Bought this yesterday. Great lineup, but f*** me, the artist who did the painting needs having a word with, particularly for his portrayal of poor Emmylou, who looks most unwell.
Any more terrible ones out there? Doesn’t have to be on an album cover.
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/7_zpscfyarbqr.jpg
minibreakfast says
Here’s another. Is that Lulu rowing her boat, or in fact (as I suspect) one of the Nolans?
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/most%20collection%20vol%202_zpscplui60d.jpg
minibreakfast says
Or Carol Vorderman?
Colin H says
Julie Felix has become Buffy Sainte-Marie. One of the Hermits looks like he’s giving two fingers to the illustrator. Hot Chocolate are being fronted by (British criminal) Charles Bronson, with one of the Village People in the ranks, it appears…
garyjohn says
I’m seeing your Hot Chocolate and raising you New World, rubbish Aussie, strummers fronted by a bloke called John “Fuzzy” Lee.
And the fact Hot Chocolate could be mistaken for them proves how truly dreadful this pic is.
Locust says
Herman’s Hermits? Looks like Herman’s Nosepickers to me.
Famously Donovan showed them that picking style…
Martin Hairnet says
Herman’s Hermits L-R: Frannie Lee, Barry Took, Robin Askwith, Brian Talbot, Gordon Banks
Front: Stan Bowles
poolhallrichard says
There’s a few more where this came from…
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i46/poolhallrichard/Cure%20Word_zpspck7f5ln.jpg
davebigpicture says
It’s almost like Hepworth had had enough by then and wanted it to fold.
minibreakfast says
Argh, it’s all coming back…
H.P. Saucecraft says
What a rich period this was for the graphic arts! Combining poor technique and miserable palette to produce a series of unrecognisable ugly old men. So many to choose from but this remains a fave:
http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t642/burtkocain/wordmagazine_2262347b_zpsszahxfut.jpg
ivan says
remember those Garbage Pail Kids bubble gum cards from years ago?
Captain Haddock says
You would probably feel unwell too if you were trapped between Sylvester Stallone and Jethro.
minibreakfast says
Is that Emlyn Hughes or PJ Proby at the front there?
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/lennon%20mccartney%20gave%20away_zps03xbibnf.jpg
paulwright says
Is that Donald Trump in the centre?
minibreakfast says
Ha!
paulwright says
And David Cameron on trombone?
Colin H says
Exactly what I was thinking!
duco01 says
Re: David Cameron illustration
Yeah – the Guardian could put that on the front cover, with a nice little headline like “Tories on the slide (trombone)”
Colin H says
Is that Eamonn Andrews between David Cameron and Jimmy Osmond?
Pessoa says
Nice to see the young Pam Ayers again at the front of the picture.
Rigid Digit says
Jarvis Cocker to the left of Trump
fentonsteve says
Surely that’s Elton John without his glasses, that bloke who always ends up not-quite-getting-away-with-it from Scooby Doo, Florence without her machine and Demis Rousoss?
hubert rawlinson says
Can’t post pictures at the moment but here’s a link to Great Yarmouth’s ex house of wax.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/great-yarmouths-worlds-worst-waxworks-closes-down-1431010
minibreakfast says
I see Ringo’s new teeth haven’t settled in yet.
hubert rawlinson says
I don’t think George’s ears have settled in either.
Junior Wells says
Not an album but surely the most common crime against art is the third rate artist you find at markets with a painting copying a picture of Bob Marley and his flowing dreads.
tkdmart says
tkdmart says
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab150/tkdmart/13174105_10207231461919007_7473998094352218191_n_zpsrvyqb7hv.jpg
minibreakfast says
If that was mine I’d saw my arm off.
drakeygirl says
Looking more closely at the tattoo, it looks as if Freddie has made a good start to sawing his own arm off.
hubert rawlinson says
I can never obliterate that image now, thank you very much.
Mavis Diles says
DAY-OH!
