BS: Bad Album Cover Art

Subject: BS: Bad Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 08:20 PM

I recognize all the examples on this page from a book of the 100 worst album covers that I picked up this summer in the sales bin at Coles. Couldn't pass it up.

We've all seen a lot of bad cover art over the years.

What's your favourite "what were they thinking?" example?

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 08:35 PM

Page 2.

These are great examples of directions NOT to take.

Like anybody would.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: number 6
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 08:49 PM

Those are priceless Cluin! Thanks for posting that.

Hey ... isn't that a Taylor Ron Johnson has on the cover of Happiness !?!?!


sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 08:54 PM

A couple more.

Jeez, there's more of this stuff out there that I ever imagined.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 08:55 PM

No, it might be a blonde Gibson J-200, but it's hard to tell from the picture, 6. Could be a Yamaha or Epiphone copy.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:00 PM

My favourite colour is blue, baby! Get it? Blew! Hint, hint...

If that's what happens, I don't wanna be reborn.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: number 6
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:00 PM

or a Guild ... These are amazing!

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:03 PM

Yeah, maybe a Guild too.

And here I used to think this one was a bad cover design...

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: number 6
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:05 PM

Again ... thanks for this Cluin ..... Having one hell of a laff here ... needed this after having such a crappy week.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:14 PM

I don't even know what the f___ is going on here. It's a Manson Family Revival meeting or something.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: bobad
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:19 PM

Here's one fer ya.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: bobad
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:22 PM

How about this dreck?

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:23 PM

You beat me to it, bobad. Mudcat went for a smoke when I was trying to post that one.

Here's one SOMEbody should've put a stop to.

Warning! Offensive on SO many levels. I'm not kidding.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: wysiwyg
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:24 PM

YIKES!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:26 PM

Looks like we found the same site, bobad.

I can't believe the Louvins went with this concept.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:29 PM

Are you ready for the Stuffparty?

Let me know how it went when you get out of therapy.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: bobad
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:30 PM

I guess there's no accounting for taste when it comes to marketing or missing the mark as the case may be.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:33 PM

What I can't believe is how some of those covers show some actual time and work put into them, as far as band logos, etc. Like the one above of the Manson family. Somebody actually worked a bit on that title. Then they stuck that cheap freaky photo under it.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: number 6
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:33 PM

http://www.zonicweb.net/badalbmcvrs/karatist.jpg

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: bobad
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:36 PM

Now this has got to take the prize. Sorry Bruce, cheap shot, but I know you can take it.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: number 6
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:37 PM

Yikes !!!!

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:37 PM

They're here. And you can't make them leave.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:38 PM

I already picked on him about that one months ago.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: bobad
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:42 PM

Yeah I know, but that's one for the hall of shame.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:45 PM

Missus Mills you sure do know how to throw a wing DING.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: wysiwyg
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:46 PM

Of course, you realize-- these can easily be made to run as your screen saver.

THAT's inspiration for a folkie!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:52 PM

Just stopping for a pint at the old Cock 'n' Balls.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: number 6
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:56 PM

Hey that's my neighbour Louis !!!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:06 PM

Who okays this stuff?

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:16 PM

The Dogg again!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:21 PM

I have to go wash my hands now.

And my eyes.

And my brain.

And everything else.

For a long long time.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: number 6
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:23 PM

Another record for my collection ...

meditation for everyone

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:27 PM

"I can do your album cover for you, Aunt Nesta. Right here in the back seat. Just a minute... done!"

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: number 6
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:28 PM

Oh sh&%T   .... LOL !!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:32 PM

Songs my Mother taught me.

(in the basement, on the apparatus)

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: number 6
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:33 PM

Jeeeezuz !! Mercy !!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:38 PM

Don't take me where this is going, I beg you!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:44 PM

These have really messed me up.

I don't even know if this one I did for our band a few years ago is any good any more. Maybe it should be on the heap with the other's I've linked to here.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: bobad
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:47 PM

Jimmy's still going strong

Check out his playlist.

Jimmy Jenson, the Singing Swede
Vol. 2 Walking in his Winter Underwear
now on CD

Jimmy Jenson was a friend of Roger Awsumb and was even in the Lunch with Casey studio the day Casey taped Walking in My Winter Underwear and Yingle Bells.

This CD includes:

   1. Christmas Goos
   2. Yingle Bells
   3. Sweet Ingeborg
   4. Yenson from Minnesota
   5. Life in the Finnish Woods
   6. Orange Blowwom Special
   7. Daddy Played First Base
   8. The Billboard Song
   9. Camp Kookamonga
10. Walkin' in My Winter Underwear
11. I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas
12. Yingle Bell Rock
13. Listen to a Country Swede
14. The Rangers Waltz
15. Yo Ho Hildas Christmas
16. Money Marbles and Chalk
17. The Auctioneer Song
18. Yohn Yohnsons Wedding
19. Snowmobilers Dream
20. Out Behind the Barn

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:53 PM

They've really gotta raise their standards. They're letting just anybody into the Crusades these days.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:54 PM

Please tell me he doesn't call himself Yimmy Yenson, bobad.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Elmer Fudd
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 12:16 AM

Stoopifying!!!!!
Some of the best laughs I've had in weeks--and man, do I need them. Thanks, big-time! Encore! encore! Exclamation points by the dozens!

Elmer

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: JennieG
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 12:40 AM

Oh dear!

Cluin, I am sending you the bill for a new keyboard, as I have just snarffled* my coffee all over this one.....

Cheers
JennieG

*snarffled: to choke, sniffle, laugh and drool at the same time

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Sorcha
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 01:03 AM

You forgot cough and sneeze.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 01:40 PM

The fun never ends.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 01:43 PM

Stop! Please, stop!.... please.... one more orgasm and I'll lose my mind.... please... think of my family...

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 01:47 PM

An album to learn your children good `n` proper.

Siddown an' listen, ya little... Quit yer bawlin!!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 01:53 PM

I really can't argue with this one.

Some things just never go out of style. This should be the concept for every album cover, I think.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 01:59 PM

For the tops in sleep-teaching concept albums.

Just put it on the stereo, lay down and drift off for a mind-BLOWING experience. Remember to put the plastic sheets on the bed, though...

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 02:00 PM

And they advised against the sex change operation...

Who's laughing now?!