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
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.
"There is nothing that bothers a non-conformist more that another non-conformist who refuses to conform to the prevailing standards of non-conformity!"
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!
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.
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.
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")
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 🤩
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."
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...😳
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
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 .
Was the music at around 2:38, when the "carpet" album cover came on, a continuation of the opening music? If not, what is the music taken from? I really liked the long guitar jam from 2:38. Also, that Edgar Winter album cover was truly awful and creepy. 🤮🤮🤮
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
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.
I wonder if the Yodeling Whistler and the Dancing Fiddler ever performed together. (I think I actually have the Ed Ames album, though. Will have to check.)
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 .........
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!
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.
3:12 And that my friends is the best picture they could find that would make you want to buy that album. But then it may just be made up as it just can't be real, can it?
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.
Slow down so we can read the freaking thing!
try pausing
@@jamesbaker8653 yes, but another worst album cover video gives at least 10 seconds...
No. This way there is more to see. You can slow it down if you want.
No problem for me.
Try settings wheel
Music For Washing And Ironing. Well I know what my wife’s getting for her birthday.
HAHA!!
Sean M Be prepared for a lot of trouble! Lol!
You'll be sleeping in the dog house...
For the comment alone...
😂😂😂
That would be a hilarious gag gift.
...and she'll be getting you a divorce... :)
Just when I thought the Braillettes had it, up popped "All my friends are dead".
that's a song by Turbo Negro ! who ripped off who?😁
The Brailletes' big hit was their cover of the Bee Gees' "I Can't See Nobody."
Laughed so hard at your comment!
I just smelled under-the-stairs mold and damp
"Music for washing and ironing"- the perfect love gift for your stressed out partner!
Music to drill oil wells by. Must have it!
Can we also bug the liberals at the same time?
I assume the follow-up album was called Frackin' Tracks.
Loudest fucking record ever.
I only like their early stuff
I worked on offshore drilling rigs for many years. I NEVER heard that album!
2:06 The problem with the Eddie Mack cover is that the photographer was on the wrong side of the room.
wjlintz yup and 9.34 looks like start of adult video
YEP
Folk Songs that bug the liberals 🤣
Just where is the Open Faced Sandwich Club?
people bought it to see the B-side
"There is nothing that bothers a non-conformist more that another non-conformist who refuses to conform to the prevailing standards of non-conformity!"
Did you come up with that? Can I use it?
@@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!
That's easy for you to say !
Edgar Winter's They Only Come Out at Night is after all, HIGHLY recommended!!
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!
Duly NOTED.....
Very nostalgic for sure, I think Cucumber castle looks cool too.
It contains one of my favorite song from the which is IOIO, though a 2000s cover became the much well known
Some covers are really creepy. Special award to the Christian albums.
Even creepier were the atheist albums.
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.
Yes, the Christian albums seem to have... em... something that the others don't.
@@paulhagen5645 young boys involved.
@@bellerophonchallen8861 If you liked that, you'll love the gospel album by Elder Marshall Taylor entitled Don't Miss the Great Snatch...
7:03 ... An evening of roofies and romance.
Which leads directly to 7:06!
...and necrophilia.
Poor, poor Ringo. He must have been high as all get out to allow that album cover.
How about that Fleetwood Mac cover?
Penekamp11 , Ringo was partying with George somewhere.
I think the all time high as a kite album cover though is probably the photo of Elton John on "Caribou"..lol
There's the yoko influence ya just can't shake.
No no no no, he don’t take it no more.
NOTHING wrong with that Eddie Mack cover @ 2:06!!!
Those were the days, when EVERYONE got a record deal regardless of any musical talent.
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.
That's funny they normally say that about now
Edgar Winter cover scared the hell out of me as a kid
It's actually a pretty good album, though.
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.
One could imagine Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal dressed exactly like him
The album sold inspite of the cover, certainly not because of it!
" Frankenstein " and " Free Ride " .
Ethel Mermen Does Disco! No!
I'm curious about how you compiled such an impressive collection. Good job, sir.
We had the Edgar Winter album as kids...it was great..
I still have that album. LOL
@@andrewluchsinger I had it too. Damn, where is it? I've got hundreds from the 60s to 70s.
Trout Mask Replica, anyone?
@@patrick5838 wanna sell any? That is if you didn't play them to death.
@@patrick5838 Trout Mask - only if yer trippin', circa pre-1975.
Doesn't make the cover any better
Note: They only come out at night is a great album.
Is a great album cover
Scrolling too fast, can't really enjoy these gems. 😅
try pausing
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.
I'm sure some of the album covers are based on the the performers' vision of what it should look like.
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")
Lulu Roman was quite famous on "Hee Haw". She lost a LOT of weight in later years.
Yep, she's on that Hee Haw reunion special that's on Netflix.
Started my morning with your factual content , Malcolm. !!
Best to you each and everyday!
Best title: All my friends are dead. Hilarious and depressing at the same time.
Steve Mackay: Did anyone noticed that the booklet was upside down?
patricia amaro It’s okay, he can’t read!
Good, but far too quick, not enough time to read many of the titles.
I know what you mean. I ended up changing the playback speed, found in the settings menu.
@@detroitfunk313 I kinda liked the music, lol!
@@tiki_trash Well then these are the perfect album for you. ;-p
try pausing
The paradox of course is all these covers are awesome. I spent decades combing this kinda stuff out of the record bins.
Yeah, we used to hit the thrift shops for 'art.'