James Blast says
Hilarity has just ensued here!
The Actual North says
The Teenage Dream apparently involved too much cheese before bedtime.
http://i363.photobucket.com/albums/oo78/clampdown59/D6655380-D43D-4D77-9E41-34A5CDA9C555.png_2.jpeg
Johnny Concheroo says
I could have posted anything by Guy Peellaert here (up to and including Bowie’s Diamond Dogs) but decided to go for this Chas and Dave effort instead..
I think it’s the perspective on the legs that really makes it.
http://i.imgur.com/yxpXMxC.jpg
H.P. Saucecraft says
I think that’s quite good, isn’t it? Nice Bamforth feel to the crowd, and the faces are recognisable (I imagine). You seem to be objecting to the articulation of the legs, which is surely a comical rendering of the phrase “knees up”.
Johnny Concheroo says
Yes, nice postcard feel to it I suppose, but “knees up” or not, I find those legs quite unsettling.
deramdaze says
They’ll be playing that down the Boleyn tonight.
The dog looks worryingly happy.
Johnny Concheroo says
Gertcha!
Mavis Diles says
Main problem is that there seem to be two Daves and no Chas.
Johnny Concheroo says
If you don’t approve of that one, how about this? In Australia the World Record Club released far more rock/pop albums than in the UK, many of them very good. They did tend to cut corners when it came to the artwork budget however and some of their sleeves were comically bad.
I was thinking of posting this without the title and seeing if anyone recognised the band, but decided against it.
Say hello to the Easybeats, as imagined by a primary school “draw your favourite band” competition winner, presumably?
http://i.imgur.com/qHJyRPi.jpg
Junior Wells says
There were two, as I recall – the World Record Club and the Australian Record Club. I think the latter was more popular. I kept all the catalogues until a couple of years ago.
in the days of inertia selling many a household had a copy of Grand Funk Railroad because they had not advised the Club they didnt want it.
Johnny Concheroo says
There were some great World Record Club releases in Australia including Beatles (MMT), Stones and Small Faces, all with unique (if cheap) sleeve designs
One of the rarest and most desirable WRC releases is this version of The Yardbirds Roger The Engineer. They obviously used the first photo that came to hand, which unfortunately was of the final post-Jeff Beck line-up of the band featuring Jimmy Page.
Page of course didn’t play on Roger The Engineer.
http://i.imgur.com/oDqK8SH.jpg
Junior Wells says
I was under the impression that these quirks of art meant that some of “our”shitty local issues with poorly reproduced artwork ,flimsy cardboard, inferior pressing and wobble board like vinyl are actually worth more amongst collectors of the big names because the US and European versions were so much more widely held.
Johnny Concheroo says
Absolutely. This is perhaps not the thread to show examples of what you mean, but you get the impression that the Aussie record companies didn’t take rock & roll terribly seriously and expected it to simply fade away after a few years. Consequently they spent as little money as possible on the manufacture of the LPs and sleeves. Artwork was butchered, truncated and foreshortened. Inserts, posters and lyric sheets were seldom seen and sometimes (eg Beatles) entirely new artwork was created for familiar LPs.
And that’s before we get to the ridiculous examples of music censorship which occurred in Australia. Lennon’s Working Class Hero is a perfect example. This track had the effing and jeffing snipped out in Oz, thus throwing the song out of time when you played it. This was the only version the track available in Australia until CDs arrived (unless you imported a copy).
Ironically, this adds up to collectability decades later. After all, what Zappa completest wouldn’t pay big money for an Aussie 2/LP set of 200 Motels with butchered lyrics and the track Penis Dimension edited out altogether?
Colin H says
I wasn’t aware that Salvador Dali was in the Easybeats.
Johnny Concheroo says
Another Aussie TV-advertised compilation.
It’s anybody’s guess who this is.
http://i.imgur.com/2F9KYrM.jpg
H.P. Saucecraft says
Ooh! I know this! Is it Linda Ronstadt, Johnny?
