell quite as much as the first one, even with the sublime idea of a cover we had."
"Maybe the public just wasn't ready for it..."
"Hey, I know! Why don't we make the jeans-wearing crab in the first LP our mascot? Kinda like Iron Maiden has that troll thing."
"My god, that's brilliant! They'll love it!"
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 18 November 2005 13:22 (nineteen years ago)
http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/6d/49/814d224128a0272d788c7010.L.jpg
― cosmo vitelli (cosmo vitelli), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 18:52 (nineteen years ago)
― Hideous Lump (Hideous Lump), Thursday, 7 September 2006 02:39 (nineteen years ago)
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 7 September 2006 05:32 (nineteen years ago)
http://nahright.com/news/wp-content/images/common-ff-cover.jpg
― and what, Thursday, 14 June 2007 15:11 (eighteen years ago)
that HEAVEN 17 (up there in 2002) cover is really something.
― pisces, Thursday, 14 June 2007 15:38 (eighteen years ago)
That Chameleons cover up top reminds me of this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/UnbornChild200.jpg
― Brent, Thursday, 14 June 2007 16:15 (eighteen years ago)
ewwwww!
― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 14 June 2007 16:28 (eighteen years ago)
two things: the ege bamyasi album cover is awesome and it's a lobster not a crab on the nantucket album, come on people
― pretzel walrus, Thursday, 14 June 2007 17:33 (eighteen years ago)
the covers on this thread are 90% awesome
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 14 June 2007 18:38 (eighteen years ago)
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s100069.jpg
― gman, Thursday, 14 June 2007 22:35 (eighteen years ago)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/dubstrong/front-4.jpg
― Sparkle Motion, Sunday, 4 May 2008 22:29 (seventeen years ago)
lock thread
― stephen, Monday, 5 May 2008 01:25 (seventeen years ago)
lock detroit
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Monday, 5 May 2008 02:32 (seventeen years ago)
Covers that IMO shouldn't be here (some of them I even like): Daydream Nation Magnetic Fields Blind Faith Van Halen Prince New Order Lovage Can Roxy Music Fates Warning
― daavid, Monday, 5 May 2008 19:54 (seventeen years ago)
http://melodicrockfan.com/covers/7f0bf670.jpeg
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 5 May 2008 20:01 (seventeen years ago)
-- moonship journey to baja, Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:38 PM (10 months ago) Bookmark Link
― s1ocki, Monday, 5 May 2008 20:25 (seventeen years ago)
Agreed.
― Noodle Vague, Monday, 5 May 2008 20:38 (seventeen years ago)
Uh, this one's pretty bad...
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/sites/default/files/guiborattoTMBA525.jpg
― ilxor, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:28 (sixteen years ago)
Jesus that's on some 1997 shit right there. Wow.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:31 (sixteen years ago)
It is very 1997, but I love it!
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:36 (sixteen years ago)
Reminds me strongly of:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MXmbCaRcL._SL500_AA280_.jpg
― ilxor, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:43 (sixteen years ago)
weird list! all of these are GREAT:
http://tinyurl.com/3jkohttp://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre300/e329/e3295969yd5.jpghttp://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf600/f621/f62155kkuu7.jpghttp://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc900/c993/c993227508b.jpghttp://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd700/d701/d701635e49l.jpghttp://www.gregsgrooves.com/images/blindfth.jpghttp://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf600/f614/f61458f9n0i.jpghttp://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NNMJ.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpghttp://www.2112online.com/nantucket/images/sleeve1.jpg
(ignoring snrub trolls, cuz too obv)
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:59 (sixteen years ago)
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 22:00 (sixteen years ago)
moronic article about worst record covers that contains, afaict, no actual bad covers
― you! me! posting! (electricsound), Thursday, 20 August 2009 02:59 (sixteen years ago)
http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/mosntersart452.jpg
Obviously they don't want anybody treating them as anything other than just a supergroup...
― Evan, Friday, 4 September 2009 18:54 (sixteen years ago)
Oops forgot:
― Evan, Friday, 4 September 2009 18:56 (sixteen years ago)
woah i forgot how bad that Finding Forever one was.
― Ludo, Friday, 4 September 2009 19:05 (sixteen years ago)
Roger Daltrey, you are completely fucked.
http://img.maniadb.com/images/album/291/291534_1_f.jpg
― Nate Carson, Saturday, 5 September 2009 04:49 (sixteen years ago)
That's actually kinda awesome!
