Friday, March 07, 2008

Worst Album Covers Ever - Round Five

Once again, it's time to look at some of the worst album covers ever. These stinkbombs have been sitting on music store shelves, just waiting for folks like you and I to pick them up, shout "what the hell!" and drop them like a snarling, incontinent Pomeranian. Let's begin...


For your consideration - Album Cover #1. An old man, a small boy in short shorts, and a donkey. I smell "sex offender" here.



Album Cover #2. Alla Pugatjova was so pleased with how well Viagra has improved her marriage, she's devoted an entire album to the "little blue pill".



Album Cover #3 - Larz Kristerz's Stuff Party 1. Nothing says "throw this record on the turntable for a rockin' good time at your next social gathering" than five guys in disco attire and Elvis hair, right? Right?



Album Cover #4. Yup, those disco/Elvis knuckleheads made another one. This time, they're apparently hard-up for cash, and are asking you to "stuff" some green in their hands, so they can party.



Album Cover #5. Our final submission for this post smacks of Neil Diamond meets Zorro the Gay Blade. I did a Wiki search for this one, and was surprised to learn the following about Orion:

Orion (February 26, 1945December 12, 1998) was the stage name of rockabilly singer Jimmy Ellis. Following the death of Elvis Presley in August 1977, Ellis dressed and sang in the manner of Presley and wore a mask during public appearances, fueling speculation that Presley had faked his death and returned to singing. Ellis' singing and natural speaking voice very closely resembled Presley's. Ellis had recorded rock and country singles under his real name for a number of independent labels since the early 1960s before adopting the Orion persona for Sun Records — Presley's first recording label — in 1980.

So wrong, so wrong, so wrong...


More bad album covers coming later, so stay tuned!

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