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 🤩
i was thinking the same! :) lidted my spirits immeasurably.
Numbskull
Funky Yeah by Eddie Bo & The Soul Finders
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@@DadgeCity
It's called a typo ! 🙄😜
@@simpleman5688
I know You are, but what am I !?
(P.s. - it's not nice to call Yourself names). 😉
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."
0:18 Is the girl on the right Stephen Fry?
"The Links" Tell me that guy on the upper right doesn't look like Will Ferrell in a blonde curly wig. 😆
My exact thoughts. He needs to see this.
I love the music at 3:18
5:45 It is an absolute travesty that Shag Connors Carrot Crunchers never hit the big time!
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.
Yes.
That gave me a good laugh, thanks!
Use the playback wheel and select a slower speed.
The music is awesome.
do you know any of the bands or titles
gaz Riley it’s in the description, sorry if I’m late
The Mystery Science Theater of album covers.
Ought to be worst hairdos on an album cover.
My mother would've gagged at "Music for Washing and Ironing."
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...😳
Yeah, is he gonna play 'em or throw 'em?
4:03 Sleazeville. Music included?
5:26 Related to 'Weird Al'? Now I understand...
Collectors really snatched up all those "Kissing the Pink" albums.. 😜
They’re okay. Last Film is a good synth track
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?
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
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.
Watching this, I wasn't sure I was glad I'm not on drugs, or wished I was...
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 .
Them Heavy Metal guys try to look scary, but the Gospel guys beat 'em hands down!
A few I would not have included . The best had me in hysterics . THANKS !
9:30 Lord Lubricate My Bones??????
It's an unusual way to treat arthritis, but whatever floats his boat...
That's christian slang for boneR.
Such tonal whiplash between "Dance Little Bird" and "A Loving Send-off for Frankie Yankovic" 😱
Was the music at around 2:38, when the "carpet" album cover came on, a continuation of the opening music? If not, what is the music taken from? I really liked the long guitar jam from 2:38.
Also, that Edgar Winter album cover was truly awful and creepy. 🤮🤮🤮
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
I was a bit confused, glad someone pointed it out
Man, this is awesome......
Worst background music in a You Tube video. How ironic.
I think that was the whole idea. Lol.
that twisted sister album cover is a classic, and genuinely funny too.
What about "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" by Zappa and the Mothers?Was it in part one?
The Braillettes. Somehow they never had a feel for music
They covered Paul McCartney's "I'm Looking Through You" and "You Won't See Me."
@@randyjordan5521 And of course, their breakthrough cover hit "Touch Me".
"Lord, Lubricate My Bones".....and check my oil and washer fluid while you're at it.
What’s the background music playing please?
Where's the other video with acoustic guitar background?
Stay Hungry a bad cover pic? Are you crazy?! It’s iconic!
Hair everywhere. Chest, helmet, facial you name it.
It's strange that so few of these albums are on spotify.
My probation officer had a fit when I told him I was roadying for The Catholic Girls.
Lucy O’Brien is a power pop queen, but she gave her band such an unfortunate name
bloody fantastic; you Sir have earned yourself a subscription.By the way,what is that awesome theme music? cheers :)
1:28 isn't so bad, I wouldn't mind being Ringo at that moment.
Henry & Hazel Slaughter: "You guys are killin' it!"
Kinda surprised that a naked guy standing on a human brain didn't make the list. (Hemispheres by Rush)
Tim Craven ...that is their weirdest one for sure..
From which album was the video "music" taken?
Was that Mingo from Daniel Boone on My cup runneth over?
Yep
Where can I find the Open Faced Sandwich Club?
these are pretty rad and bizarre at the same time
What is that music starting at 1:33?
Little crippled girls prayer... WTF or as my mom would say bless her heart
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.
What are the names of the songs and artists? Thanks
The Faith Tones.Those gotta be dudes
How does a yodelling whistler go?????
Very cool!
Why have you not added the music from each?
It was all over so quickly. But a great compilation. There's nowt stranger than folk.
How did those people ever get record contracts? I didn't think you could self-publish back then.
A lot of the gospel albums were were only available at churches and events they performed at.
There were companies that would press you a stack of records if you gave them a stack of money.
I am not sure what the minimums were.
I wonder if the Yodeling Whistler and the Dancing Fiddler ever performed together.
(I think I actually have the Ed Ames album, though. Will have to check.)
With Slim Whitman, I believe…
I’m completely lost for words!!
I have that Edgar winter record lol
"Where are the dead"? Have a guess. 😅
i;m kind of liking the Eddie Mack cover.
0:57 What makes this album cover even more nerdy are the matching sweaters featuring the periodic table elements of gold and water.
Now let me sing!!!
....or I’ll request The Snurds again!!!
Go to settings and put the playback at .75 or .50 (although the music becomes as bizarre as the visuals at .50)...
ok, probably been asked, but i need a list of songs you are playing in the background. thanks
details of the tracks should be in the description above :)
0:55 It's Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie!
Not bothering with part 3.
So many albums whose only taste was in their mouth. Great video, oh god the handless organist. Thanks for your work.
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 .........
A strangely inverted world....
Almost!!!
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!
You just talking about Eddie Mack
@@dannymontoya9469 The ONE. and ONLY!
In Hi-Fi!
the song playing throughout the video was sampled in hound dog by action bronson
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.
Is the music from one of these albums ?
3:12 And that my friends is the best picture they could find that would make you want to buy that album. But then it may just be made up as it just can't be real, can it?
Would make a great wallpaper pattern.