― Tuomas, Saturday, 5 September 2009 09:04 (sixteen years ago)
i don't know who Roger Daltrey is, but clearly he knows how to live.
i know it shouldn't have this effect but 0_o
― mizzell, Saturday, 5 September 2009 13:45 (sixteen years ago)
that Daltrey one is fantastic, and <3 Tuomas not knowing who he is
― miss pamela and the gtfo's (sic), Sunday, 6 September 2009 11:23 (sixteen years ago)
WHO is Roger Daltrey?
― Peinlich Manoeuvre (NickB), Sunday, 6 September 2009 11:53 (sixteen years ago)
I don't know who Tuomas is, but clearly he knows how to live
http://www.globalhermit.com/ilx/tuomas-sundae.jpg
― fingerNAGLs (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 6 September 2009 14:19 (sixteen years ago)
roger daltrey? isn't that the guy who appeared in 'the bill'? can't be famous for anything else, surely?
― Charlie Howard, Sunday, 6 September 2009 14:54 (sixteen years ago)
No he was that guy that appeared at the end of the one Mighty Boosh episode.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 6 September 2009 14:57 (sixteen years ago)
http://www.2112online.com/nantucket/images/sleeve1.jpg
don't see how someone could think this as anything but A+++ awesome.
― OTM Level III (latebloomer), Sunday, 6 September 2009 21:49 (sixteen years ago)
http://cover7.cduniverse.com/CDUCoverArt/Music/Large/superd_7315729.jpg
― Bastards of Young Dro, Monday, 7 September 2009 04:29 (sixteen years ago)
ha ha, wut?
― Pullman/Paxton Revolving Bills (Pillbox), Monday, 7 September 2009 04:49 (sixteen years ago)
I can't believe youse guys are still using that Tuomas album cover from time to time.
― Sean Carruthers, Monday, 7 September 2009 04:56 (sixteen years ago)
You should be proud, you've left at least one permanent mark on the annals of ILX.
― Tuomas, Monday, 7 September 2009 09:14 (sixteen years ago)
http://pages.infinit.net/dimebag/magic.jpg
so on top of having a racist asshole for a lead singer, Pantera also apparently jump-started the Furry movement w/ this album cover ...
― I have nine Carmine Lupertazzis under my subspecies (Eisbaer), Saturday, 23 January 2010 10:35 (fifteen years ago)
and this ... um:
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7508/7beastsco2.jpg
― I have nine Carmine Lupertazzis under my subspecies (Eisbaer), Saturday, 23 January 2010 10:56 (fifteen years ago)
i must have mangled my point pretty bad upthread... no way was I posting the Chester Beatty as an actual bad cover out of context awesome album too.
― fndgo, Saturday, 23 January 2010 11:58 (fifteen years ago)
just looking at the old images: nothing wrong with Sonic Old People using Richter's candles for Daydream Nation other than perhaps a light charge of pretension...
and that Geto boys hospital shot is priceless.
― zoom, Saturday, 23 January 2010 12:40 (fifteen years ago)
yeah the geto boys album cover is the best thing ever
― antexit, Saturday, 23 January 2010 14:42 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~afalkows/Myself/Covers/Jeff.Buckley_Grace.jpg
― PaulTMA, Saturday, 23 January 2010 15:47 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.auralexploits.com/ebay_images/lp/HunxAndHisPunx_GaySingles_1.jpg
― Evan, Saturday, 23 January 2010 16:33 (fifteen years ago)
http://everythingtoanything.blog.co.in/files/2008/12/hinder2.jpg
^ "We're so rich, we can afford a dude to photoshop us into a computer-generated scene of wealthy grandeur. TAKE THAT, FIDDY!"
― Did you say you were going to mangle the light? (staggerlee), Saturday, 23 January 2010 17:18 (fifteen years ago)
take that, Fiddy; take it to the LIMIT.
― zoom, Saturday, 23 January 2010 21:17 (fifteen years ago)
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000026FT0.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
― bwoling fro suop (Curt1s Stephens), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 20:54 (fifteen years ago)
http://stereogum.com/img/pe-yeasayer-odd_blood.jpg
Like the cover for New Order's Technique gone horribly, horribly wrong.
― Neil S, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 21:54 (fifteen years ago)
Grace? Really?
