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Terrible album covers

Started by Subtle Mocking, February 11, 2011, 04:05:46 PM

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purlieu

Quote from: idunnosomename on December 17, 2019, 11:35:10 AM
when we say storm was shit we aren't including pre-1983 stuff in Hipgnosis right. because like Saucerful of Secrets, Atom Heart Mother, Wish You Were Here, cool to fine
Yes, before he thought "hmm, that Wish You Were Here art was popular, I'll use that kind of thing as a template for everything I ever do ever again ever."
Quotealso Red Hot Chili Peppers in taste shocker.




Quotethey turned down these hackneyed bits of brainStorming for Stadium Arcadium and he was really upset, lol



Obviously he spent a long time making these covers to specifically suit the album and not just knocking them out and giving them to anybody.

In Thorgerson's words: "the Peppers turned down our offerings in favour of this piece of unadventurous graphics." Which is funny, as "unadventurous graphics" sums up Thorgerson's later work brilliantly.


Pretty sure we had this entire discussion a few pages back, but it's always fun to laugh at his appalling cover art.

idunnosomename

yeah okay the chilis' eventual cover was shit too. wow though on him just reusing his shit pencil crayon drawing down to the desk in the corner for another client

TheMonk

Sorry if it's already been mentioned but there's a full episode of the new official Pink Floyd podcast dedicated to Storm Thorgerson and the Hypgnosis album covers.
https://youtu.be/FMnKK9VSNZg

holyzombiejesus

Shouldn't we (you) start a new thread now we've (you've) gone over 100 pages?

Pauline Walnuts



It's like they're not even trying anymore.

And the covers no better, MEGALOZ!!


Pauline Walnuts

Quote from: phantom_power on December 07, 2019, 04:06:52 PM
Apart from him nicking David Bowie's trousers

Great artists Steal.

He won trousers of the year in the Popjustice Readers poll awards, https://www.popjustice.com/articles/the-2019-popjustice-readers-poll/ And they seem pretty switched on to the latest trends.

idunnosomename

Def time for a new thread now

Captain Crunch

Let's end on this limp crap (slightly NSFW due to nipple and frog):

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3430769083_10.jpg

Head Gardener


QDRPHNC


chveik


BlodwynPig

Quote from: QDRPHNC on January 04, 2020, 08:03:05 PM
Makes you think.

Looks like a direct hit on Ferris' apartment block!

Ferris

Quote from: BlodwynPig on January 04, 2020, 08:57:02 PM
Looks like a direct hit on Ferris' apartment block!

If it is reduced to vaporized ash then the Ferris family might actually be able to afford it. Bring it on, I say.