Worst Album Covers Ever Part 2

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www.ericarthur.co.uk The definitive selection of the worst album covers of all time, part two of three. Download free at: www.mediafire.com/?ieduc72wbuugk44

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@milliondollaroptions 5 жыл бұрын

Slow down so we can read the freaking thing!

@jamesbaker8653 4 жыл бұрын

try pausing

@johntiggleman4686 4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbaker8653 yes, but another worst album cover video gives at least 10 seconds...

@jeffw1267 4 жыл бұрын

No. This way there is more to see. You can slow it down if you want.

@algeborusas2775 3 ай бұрын

No problem for me.

@thedmiynV9ll 3 ай бұрын

Try settings wheel

@maydaymayday4362 Жыл бұрын

The lack of self-awareness on most of these is shockingly hilarious. Also, my new goal is to make "Lord, lubricate my bones" into a common catchphrase.

@seanm3226 5 жыл бұрын

Music For Washing And Ironing. Well I know what my wife’s getting for her birthday.

@jumpingman8160 5 жыл бұрын

HAHA!!

@QueenBee-gx4rp 5 жыл бұрын

Sean M Be prepared for a lot of trouble! Lol!

@abelis644 4 жыл бұрын

You'll be sleeping in the dog house... For the comment alone... 😂😂😂

@randyjordan5521 4 жыл бұрын

That would be a hilarious gag gift.

@chrisantoniou4366 4 жыл бұрын

...and she'll be getting you a divorce... :)

@stephensmith799 5 жыл бұрын

I just smelled under-the-stairs mold and damp

@bobwallace9814 5 жыл бұрын

Just when I thought the Braillettes had it, up popped "All my friends are dead".

@stevemccart9109 4 жыл бұрын

that's a song by Turbo Negro ! who ripped off who?😁

@randyjordan5521 4 жыл бұрын

The Brailletes' big hit was their cover of the Bee Gees' "I Can't See Nobody."

@cw1294 4 жыл бұрын

Laughed so hard at your comment!

@ChrisSmith-xh9wb 4 жыл бұрын

"Music for washing and ironing"- the perfect love gift for your stressed out partner!

@moshihus 4 жыл бұрын

Edgar Winter's They Only Come Out at Night is after all, HIGHLY recommended!!

@wjlintz 5 жыл бұрын

2:06 The problem with the Eddie Mack cover is that the photographer was on the wrong side of the room.

@miguelcastaneda7236 5 жыл бұрын

wjlintz yup and 9.34 looks like start of adult video

@Dan-ez6dr 4 жыл бұрын

YEP

@k2bny 3 жыл бұрын

Folk Songs that bug the liberals 🤣

@bigdambluesband6295 Жыл бұрын

Just where is the Open Faced Sandwich Club?

@franznarf Жыл бұрын

people bought it to see the B-side

@stevensonDonnie 5 жыл бұрын

Music to drill oil wells by. Must have it!

@julesakers3051 5 жыл бұрын

Can we also bug the liberals at the same time?

@randyjordan5521 4 жыл бұрын

I assume the follow-up album was called Frackin' Tracks.

@carlsaganlives5112 3 жыл бұрын

Loudest fucking record ever.

@OldManScratchingHisBalls 3 жыл бұрын

I only like their early stuff

@txoilfield 4 ай бұрын

I worked on offshore drilling rigs for many years. I NEVER heard that album!

@mrsary7868 3 жыл бұрын

I've always thought I was born in the wrong time, because I genuinely love a lot of these covers, especially some of the ones lacking taste, and think it's sad that they are all so perfect and airbrushed nowadays. Also Cucumber Castle is an epic cover!

@oluhamilton2121 Жыл бұрын

Duly NOTED.....

@teijaflink2226 Жыл бұрын

Very nostalgic for sure, I think Cucumber castle looks cool too.

@juliusnepos6013 Жыл бұрын

It contains one of my favorite song from the which is IOIO, though a 2000s cover became the much well known

@robertm2000 5 жыл бұрын

"There is nothing that bothers a non-conformist more that another non-conformist who refuses to conform to the prevailing standards of non-conformity!"