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 21:35 (fifteen years ago)
For me, nothing is beneath this...
http://i44.tinypic.com/mn0vug.jpg
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 21:37 (fifteen years ago)
http://assets.heavy.com/post_assets/2010/01/2516/1264454556_trick-daddy-thug-com.jpg
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 21:40 (fifteen years ago)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A5FA7I.jpg
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 21:42 (fifteen years ago)
Ridiculous, cheap and offensive on so many levels. Pretty sure the music would be terrible too:
http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz334/tim_othy1/da_holocaust_-_concentration_camp_ii.jpg
― Tim. E "LazRus" Lucas (Prose b4 Hoes...and Big Hoos), Sunday, 10 October 2010 07:40 (fourteen years ago)
This one is pretty horrible, but it was the one it replaced which deserves the title of the worst ever:http://img42.imagevenue.com/loc443/th_86565_Scorpions_VirginKiller_Front_122_443lo.jpg
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Sunday, 10 October 2010 11:27 (fourteen years ago)
and what said concentration camp were one of the south's greatest groups in This is the thread where you can talk about Mystikal
― zvookster, Sunday, 10 October 2010 18:23 (fourteen years ago)
http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/mosntersart452.jpg"For those of you about to nap, we salute you!"
― buju_stanton (Hurting 2), Sunday, 10 October 2010 18:32 (fourteen years ago)
I wish I could retroactively sb the person who nominated Daydream Nation
― groovy-otter.gif (corey), Sunday, 10 October 2010 18:56 (fourteen years ago)
http://www.duduki.net/photocache/36/mp3//goj-043-Count%20Basie-Atomic%20Basie/tn_400__cover.jpg
^ this is pretty tasteless yes?
― Geirge Hongriot (NickB), Sunday, 11 September 2011 18:50 (fourteen years ago)
http://www.chartattack.com/files/inline-images/BannedCovers/03.jpg
RIP
― life should have a slow-moving fan (Lee626), Sunday, 11 September 2011 19:57 (fourteen years ago)
― life should have a slow-moving fan (Lee626), Sunday, 11 September 2011 19:58 (fourteen years ago)
No butcher cover yet?
― life should have a slow-moving fan (Lee626), Sunday, 11 September 2011 21:01 (fourteen years ago)
The Basie cover looks like a cheap gray-market knockoff of this classic (with the no-less-offensive cover):http://image.betamonline.com/sdimages/upc03/8436006494529.jpg
― shake it, shake it, sugary pee (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 11 September 2011 21:05 (fourteen years ago)
http://www.spray-tan-byron-bay.com/images/TomJones1.jpg
― jer.fairall, Monday, 12 September 2011 05:02 (fourteen years ago)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_viQqkXublwg/S6LXkz2HAiI/AAAAAAAAAC4/mlUBhQLxR8s/s320/davy-graham-hat.jpg
― Geirge Hongriot (NickB), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 15:11 (fourteen years ago)
HAT.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 15:26 (fourteen years ago)
That's a great album cover, by the way.
I do kind of like his mad expression and the concentric way his 'tache droops with the same degree of curvature as his HAT is drooping, but overall, um...
― Geirge Hongriot (NickB), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 15:34 (fourteen years ago)
He looks like a Conehead
― life should have a slow-moving fan (Lee626), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 16:13 (fourteen years ago)
He looks like he is having a spiritual moment, which he probably is because he is DAVY GRAHAM.
― some lady (La Lechera), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 16:40 (fourteen years ago)
Surely the original sleeve to The Scorpions' "Virgin Killer" album is the worst sleeve of all time? It's so questionable that even wikipedia had a lot of hassle over it a couple of years ago.
― Turrican, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 16:46 (fourteen years ago)
*Google Images it*
Gah!
― jer.fairall, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 17:13 (fourteen years ago)
Which is to say, thanks for not posting it here (though i realize now that the replacement cover is upthread).
― jer.fairall, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 17:15 (fourteen years ago)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/atomic-jones.jpg
― one word username (snoball), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 17:20 (fourteen years ago)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EDOGPkxLE7E/TU9rIILM_yI/AAAAAAAAABI/VusaiBWfQXE/s1600/exhumedgoremetal.jpg
― jer.fairall, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 17:20 (fourteen years ago)
xxp:Yeah, I would never post anything like that here, and I wouldn't expect anyone else to either. VERY questionable. It's one of those things that I find it very uncomfortable knowing it EXISTS, even.
