BS: Bad Album Cover Art

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 08:36 PM

Charley,

I know what you mean. Had a bandmate going on about his idea for our next album cover (which I'll spare you). I'll have to dig up my copy of the book to show him next reheasal. His idea is certainly a candidate if we let him run with it.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 02:15 PM

Alas not, Ed - it's the real McCoy. Word is Wor Johnny will pay good money for every copy destroyed. More alarmingly, it seems it was recorded in 1979. Bang on the nail there, Johnny!

Anyway, it tops the #1 slot of bad album covers compiled by Media Whores, and it's up against some very stiff competition. Be warned! This is not for the faint hearted...

http://www.africans.co.za/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=959

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Edthefolkie
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 10:17 AM

Suibhne, that Johnny Handle art has to be a p*ss take.....doesn't it?

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 05:09 AM

You never miss a chance do you, WAV?

Otherwise...

At this time of year it just has to be Mario Lanza's Xmas Hymns & Carols album, which exists in various versions, the most common of which seems to be THIS. Generally you can pick up copies of this in your local charity shop in the 50p vinyl bin. Don't let the cover put you off though, for this is a top piece of work - & worth it for the version of We Three Kings alone, which is damn near definitive!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 08:58 AM

Good or bad, mine is certainly simple - myspace pic.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 10:41 AM

What about Folk Albums? You want bad cover art Check This!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Charley Noble
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 08:04 AM

Cluin-

That book is certainly a classic. I've just lent my copy to some of my band members.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 03:21 AM

They are still out there.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 12:33 PM

Wow! Swedish Rockers! Now I know what I'm going to be for Halloween.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Little Hawk
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 11:58 AM

Oh, how cute! They almost look interchangeable, don't they? And they don't have that mean and sullen look like so many English and Irish rockers do.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Wesley S
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 09:21 AM

In a similar vein here's some promotional photos from the 1970's of Swedish rock bands

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Bryn Pugh
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 07:58 AM

Cluin, you're a fucking genius.

I laughed till the tears ran down me legs.

Bryn

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 01:39 PM

Those guys in marketing just don't understand the concept of a friggin' metaphor at all, do they?

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 03:03 PM

Whatchoo talkin' bout, Willis?

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 02:59 PM

Liberace dreams... snake 'n' eggs beneath the palms.

Keith Emerson dresses to the right.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 02:54 PM

The feud is over.

Now iss ze time on Shprockets ven ve dance.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 02:42 PM

Jen, it works for me the same as the previous link provided by bobad. Comes up with a guardian graphic file showing that hotlinking to that site from another is disabled. You need to cop'n'paste the URL to the address box to see it.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: JennyO
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 01:59 PM

Have you tried my blicky, Cluin? It works. I just put in the missing www.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 01:48 PM

You can't link to that one from another site with a hotlink (blue clicky).

But you can access it by copying and pasting the following URL into your address box:

http://www.eatliver.com/vintage-ads/9.jpg

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: JennyO
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 10:43 PM

lets try that one again.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: bobad
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 07:27 PM

They weren't called the swingin' sixties for nothing.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 02:22 PM

Yeah, but - the ones that are SUPPOSED to be bad don't count (I looked it up in the rule book) - not even the ones that are supposed to be hilariously bad in an ironic way, but are just tediously bad in an adolescent way (these tend to feature farm animals).

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 01:55 PM

I know, Steve. My parents had the Herb Alpert original (didn't everyone's?) But it's still pretty unappetizing.

Claudia Wheeler... COME ON DOWN!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: RangerSteve
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 01:27 PM

Thanks, Cluin. you made my day. But the "Spaghetti Sauce" one is actually a parody, the original being "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" by Herb Alpert. It featured a woman in the same pose, in a mountain of whipped cream, and as a parody, that's not a bad cover.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 12:58 PM

I just wanted to say that the name "Ken" come from an Irish word meaning "head".

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 12:54 PM

Set camera tripods on "stun"

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 12:52 PM

I may never eat pasta again

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 12:27 PM

Please, someone take her home. She needs to change.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 11:53 AM

But first... a drink!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 11 Aug 07 - 11:44 AM

John Cleese was right about the dangers of being attacked with fresh fruit all those years ago.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 10:49 PM

Laverne? Is that you?

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 10:33 PM

WHAT IS THE LAW???

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: bobad
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 10:30 PM

If you can't be with the one you love.........

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 07:37 PM

And now, from the "Junior's been staring at that album cover aall day" department:

A-friggin-HEM!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 02:36 AM

Way too happy.

That just ain't right.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 30 Dec 06 - 11:18 AM

It's an alternative vinyl-only (yes, some people still put them out) extended single cover.

NOFX (a loudsurferpunkrap combo) is known for its tasteless covers, apparently. like this one.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: dianavan
Date: 30 Dec 06 - 02:12 AM

That is over the top, Cluin.

Why the Christmas colours? There is something very Christmas card about it. I think its the dark red and the fluffy, white fleece.

Are you sure thats an album cover?

Looks more like a comic book cover.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 29 Dec 06 - 11:57 PM

Way too much everything on this one.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 27 Dec 06 - 12:37 PM

Way too much skin showing on that one!

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Scoville
Date: 27 Dec 06 - 12:31 PM

Barenaked Banjos.

I'll testify that that is actually a very fine clawhammer banjo album, but the cover art is a little disturbing.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Scoville
Date: 27 Dec 06 - 12:29 PM

That's one cute piglet, though.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 27 Dec 06 - 11:00 AM

Holy crap! This is just wrong!

Wouldn't get away with that one today.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 27 Dec 06 - 10:57 AM

Jesus loves him, but the same can't be said about his tailor.

Or his parents, for giving him that name.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 08:21 PM

...and slip some Rohypnol into her drink.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Cluin
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 08:14 PM

You just know Luke is tougher than he looks.

You gotta be a tough f__ker to get a bunny tattooed on your chest and show it off and even sing about it. Kinda like that "Boy Named Sue" scenario.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 21 Dec 06 - 08:52 PM

If stripping down to your underwear and kneesock doesn't break the ice
try giving her half your bagel.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Elmer Fudd
Date: 21 Dec 06 - 08:47 PM

Be very afraid.

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 21 Dec 06 - 08:28 PM

The Four Winstratacasteros ???

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 21 Dec 06 - 08:20 PM

When Glam-Rock came to Omaha...

Subject: RE: BS: Bad Album Cover Art
From: Elmer Fudd
Date: 21 Dec 06 - 08:10 PM

I think "The Minstrel Show" cover might be for real for real. The San Francisco Mime Troupe did a very controversial musical by that name during the sixties. The actors were all in black face. It was a very politically incorrect riff on racism, and it rattled a lot of peoples' chains.

Elmer