@tiki_trash 5 жыл бұрын

Did you come up with that? Can I use it?

@robertm2000 5 жыл бұрын

@@tiki_trash No idea who said it - I just heard it back in beatnik days and remembered it. So I think you you can use it, no problem!

@rickleblanc8900 4 жыл бұрын

That's easy for you to say !

@stephenw181057 5 жыл бұрын

Note: They only come out at night is a great album.

@flannigan7956 3 жыл бұрын

Is a great album cover

@DeadBunny69 5 жыл бұрын

7:03 ... An evening of roofies and romance.

@klmullins65 5 жыл бұрын

Which leads directly to 7:06!

@carlsaganlives5112 3 жыл бұрын

...and necrophilia.

@manuellopez1956 7 жыл бұрын

I'm curious about how you compiled such an impressive collection. Good job, sir.

@tomservo5607 Жыл бұрын

Those were the days, when EVERYONE got a record deal regardless of any musical talent.

@mrques2x115 Жыл бұрын

That's the dumbest and most ignorant comment in these mentions. If you actually believe that, then that explains a lot. Before the tech everyone had to be able to play an instrument. Even the most average session musician was far more technically accompished than the biggest star of the last 10 years. Popular music is now mostly about the optics and the musicianship takes a back seat.

@muffnman980 10 ай бұрын

That's funny they normally say that about now

@Penekamp11 5 жыл бұрын

Poor, poor Ringo. He must have been high as all get out to allow that album cover.

@timepoet77 4 жыл бұрын

How about that Fleetwood Mac cover?

@patriciabarkley735 4 жыл бұрын

Penekamp11 , Ringo was partying with George somewhere.

@JohnSmith-kz8yo 4 жыл бұрын

I think the all time high as a kite album cover though is probably the photo of Elton John on "Caribou"..lol

@carlsaganlives5112 3 жыл бұрын

There's the yoko influence ya just can't shake.

@simpleman5688 Жыл бұрын

No no no no, he don’t take it no more.

@AlmostReady504 5 жыл бұрын

Edgar Winter cover scared the hell out of me as a kid

@grokeffer6226 4 жыл бұрын

It's actually a pretty good album, though.

@stevenikazy2943 4 жыл бұрын

Don't know if it qualifies as a "worst." At the time, I thought it was cool enough to keep out of sight from my parents.

@evapalma8078 3 жыл бұрын

One could imagine Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal dressed exactly like him

@countrypaul Жыл бұрын

The album sold inspite of the cover, certainly not because of it!

@Gary-tm1kx 6 ай бұрын

" Frankenstein " and " Free Ride " .

@wooster1173 5 жыл бұрын

Some covers are really creepy. Special award to the Christian albums.

@declamatory 5 жыл бұрын

Even creepier were the atheist albums.

@bellerophonchallen8861 4 жыл бұрын

Liked the 'I'll see you in the Rapture' by the Mast Family. There's a lap dancing club near me called The Rapture, never seen them in there though.

@paulhagen5645 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Christian albums seem to have... em... something that the others don't.

@carlsaganlives5112 3 жыл бұрын

@@paulhagen5645 young boys involved.

@elc1960 Жыл бұрын

@@bellerophonchallen8861 If you liked that, you'll love the gospel album by Elder Marshall Taylor entitled Don't Miss the Great Snatch...

@ffjsb 5 жыл бұрын

Lulu Roman was quite famous on "Hee Haw". She lost a LOT of weight in later years.

@randyjordan5521 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, she's on that Hee Haw reunion special that's on Netflix.

@breakfastsurreal5650 4 жыл бұрын

NOTHING wrong with that Eddie Mack cover @ 2:06!!!

@yvellebradley2502 4 жыл бұрын

Ethel Mermen Does Disco! No!

@boblittle2529 4 жыл бұрын

Why some of these performers weren't told "Hey - you don't HAVE to be on the cover" is beyond me. This video is also proof that nobody is immune from having a bad album cover - no matter how well known you are.

@rookmaster7502 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure some of the album covers are based on the the performers' vision of what it should look like.