― Turrican, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 17:22 (fourteen years ago)
I'm fairly certain it has been posted here and yeah, it's completely awful.
― kkvgz, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 17:26 (fourteen years ago)
There should really be a separate WORST Death Metal/Goregrind album Cover EVER!!! thread. Because that Exhumed is the tip of the iceberg and most of them are very NSFW.
― Cal Poxy (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 14 September 2011 08:41 (fourteen years ago)
I think there should be different categories for covers that are aesthetically awful, and covers with questionable content. I think aesthetically speaking the original "Virgin Killer" cover conveys its concept very well, it's just that the concept itself is terrible.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 14 September 2011 08:51 (fourteen years ago)
So "Lovedrive" would go in the aesthetically awful category immediately, then! The Scorpions are a remarkable example, actually... didn't they have something like three albums covers in a row which generated some kind of controversy?
― Turrican, Wednesday, 14 September 2011 21:51 (fourteen years ago)
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2z7ph9kmn1r7w51xo1_cover.jpg
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 16:33 (thirteen years ago)
Wow, are their royalty checks really not enough to hire a legit graphic designer? That kinda looks like this:
http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/658/cover_202061252009.jpg
― Advanced Uncle Meat recovery system (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 16:45 (thirteen years ago)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TER631QVL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
― cwkiii, Friday, 13 July 2012 00:56 (thirteen years ago)
"I can imagine the band holding a meeting after the second LP was released...
actually i understand there's a backstory to that. i can't verify the truth of this at all, but it's the stuff of north carolina legend. apparently some time in the 70's, nantucket, along with 4 or 5 other bands around the country, were given some sort of "development contract" with a label, and some middling amount of money. all the other bands obligingly spent their wad of cash on a good demo, maybe some radio promotion for their demosingle on local radio stations and whatnot, etc etc while nantucket took the ENTIRE WAD and bought.... a single billboard, on a major highway running into some large nc town (winston salem? charlotte?) showing the giant lobster, and the words "coming april 14th 1975" or something. and, booked the local giant stadium for april 14th.
the record executives were like, "you're idiots and we're dropping you" but the cryptic, mysterious billboard got people in the area so riled up the arena actually sold out, the band quintupled their money and now had 20,000 new fans who thought of them as both arena level superstars and hometown heros with a clever streak, and someone else promptly signed them.
i figure it was some shmaltzy record exec who was like "enough with the lobster already!" on the second album but after sales disappointed the band was all "fuck you, we're keeping the lobster"
― messiahwannabe, Friday, 13 July 2012 06:52 (thirteen years ago)
sorry, for reference:
― messiahwannabe, Friday, 13 July 2012 06:54 (thirteen years ago)
the post to which i refer, and all 7 album covers
― messiahwannabe, Friday, 13 July 2012 06:59 (thirteen years ago)
http://www.dirrtyremixes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tn-fareastmovement-turnupthelove-300x300.jpg
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 5 August 2012 11:29 (thirteen years ago)
Lovesexy is the worst album cover of all time.
― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 5 August 2012 16:25 (thirteen years ago)
mr. snrub is the worst challopian of all time
― defriend the undefriendable (how's life), Sunday, 5 August 2012 16:40 (thirteen years ago)
http://www.themusicninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/clarity-e1349294386321.jpeg
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 17 February 2013 14:13 (twelve years ago)
http://djpromotion.com.pl/image/o/3071.jpg
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 9 October 2013 15:48 (eleven years ago)
In 1989, CBS Records had the nerve to release The Wizard of Oz soundtrack on CD with this cover, evidently drawn for a junior high school art class and bought at a garage sale for a dollar:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ZM4P4HZKL.jpg
― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 10 October 2013 01:26 (eleven years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/28/Nuclear_Assault_Something_Wicked.jpg
― how's life, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 12:41 (eleven years ago)
:( and i really like lady leshurr as well, but..
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SD9fVIJuL._SL500_AA280_.jpg
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 15 November 2013 10:19 (eleven years ago)
http://www.altnewspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mastodon-once-more-round-the-sun.jpg
― Shin Oliva Suzuki, Tuesday, 5 August 2014 04:37 (eleven years ago)
Cover connections!
