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The Worst Album Covers

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I was just watching this collection of Dave's record albums :) He's got some beauts!
 

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A lazy and generic album cover.
 

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Few things come to mind:

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90s Eurodance, as subtle as a hammer.

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Weirdly homoerotic metal covers ...

...and then there were the low-effort 50s and 60s, where people with any sort of style sense (both in terms of graphic design as well as hair style) just didn't exist:
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Probably unfair to put this in the "worst album cover" thread, but didn't want to start a new thread for album cover oddities. This one is odd for highlighting the theme song of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (also known as the 21st Century Exposition). Who knew the 1962 Seattle World's Fair had its own theme song? And the Washington State government owned the copyright, specifically the Washington State Department of Commerce and Economic Development. Strange indeed...

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Led Zepplin, Physical Graffiti. (Not as bad as a Curve cover or some of the New Orders but dippy and dull.)
Have you actually seen this one IRL? It's an epic album cover, likely pricey to manufacture as well. Very detailed too.
I can make a few pictures later if you want to.
 

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It would be creepy regardless, but the expressions on their faces...
 
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Honestly, the number of horrible covers limited to just gospel LPs is astonishing... and hillarious.
 
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