@aleonimation Жыл бұрын

It wasnt until the late 60s that album covers got really creative, before that they were mostly made to advertise the artist and their collection of songs ("album")

@patriciaamaro7337 5 жыл бұрын

Steve Mackay: Did anyone noticed that the booklet was upside down?

@malirabbit6228 4 жыл бұрын

patricia amaro It’s okay, he can’t read!

@norseforce69 5 жыл бұрын

I love the music at 3:18

@jaxdaggerthegreat Жыл бұрын

I actually saw a few of these albums new, in shrink wrap, on the shelf for sale such as the album of Ringo Starr, Twisted Sister, Village People. There was one artist which I saw in concert live, Merrill Womach. His testimony was entitled, "Tested by Fire." However, my friends joked it should be "Toasted by fire."

@acbenepe Жыл бұрын

The paradox of course is all these covers are awesome. I spent decades combing this kinda stuff out of the record bins.

@brianjauch9958 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, we used to hit the thrift shops for 'art.'

@williamyanosko4010 5 жыл бұрын

We had the Edgar Winter album as kids...it was great..

@andrewluchsinger 5 жыл бұрын

I still have that album. LOL

@patrick5838 5 жыл бұрын

@@andrewluchsinger I had it too. Damn, where is it? I've got hundreds from the 60s to 70s. Trout Mask Replica, anyone?

@Miatacrosser 5 жыл бұрын

@@patrick5838 wanna sell any? That is if you didn't play them to death.

@carlsaganlives5112 5 жыл бұрын

@@patrick5838 Trout Mask - only if yer trippin', circa pre-1975.

@stevemccart9109 4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't make the cover any better

@sgtboz9730 5 жыл бұрын

Watching this, I wasn't sure I was glad I'm not on drugs, or wished I was...

@KOLDBLU3ST33L 5 жыл бұрын

Scrolling too fast, can't really enjoy these gems. 😅

@jamesbaker8653 4 жыл бұрын

try pausing

@peterboczan6251 Жыл бұрын

5:45 It is an absolute travesty that Shag Connors Carrot Crunchers never hit the big time!

@steventorchia3905 5 жыл бұрын

My mother would've gagged at "Music for Washing and Ironing."

@susanliston2295 5 жыл бұрын

"The Links" Tell me that guy on the upper right doesn't look like Will Ferrell in a blonde curly wig. 😆

@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 4 жыл бұрын

My exact thoughts. He needs to see this.

@jtmichaelson 9 жыл бұрын

The music is awesome.

@gazriley624 5 жыл бұрын

do you know any of the bands or titles

@j.j.hector736 4 жыл бұрын

gaz Riley it’s in the description, sorry if I’m late

@chrisvesy7245 5 жыл бұрын

Collectors really snatched up all those "Kissing the Pink" albums.. 😜

@evapalma8078 3 жыл бұрын

They’re okay. Last Film is a good synth track

@VanguVegro 10 ай бұрын

Such tonal whiplash between "Dance Little Bird" and "A Loving Send-off for Frankie Yankovic" 😱

@therongperson 5 жыл бұрын

Marc Frana Band "You asked for it" Standing in front of the paneling and behind his weapons of choice: Accordions. It all looks and sounds like a not too veiled threat...😳

@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, is he gonna play 'em or throw 'em?

@iconicshrubbery Жыл бұрын

4:03 Sleazeville. Music included? 5:26 Related to 'Weird Al'? Now I understand...

@algeborusas1883 5 жыл бұрын

Ought to be worst hairdos on an album cover.

@garypeacock5919 5 жыл бұрын

Good, but far too quick, not enough time to read many of the titles.

@cmacdhon 5 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. I ended up changing the playback speed, found in the settings menu.

@tiki_trash 5 жыл бұрын

@@detroitfunk313 I kinda liked the music, lol!

@Pro1er 5 жыл бұрын

@@tiki_trash Well then these are the perfect album for you. ;-p

@jamesbaker8653 4 жыл бұрын

try pausing

@linnyb1704 Жыл бұрын

Best title: All my friends are dead. Hilarious and depressing at the same time.