Sniffity says
As someone who’s been on the other side of the deal (so to speak), there have been too many times when an illustrator was given a vague brief, minimal budget and “Can we have it by Monday?” – especially if it was Friday afternoon.
At least in this digital age reference material is easier to come by (so much so that it’s usually a case of “We haven’t got any references; can’t you just get something off the net?”) – it used to be “Sorry, this is all we’ve got, but you can make it better, right?”
Johnny Concheroo says
The rule of thumb appears to be: the lower the budget and the cheaper the record label, then the worse the sleeve artwork is.
H.P. Saucecraft says
This qualifies, Shirley?
http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t642/burtkocain/s835751959425422896_p40_i1_w600_zpschjxrkvq.jpg
The “artwork” (hem-hem) was originally in colour – no great improvement, as the Rhino reissues show – but apparently they needed to save the extra three bucks fifty.
Note wretched typography and overall design, too. Something of a classic.
badartdog says
HPS pointing out wretched typography?!
*puts arm round james blast and smiles proudly*
H.P. Saucecraft says
B i tCh!
James Blast says
Groans.
MC Escher says
Disqualified on the grounds that you would actually recognise them if the band name was omitted, unlike that Marc Bolan cover where one’s first thought is of Rusty Lee.
H.P. Saucecraft says
I draw your attention – elegant pun there – to the title of this thread, Baldie. It’s called “Bloody Awful Illustrations Of Musicians”, not “Unrecognisable Illustrations Of Musicians.” You might have challenged it more cleverly and amusingly on the grounds that they’re “not musicians”, but I’m afraid the opportunity is now lost to you.
minibreakfast says
Speaking of Jeff, I just so happen to have a coy of The Most Collection Vol. 1. Can you spot the HHSLH?
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/mickey%20most_zpsdbaoynwf.jpg
minibreakfast says
I hope you’re enjoying the ‘subtle’ references to song titles in the the illustrations as much as I am.
Johnny Concheroo says
Pink toilet seat not pictured?
hubert rawlinson says
I think they missed a trick by not putting the Animals faces in each of the windows in HOTRS.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Yes, and they could have made it look like they were tring to get out, thus suggesting both titles in one neat graphic solution.
Black Celebration says
It’s a great thing, that picture. Love the Yardbirds little games in front of them and Terry Reid’s “Superlungs”.
There was a small trend of this kind of thing a few years ago – I remember a street scene where dozens of bands were represented (Scissor Sisters, Manic Street Preachers, Crowded House). The more you looked, the more you saw.
minibreakfast says
Not to mention the Yardbirds’ feather fascinators.
Martin Hairnet says
I can see Eddie Izzard, but where’s Jeff? And what’s Barry Sheene doing bottom right? Or is that Dennis Wilson?
Johnny Concheroo says
Alexis Korner looks plain scary there with his cowboy hat. And how about that Tap Turns On The Water illustration? Talk about say what you see
minibreakfast says
In terms of “say what you see” illustrations, this is wonderful.
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/DSCN0027_zps4hg4wryj.jpg
Johnny Concheroo says
Lonnie takes “say what you see” to new heights on this budget label LP
http://i.imgur.com/e1eoRT1.jpg
minibreakfast says
Almost as good as Donna Summer’s ‘On The Radio’.
Mavis Diles says
Gor-blimey trousers sadly hidden from view.
Milkybarnick says
I’d love to know if he actually stood in the bin, or whether that’s a scissors and Pritt-Stick job.
Johnny Concheroo says
It’s on the (sub-MFP) Hallmark label so I expect it was cheaper to get Lonnie to actually stand in the bin.
davebigpicture says
Wow! Zero budget, contractual obligation.
davebigpicture says
The Drifters, that is.
H.P. Saucecraft says
They bottle out of graphically representing “Some Kind Of Wondeful,” though but.
