ugliest record covers so far 2005.

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― feminazi (feminazi), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

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― feminazi (feminazi), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:06 (twenty years ago)

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― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:09 (twenty years ago)

I actually like the Malkmus cover.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:09 (twenty years ago)

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― feminazi (feminazi), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:12 (twenty years ago)

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(although, it kind of reminds me of old SST/New Alliance art... not that that makes it any better)

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)

I like most of these, and I actually really like the Coldplay cover.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

Ugh. The Coldplay cover is deathly dull (some might say that's an accurate reflection of the music it sheethes). The Corgan cover is truly appalling, but I'd say the worst is....

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Oh, and...

Worst Album Cover of 2005 Thus Far

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:28 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeh. But then I don't think SOAD have ever had a decent album cover have they? I mean, they don't even look like proper albums when you see them in the shop, rather than something you mocked up in photoshop cos you lost the original sleeve.

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

i mostly buy SOAD albums for $1 or $2 without a cover so it's nevered bother me.

i really like the ghosts on the big business cover!

― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:32 (twenty years ago)

or never bothered.

― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

I was about to post the SOAD cover but amazon just died on me.

― feminazi (feminazi), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

With the exception of System of a Down, these are all covers likely to show up in design annuals.

― Not Thaat Chuck, Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

Fuck design annuals.

― feminazi (feminazi), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:48 (twenty years ago)

I actually do like the composition of the Corgan cover. Just don't think the model is all that.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

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or is that a cover connection?

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 June 2005 16:55 (twenty years ago)

I like them all except for the first one. That one scares me.

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Thursday, 9 June 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

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― Aaron Ef. (aaron ef.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

sorry, hope i got it right:
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― Aaron Ef. (aaron ef.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:10 (twenty years ago)

oh forget it, it's the new Dave Matthews anyway

― Aaron Ef. (aaron ef.), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:11 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, that DMB one is ugly.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 9 June 2005 18:17 (twenty years ago)

Nothing here to beat the worst (imo) of last year...

One simple image to show what goes wrong when a major label tries "indie".

― D.G. Jones (D.G. Jones), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:08 (twenty years ago)

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― girls allowed, Friday, 10 June 2005 12:23 (twenty years ago)

Coldplay album cover decoded AT LAST!

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Friday, 10 June 2005 12:28 (twenty years ago)

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― mnm, Friday, 10 June 2005 13:01 (twenty years ago)

I don't think the Kaiser Chef's sleeve is so bad. It's not especially original, but it at least looks like someone spent a little bit of time on.

It always makes me think of....

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 June 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)

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― a Side-walkin' Street Wheeler (aaron ef.), Friday, 10 June 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

Kaiser Chefs cover = concept is OK. The box set thing looked cheap and nasty, though.

More Britpop badness:

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― mnm, Friday, 10 June 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

four months pass...

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― feminazi (feminazi), Thursday, 13 October 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

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― feminazi (feminazi), Thursday, 13 October 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

i really like the malkmus, out hud, and big business covers - the rest are pretty poor.

― petesmith (plsmith), Thursday, 13 October 2005 14:25 (twenty years ago)

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― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 13 October 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

OTM.

I hear Ms. Apulpragasam used to design t-shirt silkscreens before turning to music. Those must have been some ugly-ass t-shirts.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Thursday, 13 October 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

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― Mad SETI (jaxon), Monday, 17 October 2005 19:54 (twenty years ago)

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