@onlyrick 5 жыл бұрын

Them Heavy Metal guys try to look scary, but the Gospel guys beat 'em hands down!

@stacysalinas22 5 жыл бұрын

I loved your video!! But could you please show each album cover for a little bit longer, please? I need more time to shake my head.

@saintmichael1779 5 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@buddylove6345 5 жыл бұрын

That gave me a good laugh, thanks!

@countrypaul Жыл бұрын

Use the playback wheel and select a slower speed.

@thejoyofthemusicinmylife7897 Жыл бұрын

The Mystery Science Theater of album covers.

@roxyrose3157 4 жыл бұрын

These ‘Worst Album Cover’ videos are hilarious !! Absolute gems 🤣😁 I had myself in fits of laughter 1 morning for hours watching them and almost choked I laughed so hard ! Thank you !! What is the song/are the songs playing in the background of this video, though ? Very funky 🤩

@lanabanana68 2 жыл бұрын

i was thinking the same! :) lidted my spirits immeasurably.

@simpleman5688 Жыл бұрын

Numbskull

@Toby_iVapour 11 ай бұрын

Funky Yeah by Eddie Bo & The Soul Finders kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jrl1jbmFt8-tgXU.html

@roxyrose3157 5 ай бұрын

@@DadgeCity It's called a typo ! 🙄😜

@roxyrose3157 5 ай бұрын

@@simpleman5688 I know You are, but what am I !? (P.s. - it's not nice to call Yourself names). 😉

@johnwatts8346 Жыл бұрын

that twisted sister album cover is a classic, and genuinely funny too.

@spirithawk2418 Жыл бұрын

Started my morning with your factual content , Malcolm. !! Best to you each and everyday!

@averydaymond1560 5 жыл бұрын

1:28 isn't so bad, I wouldn't mind being Ringo at that moment.

@jamesvinson4489 4 жыл бұрын

Little crippled girls prayer... WTF or as my mom would say bless her heart

@timepoet77 4 жыл бұрын

Stay Hungry a bad cover pic? Are you crazy?! It’s iconic!

@jeffw1267 5 жыл бұрын

I guess some of these album covers look awful, but if an album is called "A Little Crippled Girl's Prayer", what do you EXPECT the cover to look like?

@lindaeasley4336 5 жыл бұрын

They didn't have to have a picture of the girl on the cover . Maybe a pair of hands together in prayer . That's the main mistake with these album covers . The artists think an album cover must be a god awful picture of themselves. Many of the great album covers in history featured incredible artwork. The titles are cringeworthy, too

@teijaflink2226 Жыл бұрын

I thought the cover and girl looked pretty cute, not the worst one here, Idon'tthinkit was a bad picture of her, he body just looks different.

@joegongora2200 4 жыл бұрын

In the early 70's I had the album The Frivolous 5 . The old ladies were an instrumental group playing songs by Al Hirt and Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass . Here in Corpus Christi , Tx. the Naval Base has it's celebration every year by hosting Air Shows . At that festival one of the local radio stations was giving away free albums from its mobile unit . They were transmitting from the Naval Base & that was the album they gave to me . I listened to it a couple of times & I don't know what happened to that album . I wasn't into that type of music and what's strange , was that the radio station didn't play that type of music. This was back in 1971 mostly my grandparents were the ones listening to that album . I guess that's one reason the radio station got rid of that album .

@wildman2012 5 жыл бұрын

Henry & Hazel Slaughter: "You guys are killin' it!"

@philt4346 5 жыл бұрын

My probation officer had a fit when I told him I was roadying for The Catholic Girls.

@evapalma8078 3 жыл бұрын

Lucy O’Brien is a power pop queen, but she gave her band such an unfortunate name

@flagwanker6346 4 жыл бұрын

The Braillettes. Somehow they never had a feel for music

@randyjordan5521 4 жыл бұрын

They covered Paul McCartney's "I'm Looking Through You" and "You Won't See Me."

@carlsaganlives5112 3 жыл бұрын

@@randyjordan5521 And of course, their breakthrough cover hit "Touch Me".