Colin H says
Korner? Surely that’s the guy out of Peters and Lee?
hubert rawlinson says
Thought that poor Jeff Beck had lost out on the song illustrations, then realised that the cloud behind has a ‘silver lining.’
Johnny Concheroo says
But isn’t Jeff featured TWICE on the cover? Solo and with the Yardbirds
minibreakfast says
Peter Noone is standing in front of himself on Vol. 2.
hubert rawlinson says
Couldn’t tell from the illustration, which one do you think he is Conchmeister?
Johnny Concheroo says
Some of them are a bit indeterminate, I reckon it’s (L-R) Jeff Beck, Chris Dreja, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf, Jim McCarty.
And @colin-h is right. Beck had quit the Yardbirds by the time those two tracks appeared.
Tom Coffin says
But, on the other hand, the “Rod Stewart” tracks are almost certainly taken from the second Jeff Beck album, “Beck-ola”, when Stewart was the lead vocalist. What you gain on the swings….
Johnny Concheroo says
That’s true. So you might say that Jeff Beck features THREE times on the cover.
cleanersvenus says
I think that was one of the first albums I ever owned. Which has lead me to be to confused when all these acts cite Lonnie as their first influence. He was mine too but I was born in 1982. (ok 1966) but still confusing and still true.
Colin H says
I’m surprised Johnny Conch hasn’t noticed that the illustrator has used an erroneous five-man pic of the Yardbirds rather than a correct four-man one.
minibreakfast says
One from the cheese box. SNF starring Elvis, apparently.
http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p773/minibreakfast/DSCN0296_zps3q1qzmbt.jpg
Colin H says
Surely that Terry Venables in the hite suit?
hubert rawlinson says
Bob ‘the bear’ Hite?
H.P. Saucecraft says
I think he meant “shite”.
Hawkfall says
I believe that in the future when archeologists are digging down to find out about the past, they will come across a thin line in the earth dating from 1978 – 80 that will be largely comprised of Disco compilations.
Martin Hairnet says
And it will become known as the Discocene.
Hawkfall says
I wanna go back to the Discocene!
hubert rawlinson says
Maybe a large amount will be found in London’s East End and subsequently known as the Plaistowcene.
davebigpicture says
Also, a substrata near Bolton of, ahem, eccentric ex charity shop stuff.
minibreakfast says
Where is @Beany ? I bet he’s got one or two albums with bloody awful illustrations of musicians.
H.P. Saucecraft says
He’s got nothing but. He’s not a well man.
Beany says
Oi! I have a life y’know *
* Okay it appears I don’t but I do have a cold. I’m going into the record room…I could be gone for some time.
davebigpicture says
Do you leave a trail of breadcrumbs so you can find your way back again?
Beany says
I’m back. It took a bit of climbing and I got sidetracked by a Sally James LP. Illustrations coming up below.
Colin H says
Very good! laughed out loud 🙂
retropath2 says
But our children will know it, thru’ Bargey’s Xmas reviews
Arthur Cowslip says
Oh, bravo! Well played!
Milkybarnick says
Looks like Joey Barton waiting for his medal.
duco01 says
I know this is an illustration that I’ve mentioned before, but it’s so horrendous I’m going to have to mention it again.
It’s the illustration of Nic Jones on the cover of his “Unearthed” odds ‘n sods compilation. Yikes!
http://www.nicjones.net/shop?shopPage=product&shopProduct=3_unearthed_nic_jones
hubert rawlinson says
How can we forget the joy of Dylan’s Self Portrait.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Dylanologists are still trying to work out who it’s a self-portrait of.
Beany says
A game for all the family. Some are easy to guess. You may need to click on the pic for a bigger view.
hubert rawlinson says
No 5 snakes alive it’s Freddie Garrity
hubert rawlinson says
No 15 Alien Shapiro.
Beany says
How about number 4?
hubert rawlinson says
No 4 knock at the door, is it Bernard Bresslaw?
fentonsteve says
Is number 4 Russ Abbot? He loves a party with a happy atmosphere.