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e323/zyklon-b-zombie/k.jpg
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 5 August 2014 07:05 (eleven years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/Tails_of_Illusion.jpg
― I only listen to Vantablack Metal (snoball), Tuesday, 5 August 2014 08:45 (eleven years ago)
Koxbox & Fox
― Barry Gordy (Neil S), Tuesday, 5 August 2014 10:20 (eleven years ago)
The last three are great.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 5 August 2014 13:11 (eleven years ago)
Looking at a cover offerede for Atomic basie and it does look like a cheap knock off of the cover I'm familiar with it having. I have it with a picture of the mushroom cloud from an atomic blast , not with the photo of an older Basie over it. I can't see what the image somebody claimed it looked like a cheap knock off of since the image URL is dead. Not sure fi the cover I'm familiar with was the original one but the lp's late 50s isn't it? SO it'd be likely to be one of the earlier ones using an image like that if it was.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 5 August 2014 14:08 (eleven years ago)
THere are some odd choices in the rest of this thread, the one that comes to mind is Ege Bamyasi. Thunk it was a really great use of found art myself.
I'm assuming that that was just a can of a widely available product that had been photographed and stuck on the cover. Since i thought I''d heard something along the lines of one of the band members coming across such a can with their band name which I think means 'Life'or 'ánima' or something to that effect in Turkish. & that was why there was a firm making healthy food products for presumably the predominantly turkish market of which that was an example.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 5 August 2014 14:13 (eleven years ago)
I think Nantucket are my favourite band that I've never heard.
― a proclamation of tortoise intent (ultros ultros-ghali), Tuesday, 5 August 2014 18:34 (eleven years ago)
One I dont really understand is the INXS 'X' cover - its now the 90s, you're at your post-Kick commercial zenith, toured stadiums, and are proper adults and everything..
Why the fuck would you put out a cover like that?
(And I like the singles)
― Master of Treacle, Tuesday, 5 August 2014 23:22 (eleven years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/qcVBnqE.jpg
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 6 June 2015 00:11 (ten years ago)
Yeah, that's remarkably lol
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 6 June 2015 00:13 (ten years ago)
http://www.recordsbymail.com/uploads/4-7-15-2/48474.jpg
― seb mooczag (NickB), Saturday, 19 December 2015 21:20 (nine years ago)
who the fuck are stoney & meatloaf btw?
― seb mooczag (NickB), Saturday, 19 December 2015 21:21 (nine years ago)
shit it is *that* meat loaf isn't it? ps any good?
― seb mooczag (NickB), Saturday, 19 December 2015 21:25 (nine years ago)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Murphy_%28singer%29
And Meatloaf is Meatloaf, dude.
― stupid children forever (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 19 December 2015 21:26 (nine years ago)
met in the detroit production of 'hair' apparently, and listening to the music it does sound like it's born out of the theatre. wonder who mr loaf felt about being visually represented by a rissole
― seb mooczag (NickB), Saturday, 19 December 2015 21:39 (nine years ago)
is it common knowledge that Meat Loaf was signed to Motown? because I had no idea.
― small doug yule carnival club (unregistered), Saturday, 19 December 2015 21:53 (nine years ago)
it was on a motown subsidiary - rare earth records (same label as 70s era r. dean taylor & toe fat)
― seb mooczag (NickB), Saturday, 19 December 2015 21:59 (nine years ago)
ah, well that makes it slightly less strange. I know Motown diversified a lot in the '70s.
― small doug yule carnival club (unregistered), Saturday, 19 December 2015 22:04 (nine years ago)
it's not ever the original cover for the record... this is a reissue.
― new noise, Saturday, 19 December 2015 22:10 (nine years ago)
*even
― new noise, Saturday, 19 December 2015 22:11 (nine years ago)
that fucking meal looks like a reissue iykwim
― seb mooczag (NickB), Saturday, 19 December 2015 22:15 (nine years ago)
just scanning through this, def some weird picks. A Farewell to Kings? Daydream Nation? really?
― akm, Saturday, 19 December 2015 22:27 (nine years ago)
the worst cover in recent memory is the Yeah Yeah Yeahs one for mosquito. Have they done anything since?
wonder who mr loaf felt about being visually represented by a rissole
He'd be like "what's a rissole, man?" Because he's AMERICAN.
― stupid children forever (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 20 December 2015 01:09 (nine years ago)
Earholes, eyeholes & pissholes iirc
― seb mooczag (NickB), Sunday, 20 December 2015 01:35 (nine years ago)