BillF Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/08/worlds-worst-album-art-record-covers-steve-goldman-huddersfield Edited November 8, 2021 by BillF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 a recent discovery from a fairly productive designer of awful covers https://www.discogs.com/artist/1896952-Steffan-B%C3%B6hle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparxa Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 Similarly, I cannot stand this cover, so inadeqaute to the wonderful music that it adds insult to injury: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, aparxa said: Similarly, I cannot stand this cover, so inadeqaute to the wonderful music that it adds insult to injury: Lord, and that’s the actual title of the album too??!!??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 yeah, "Cool Dogs" and "Two Oranges" are both tunes on the record, a collection of 50s Frankfurt recordings which I'm sure she never got paid for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 When I saw the title of this thread, I immediately thought of the Dave McKenna/Wilber Little LP with the "lettuce cover." Lo and behold, I opened the Guardian article, and there it was. That's gotta be the worst I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 There are countless hideous album covers. But as far as being a disservice to the music, the 32jazz reissue of this classic album has always stood out for me: Magnified by the fact that the original cover was a work of beauty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 Yet another opportunity not to post THAT Herbie Mann cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 Push Push has nothing on the Dave McKenna/Wilbur Little! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 I agree, the McKenna is wrong on so many levels but I still think 'Push Push' deserves a place in the rogues gallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 Good music though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) the banality Edited November 8, 2021 by clifford_thornton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 I can't stand Marshall Arisman's covers, esp for jazz records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) What happens when you have a cheap ass label, you hire the worst designer to create your cover art. I failed to read the guardian link or I would have seen that the first cover made the writer's list, too. Dave McKenna said about these sessions for Honeydew, "They sound like they were recorded in a toilet and I never got paid." No one misses Honeydew Records... Another terrible cover.. . Edited November 8, 2021 by Ken Dryden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Ken Dryden said: What happens when you have a cheap ass label, you hire the worst designer to create your cover art. I failed to read the guardian link or I would have seen that the first cover made the writer's list, too. Dave McKenna said about these sessions for Honeydew, "They sound like they were recorded in a toilet and I never got paid." No one misses Honeydew Records... What was the deal with Honeydew? I only have one album on the label, the Dizzy Reece LP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 It was probably a poorly funded independent label that sank like a stone due to its cheapness and shortcuts. I don’t know who owned it or if any artists were paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 They did four volumes of Elvin/Vanguard live stuff, the same date that Enja got one record out of. George Coleman aplenty. Skyscapes, the were called, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 right, I've seen those and not picked them up for whatever reason. The ENJA record is quite good. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) Likely too prosaic to rank on many "worst of" lists, but this one made a terrible impression on me: There are quite a few unattractive Chick Corea album covers, for whatever reason. Edited November 9, 2021 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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