Beany says
It is Bernard. You don’t think I would own an LP featuring Russ Abbot do you? Ha!
Beany says
Apart from this one…
https://www.discogs.com/Russ-Abbot-Atmosphere/release/1414312
minibreakfast says
“From 24p”.
Amazing.
minibreakfast says
I’m so pleased you’re here, Beanster!
fentonsteve says
Or the 12″ from 50p, featuring the Extended Party Disco Remix. Given what Russ appears to be doing to the young lady in the legwarmers on the cover, Russ might be wise to expect a call from Operation Yewtree.
It also features an awful illustration of RA on the cover. I’m tempted, to be honest.
Beany says
It looks more BA on the cover. BA Robertson. Did Russ ever have hair like that?
Rigid Digit says
BA Robertson – the subject of another “questionable cover illustration”
badartdog says
14 is Alma Cogan I think (recognised from the cover of the novel by Gordon Burn)
ianess says
Bottom right Adam Faith.
Token black on top is Kenny Lynch.
Martin Hairnet says
11 is Gerry Marsden?
8 looks like Donald Sinden. Did he sing and have hits?
Beany says
Number 8 is Humph. Humphrey Lyttleton to you.
Nobody has had a stab at the group appearing as number 1 yet.
minibreakfast says
Is it New Kids On The Block, Beany?
hubert rawlinson says
Is no 1 Dave Dee, Dozy Mick and Tich as I always thought there was five of them? Dee being a separate member.
hubert rawlinson says
Or perhaps the Dave Clark Five? As there are five of them.
minibreakfast says
By that logic it could also be Five Star.
Or 5ive.
Beany says
*gentle thwack*
minibreakfast says
*soft moan*
minibreakfast says
You missed out Beaky.
hubert rawlinson says
Sorry Min, it’s late here and I’m tired after a long evening. How could I forget Beaky, the most essential member of the group, (what did he play?). Anyway Beany is one of my answers correct?
Ted Smith says
It’s The Hollies.
Locust says
Number 16 is Pewdipie doing his impression of an IKEA chair (“Pippijågel” – £5).
James Blast says
16 – Morrissey the Consumer Monkey
Rigid Digit says
Number 12: Jason Statham
minibreakfast says
I saw this record today Beans, but managed to resist it. Mainly because it was PWC (Played With Chisel).
Beany says
Keep it quiet but I found another copy of the Sing Lofty LP on Friday – the MFP version. By my reckoning that makes 7. I will make a killing when his career takes off again.
minibreakfast says
Tbh, I’m a little surprised it’s only 7.
Beany says
That Julie Felix gets everywhere. I have 3 copies of this LP for some reason.
GCU Grey Area says
Bearded bloke with the fiddle is the bearded bloke from the “Joy Of Sex’. Who fiddled, amongst other things.
Beany says
Have an up. I mean a slap on the…
I give up.
minibreakfast says
I saw this today. I managed to resist.
minibreakfast says
Is no. 7 Mahammad Ali? That’s a smashing jumper he’s got on.
Beany says
You are not taking this seriously. We have already established this is Tarby’s best mate Kenny Lynch.
I will give you a clue. Number 12 is Ken Thorne. Who? Don’t ask.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Ken Thorne’s a very interesting chap, worth a googlé, who amongst his many achievements worked on the Head soundtrack.
Colin H says
You mean “me old mate Lynchy”. oh-HO!
minibreakfast says
Is 2 Johnny Mathis?
Beany says
Pfft. This is his track on the LP. More famous for Moon River.
Williams earned the nickname, “Britain’s Johnny Mathis”, for his smooth and stylish way with a ballad. His son is the actor Anthony Barclay.
https://youtu.be/CsjhZs5mF1w
Tiggerlion says
I can’t post pictures but has anyone got a copy of The Beatles Rock &Roll compilation? Great compilation but the worst official cover issued on behalf of The Beatles.
