jff Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Led Zeppelin 2. If the front cover, with its white oval representing a blimp, terrible fonts and color schenmes, and ridiculous group photo aren't bad enough, open the thing up and get a load of this abortion of graphic design: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 strange that the spanish version switched sides one and two? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 That design may have been cutting-edge for 1969. According to Wikipedia, the Interwebs' most reliable source for everything, art director David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy for Best Recording Package for the album. I might just have to listen to Zep II that way now. I'm intrigued. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I think Page complained about Zeppeling 3 at one point. Said it looked "teeny bopper" or something. I kind of like the cover for Zep 2 but that inner sleeve is pretty ugly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 That design may have been cutting-edge for 1969.Maybe so. Being cutting edge is a good way to look foolish in hindsight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Willie Nelson put out a Christmas album in the late 70s that features the ugliest rendition of the singers face, ever. He must've been high when he authorized it. The music is nice though, I play it every season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Whenever this one came up in rotation when I was a college DJ, I would skip over it just because I hated the album cover so much. Then I got caught, so I had to play it. I wound up really freaking loving it, and loving this band. Now, I love Martin Newell, but this horrible portrait shot is damn near unforgivable as an album cover. Just looks like something from the family vacation: poorly composed and awkward. Good thing the music is typically womderful. Cute baby, but seriously? Sorry for making you look at this one. And yes, I DO like this record! A good record of Hendrix covers. Horrible album cover. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Sorry for making you look at this one. And yes, I DO like this record! Ding ding ding! We have a winner.I wish I could unsee that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Lovesexy is a great cover. I'd put pretty much every Prince album cover since then on this list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 almost all prince covers are terrible. around the world in a day might be the only one i genuinely like lovesexy is awesome in its ridiculousness though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Replacements - Tim Let it Be is so damn iconic and they follow it up with that. I'd put it up, but I'm on an iPad and it's a pain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Speaks for itself.This one is just a mess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Pet Sounds could be, but isn't of course! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Replacements - Tim Let it Be is so damn iconic and they follow it up with that. I'd put it up, but I'm on an iPad and it's a pain.I'm sure anyone who cares has seen it, but if you haven't, I'll post it now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 That design may have been cutting-edge for 1969. According to Wikipedia, the Interwebs' most reliable source for everything, art director David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy for Best Recording Package for the album.and we all know that the Grammys have their very tympani to the ground of whatever the cutting edge is doing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Beatles white album, and Metallica's black one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 and we all know that the Grammys have their very tympani to the ground of whatever the cutting edge is doing. I'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down. Maybe the Grammys were different in 1969 than they are today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I still want to know why the Spanish Version of Led Zeppelin II, as pictured at the top of this thread, has sides one and two mixed up. How can it start with Heartbreaker? (Rompecorazones). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down. Maybe the Grammys were different in 1969 than they are today. No, they were never, ever cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 I still want to know why the Spanish Version of Led Zeppelin II, as pictured at the top of this thread, has sides one and two mixed up. How can it start with Heartbreaker? (Rompecorazones). My best guess is that they wanted it to end with Gracias. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 No, they were never, ever cool.unlike the music booker at SNL http://www.avclub.com/review/saturday-night-live-classic-buck-henrysun-ra-26520 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 This one always struck me as a bad cover because it's really where Frampton started going the wrong direction. Here was this bad ass guitar player from Humble Pie and you just know the record company put the pressure on to market himself to the teen girls. "C'mon Peter, this will really shift some units!". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Grateful Dead, Go To Heaven. I'd put it up buy I'm on a phone. An abomination. Maybe they thought it was ironic or funny or something but I could never look at that cover. After all those years of Kelly/Mouse and Rick Griffin covers, yuck. Sent from my Windows Phone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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calvino Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I think the Go to Heaven cover was supposed to be a joke --- I think it's funny. Though I agree Kelly/Mouse and Rick Griffin covers are much better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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