@dudley0826 5 жыл бұрын

It's strange that so few of these albums are on spotify.

@rickshaw6198 5 жыл бұрын

Ethel Merman disco album. I bet that's a real chart topper!

@lastrada52 4 жыл бұрын

Blame the artists? Blame the designer of the album cover? The art director? The producer? The record company? In the case of RCA and Epic -- those were major labels and the artwork had to be approved by several people. Dolly Parton? Ed Ames? Jay Ferguson? Conway Twitty? The Bee Gees? What were they thinking? Or maybe...just like Van Morrison's LP "Blowin' Your Mind," (not in this video) -- he admitted in an interview he hated that cover because he wasn't involved with the design. How about The Beatles butcher block cover. Bad taste? Damn right. This goes beyond not having a budget. There's no taste, no creativity, no plan. Some people shouldn't be on the cover at all. There is so much you can do in a 12 x 12 format but they obviously have no sense of design, no sensible photography or fonts. Even copy placement is bad. The printer should've refused to go to press with these. The artwork is what sometimes sells the LP if buyers are not familiar with the artist.

@jameskennedy721 Жыл бұрын

A few I would not have included . The best had me in hysterics . THANKS !

@robert-trading-as-Bob69 Жыл бұрын

The Goldwaters with the Au H2o sweaters. Goldwater was a failed presidential nominee back in the 60's. There were bumper stickers with AuH2o.

@Josecuevasification 4 жыл бұрын

the Menudo album cover at 6:50 mark before Ricky Martin was part of it.

@PrattDirkLerxst 5 жыл бұрын

Kinda surprised that a naked guy standing on a human brain didn't make the list. (Hemispheres by Rush)

@rosaamarillo2110 5 жыл бұрын

Tim Craven ...that is their weirdest one for sure..

@robothunter1035 5 жыл бұрын

I played the Open Face Sandwich Club once. They say if you survive, you need never fear anything ever again. Well, off to my gig at Shakeys Pizza Parlor. Wish me luck!

@dannymontoya9469 5 жыл бұрын

You just talking about Eddie Mack

@robothunter1035 5 жыл бұрын

@@dannymontoya9469 The ONE. and ONLY! In Hi-Fi!

@johnmitchelljr Жыл бұрын

So many albums whose only taste was in their mouth. Great video, oh god the handless organist. Thanks for your work.

@patrickbone6171 5 жыл бұрын

Now let me sing!!! ....or I’ll request The Snurds again!!!

@Parkwaymania 5 жыл бұрын

0:18 Is the girl on the right Stephen Fry?

@randyjordan5521 4 жыл бұрын

"Lord, Lubricate My Bones".....and check my oil and washer fluid while you're at it.

@esta1ful 4 жыл бұрын

Hair everywhere. Chest, helmet, facial you name it.

@nicholasbell9017 Жыл бұрын

It was all over so quickly. But a great compilation. There's nowt stranger than folk.

@tomlovin8931 5 жыл бұрын

1) Take dozens of photos so you have a lot to choose from 2) Don't go with the first album design some know nothing throws in front of you.

@countessratzass5408 5 жыл бұрын

This was pre-digital, everything cost more and took longer. It was a different time in printing.

@rockholiday7344 5 жыл бұрын

The Faith Tones.Those gotta be dudes

@PH-un8bo 3 жыл бұрын

You know, the fingerless fiddler could have just switched hands.

@peterboczan6251 Жыл бұрын

0:55 It's Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie!

@jerryoliver8699 5 жыл бұрын

i;m kind of liking the Eddie Mack cover.

@klmullins65 5 жыл бұрын

Alot of these arent really bad album covers, they just show tge ugly fashions of their time... and yes, someday people will look back and laugh at the awful clothes and hairstyles of the 2010s too

@muffnman980 10 ай бұрын

I was a bit confused, glad someone pointed it out

@AuroraBoarder1 5 жыл бұрын

Fleetwood Mac "English Rose" looked thorny to me!

@hebneh 4 жыл бұрын

3:11 - Maddy Genets et son Ensemble are three of the swingin'est people I think I've ever seen. Party on.