Rigid Digit says
This one?
Beany says
Worse than this?
Martin Hairnet says
Paul’s got that look that says the thumbs are well and truly aloft. But their exact location is anyone’s guess.
Rigid Digit says
John has a slightly startled look
Colin H says
Johan doesn’t look too ecstatic to be there either.
Tiggerlion says
That’s the one. The one with the thumbs. My memory tells me it was gatefold. Awful, awful cover.
The lower one doesn’t count as it isn’t actually The Beatles.
Beany says
Wot? Not even Mr Fifth Beatle himself?
James Blast says
Lest we forget
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Sunburst369/Trilogy_Emerson_Lake_amp_Palmer_album_-_cover_art_zpsztbo5jg0.jpg
Beany says
Good one Master Blaster.
Did Carl Palmer take 2 bottles into the shower or only one…
H.P. Saucecraft says
MC Escher writes: “Disqualified on the grounds that you would actually recognise them if the band name was omitted …”
James Blast says
Yir erse!
trans:
Your bottom!
H.P. Saucecraft says
I’ll gie ye a skelpit lug!
Beany says
I shall put you out of your misery before I retire to my boudoir.
James Blast says
Adam Faith the Consumer Monkey doesn’t have the same ring… hmmm
Johnny Concheroo says
Who could fail to spot the Pickin’ A Chicken Hitmaker Eve Boswell? It was produced by George Martin, you know.
ruff-diamond says
Why the quotation marks around “Freddie”, I wonder…
Beany says
Possibly because his real name is Frederick. Or Gladys.
Sniffity says
We could be Freddie just for one day…
ruff-diamond says
Nice to see well-known rhyming slang Ruby at number three there…
Johnny Concheroo says
Here’s another Aussie World Record Club release.
http://i.imgur.com/aIJqoAu.jpg
Moose the Mooche says
Interesting. I can’t decide whether it’s quite good or terrible.
H.P. Saucecraft says
You’re right, and it’s driving me nutsoid. It’s not either “quite good or quite bad”, nor “very good or very bad.” The options are clear; quite good, and terrible. I don’t think anything else in the universe poses a similar conundrybun.
Colin H says
it’s as if the label just didn’t want anyone to buy their records, isn’t it? I vaguely recognise Steve and ‘Plonker’, but I’ve no idea who those other guys are.
Declan says
Blimey, juss leave i’ ou’, you plonkaa!
ruff-diamond says
Jeff is perturbed that the illustrator neglected to tell him that he couldn’t do glasses. Or hair.
http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad15/camplimp/9fcfa71d-8ee4-4ceb-a88b-bf40210cd817_zpsrab29gwg.jpg
Colin H says
If Lynne is ‘responsible’ for the way that picture looks his ego must be colossal. It’s clearly modelled on the classic portrait of JS Bach:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach
ruff-diamond says
Or Beethoven:
http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad15/camplimp/beethoven_CT_zpsjsp4pj50.jpg
Johnny Concheroo says
A bit late @minibreakfast, but I found this today. How many faces can you spot here?
http://i.imgur.com/O28FWJA.jpg
minibreakfast says
Apart from Bob and Willie? Not many. Is that meant to be Dr John on the piano? And I didn’t realise Steve Cropper had taken up the organ*.
*hurr
Moose the Mooche says
The bloke on the fiddle at the back is Father Paul Stone – before that business with the lightning, obviously.
Johnny Concheroo says
Which one is Willie?
I assume the bloke on the accordion is Flaco (mainly because I don’t know another accordion player).
Yes that has to be Dr John on the piano
minibreakfast says
I thought the fiddler at the front with the hat ‘n’ hair looked at bit like Mr Nelson. But of course with illustrations like these, passing resemblances mean very little. And I don’t even know if Willie fiddles.
minibreakfast says
Although thinking about it, seeing as he’s out front, it’s probably Doug Sahm himself. Whoever that is.
