# Worst album covers ever! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 4, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830 "2007-05-04T23:59:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/1 "2007-05-04T23:59:45Z")
Behold the horror: [http://www.stevecarter.com/albumcovers.htm](http://www.stevecarter.com/albumcovers.htm) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/2 "2007-05-05T00:20:58Z")
PLEASE tell me that page is the result of a Fark photoshopping challenge??? ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/3 "2007-05-05T00:28:21Z")
(by the way, the guy on the far right in [this one](http://www.stevecarter.com/worstalbumcovers07.jpg) is totally making boat noises with his lips!) ---
**Author:** ![Shamozzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/4 "2007-05-05T01:08:28Z")
[QUOTE=vivalostwages] Behold the horror: > **[The worst album covers ever created](https://www.stevecarter.com/albumcovers.htm)** [/QUOTE] WOW, thank you for that. Comedy Gold. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/5 "2007-05-05T01:36:31Z")
I actually found the hardback book copy of this collection. It’s hilarious. It was in Barnes and Noble’s bargain books. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/6 "2007-05-05T01:40:02Z")
Let Me Touch Him, by The Ministers Quartet. That just ain’t right. ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/7 "2007-05-05T01:55:46Z")
Hah, Manowar’s on there. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Hildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/8 "2007-05-05T01:59:58Z")
Is that albino a woman or a man? ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/9 "2007-05-05T02:18:19Z")
I think you’ll find the answer if you listen to it. Barring that, look here: [Heino - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heino) ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/10 "2007-05-05T02:38:31Z")
I think I hit the jackpot and you can to. I wanted to know more about “The Handless Organist” so I googled that in quotes. It comes up with several more related collections and a few repeats. Here is one: [http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Goregirl/youve\_got\_to\_be\_kidding\_me\_album\_covers](http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Goregirl/youve_got_to_be_kidding_me_album_covers) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/11 "2007-05-05T02:57:59Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] I think I hit the jackpot and you can to. I wanted to know more about “The Handless Organist” so I googled that in quotes. It comes up with several more related collections and a few repeats. Here is one: [http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Goregirl/youve\_got\_to\_be\_kidding\_me\_album\_covers](http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Goregirl/youve_got_to_be_kidding_me_album_covers) [/QUOTE] Oh, dear lord. #25 may give me nightmares. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/12 "2007-05-05T03:15:17Z")
The scary (or. alternatively, impressive) thing is, one can be on a album cover this embarrassing, [and still get elected to the House](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hall_%28New_York%29) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/13 "2007-05-05T03:21:50Z")
#49…uh…there’s some guys who got stuck at about an age 14 mentality. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/14 "2007-05-05T03:29:01Z")
There’s a CD by the Scorpions called “Virgin Killer.” The original cover featured a naked girl who looked to be about 11. You can find it pretty easily if you want to. ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/15 "2007-05-05T03:53:34Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] #49…uh…there’s some guys who got stuck at about an age 14 mentality. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I was thinking of commenting on that one. That’s some hateful misogynist shit. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/16 "2007-05-05T04:28:26Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] #49…uh…there’s some guys who got stuck at about an age 14 mentality. [/QUOTE] You talkin’ about ME? I mean, if the shoe fits, and all… 😉 Really, though, about Heino, German Pop is great! I mean, these are the people who gave [David Hasselhoff](http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/04/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main2760822.shtml) a career. Musically, not in the same league as French Pop of the 60s, which is “ephemeral” defined on vinyl (as records will last for millenia, is that an oxymoron?), but still Tons-O-Fun. Aside: Did the Hoff really need his daughter to “out” him? It was obvious to anybody who watched “America’s Got Talent,” which would be me and some Nielsen Family. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/17 "2007-05-05T04:40:13Z")
I’ve seen the Steve Carter website before and always enjoy it. I know there are things that might look cool in one time period and hokey to the next generation, but really, what record company could ever have thought these looked appealing? ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/18 "2007-05-05T04:44:40Z")
[QUOTE=dropzone] It was obvious to anybody who watched “America’s Got Talent,” which would be me and some Nielsen Family. [/QUOTE] And me! And my boyfriend! But that’s because we’re involved in the juggling community and knew several of the contestants. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/19 "2007-05-05T05:11:44Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] And me! And my boyfriend! But that’s because we’re involved in the juggling community and knew several of the contestants. [/QUOTE] The jugglers were totally screwed. The judges were the only people who thought juggling was passe and they turned it into “American Idol.” Um, personally, I liked the ecydisiast, but that was just me. ---
**Author:** ![hawksgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed655f/32.png) [@hawksgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawksgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830/20 "2007-05-05T05:23:18Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] But that’s because we’re involved in the juggling community and knew several of the contestants. [/QUOTE] Yeah, my club talked everyone into watching too. They were totally robbed. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-album-covers-ever/402830.md?page=2)