@lanabanana68 2 жыл бұрын

bloody fantastic; you Sir have earned yourself a subscription.By the way,what is that awesome theme music? cheers :)

@TeaParty1776 Жыл бұрын

Ive just seen Part 1 , w/Uncle Buds Hospital Experience. I surrender. You win. The man who persuaded a record company to fund this should be teaching at Harvard Business School.

@scitsalcoryp 3 жыл бұрын

I'll never get thru this video at this rate because I'm actually dragging up some of the available records and listening to them . It's almost like a whole new world .........

@countrypaul Жыл бұрын

A strangely inverted world....

@lauraarcher1730 9 ай бұрын

Almost!!!

@JeSsLoVeZ1817 12 жыл бұрын

these are pretty rad and bizarre at the same time

@Dick_Valparaiso Жыл бұрын

0:57 What makes this album cover even more nerdy are the matching sweaters featuring the periodic table elements of gold and water.

@jeffthrow6892 4 жыл бұрын

Man, this is awesome......

@coherentnonsense3720 5 жыл бұрын

I have that Edgar winter record lol

@cw1294 4 жыл бұрын

Tubby Tuba, the handless organist and the fingerless fiddler should team up. "You asked for it" so funny!! Love the music choices to go with the covers.

@petergreen2552 4 жыл бұрын

"Where are the dead"? Have a guess. 😅

@Miatacrosser 5 жыл бұрын

The Fleetwood Mac lp, the Ringo lp, the Edgar Winter Group, Ricky Skaggs, and the Catholic Girls are all lp's I'd buy.

@DAVEDEATH1000 5 жыл бұрын

Oh dear.....get help.....

@Miatacrosser 5 жыл бұрын

@@DAVEDEATH1000 Hey there's an old saying, Eve ole boy. Never judge a book by it's cover. Applies here with these lps. Or do you even know what these are.

@DAVEDEATH1000 5 жыл бұрын

@@Miatacrosser It's all good man, I was half joking. You should hear some of the stuff I like...!

@Miatacrosser 5 жыл бұрын

@@DAVEDEATH1000 well to be honest. I'd only keep the Mac and Winter lps. The rest I'd sell. It's all good✌

@nickyeayea7257 4 жыл бұрын

The twisted sister oneis a classic too

@binghamguevara6814 Жыл бұрын

1:04. This is the best one: the title, the face, everything.

@sazfretz1945 4 жыл бұрын

Mylon LeFevre solo before his band Broken Heart. I saw them in concert waaaaaaaaaay back in the 80s.

@carlsaganlives5112 3 жыл бұрын

I had a record he did with freaking Alvin Lee of Ten Years After fame, cut around '74 or so - "On the Road to Freedom". It's great!

@newforestpixie5297 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see Menudo managed to maintain their own high standards . No “ On through the night “ by Def Leppard in your Cheesy Metal Section but for me “ Jesus use me “ wins on so many levels. ❤️

@mournblade1066 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, but that Pat Boone album cover is awesome. I was working in a record store when that came out.

@xhetoomni8134 4 жыл бұрын

This is where album covers ideas come to die.

@paulbuswell6566 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine you make an album. You write it all, get it recorded, mixed so it sounds just right...Now it's time to do the cover art for your labour of love. You hire a photographer..Pose until you feel you've got the perfect shot... Then post THIS as your album cover 3:11 Edit: should have kept watching... Jesus wept.

@keithwaites9991 4 жыл бұрын

8:10 Dan whatsisname 'lady's fancy' - I can't imagine he's ever been near a 'lady's fancy' and probably never will (unless it's one of the blind singers )

@Eitner100 5 жыл бұрын

And imagine those 'designers' even being paid for these amazingly bad amateurish covers. Wow!

@lauraarcher1730 9 ай бұрын

I’m completely lost for words!!

@Dick_Valparaiso Жыл бұрын

0:23 Is that even real? All I can think of is The Simpsons episode where Kirk Vanhouten got dumped by his wife, bet on himself and made "Can I Borrow A Feeling".