Johnny Concheroo says
Oh yeah, that’s Doug Sahm himself out front. He was an early exponent of Tex Mex music. Remember the Sir Douglas Quintet and their 1965 big hit She’s About A Mover? That was him.
This was Doug’s first solo album and featured Bob Dylan, Dr. John, David “Fathead” Newman, Flaco Jimenez, David Bromberg and Kenny Kosek.
Dylan donated the song Wallflower and sang joint lead vocals, plus back-up vocals on other tracks.
This was the first appearance of Wallflower and Bob’s own original version of the song didn’t appear until the first Bootleg Series box set 20 years later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Sahm_and_Band
minibreakfast says
Ah yes, I know the fella.
Moose the Mooche says
The accordionist could well be Clifton Chenier, of whom you’ve surely heard, as he’s namedropped on Graceland.
fatima Xberg says
I don’t know how the Doug Sahm cover falls under “bloody awful illustration” – just because you don’t know the guys doesn’t mean the drawing is bad.
The drawing is by the great Gilbert Shelton (look him up!), and he most certainly was present at the sessions. The cast is (as every lover of Texan music will know) as follows:
(from left, at the back) George Rains (drums), David Bromberg (dobro), Andy Statman (mandolin), Ken Kosek (fiddle), Charlie Owens (steel guitar), Wayne Jackson (trumpet), Augie Meyers (organ), (middle, from left) Jack Barber (bass), Atwood Allen (guitar), (front, from left) David “Fathead” Newman (sax), Mac Rebenack (piano), Doug Sahm (fiddle), Bob Dylan (guitar), Flaco Jimenez (accordion).
Phew.
Johnny Concheroo says
Thanks Fatima. In my mind the thread has moved on to include almost any interesting artwork showing non-photographic representations of the musicians. Not necessarily “bloody awful”, just interesting.
That’s just me though.
minibreakfast says
Ah, I was under the impression JC had posted a load of well-known musicians badly rendered. Except Bob of course, who’s unmistakeable.
Johnny Concheroo says
Yes, it rather looks like I’ve gone off half-cocked
hurr.
But although the sleeve was designed by the legendary Gilbert (Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers) Shelton (I didn’t need to “look him up”), it’s still has enough of that naïve, cartoon-like quality to make it fit this thread perfectly, So we have nothing to apologise for.
minibreakfast says
It’s a great cover.
Colin H says
Given that Johnny C has opened the thread up to any old illustration (even if it’s a good one), here’s the gatefold illustration of Atomic Rooster from ‘In Hearing Of…’ (1971), which is actually fantastic – both a fun concept (the front cover had the old lady, seen here running away, listening with the ear trumpet, seen here discarded with the Rooster emanating therefrom) and an excellent caricature/portrait of the four individuals concerned: from left, John ‘Du’ Cann, Pete French, Vince Crane and the drummer whose name I don’t, just at the moment, recall. But it’s him, alright…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwGRqTNRO4o
Johnny Concheroo says
How about this album of Elvis covers by the great Albert King?
Not only is the record terrible but so is the cover.
http://i.imgur.com/rSVJ1Au.jpg
minibreakfast says
I saw that on twitter last night. Someone said it looked as though it’d been touched up by the woman who ruined that painting of Jesus.
Johnny Concheroo says
Late addition to @minibreakfast ‘s thread.
I dragged this out today for the first time in years and was amazed at how crap the sleeve artwork is. It’s Red Sea, the 1972 second album by UK heavy prog outfit Warhorse on the swirl Vertigo label (so, that’s £300 quid to you in mint nick right off the bat).
The Warhorse claim to fame is bassist Nick Simper who played on the first few Deep Purple albums before Roger Glover took over.
I particularly like the figurehead on the galleon.
http://i.imgur.com/4bgoxKz.jpg
minibreakfast says
Ropey in more ways than one!
Sniffity says
Roy Wood never did himself any favours with the self-portraits adorning his solo output.