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Worst U.S. Album Cover
« on: July 28, 2005, 05:55:36 AM »
The U.S. (we're sorry!) not only came up with the cheesiest versions of the albums themselves but some pretty idiotic covers on them with no imagination at all. I skipped A Hard Days Night 'cause it wasn't a complete album and Help! was pretty close to the original. I go with Beatles '65. They look ridiculous!
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2005, 06:05:37 AM »
I've noticed the same thing. They are all very choppy and irritating. Thankfully now its more common in the US to see the great original covers.
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2005, 08:02:58 AM »
Tasteless... With the butcher cover on top of them. Even John Lennon had to admit it was tasteless, later on.
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2005, 11:26:19 AM »
cant decide
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2005, 01:41:47 PM »
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Tasteless... With the butcher cover on top of them. Even John Lennon had to admit it was tasteless, later on.
May have been tastless, but it sure was brave!

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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2005, 02:37:37 PM »
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May have been tastless, but it sure was brave!


That's your opinion. I call it childish, in any thinkable way.
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2005, 03:45:02 PM »
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That's your opinion. I call it childish, in any thinkable way.
I don't think its any more sick than what Monty Python would've done.

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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2005, 04:02:28 PM »
I thought the "Butcher Cover" was more bizzare than anything else, and I kinda like it If for nothing else the shock value. So I vote for "Something New" as it was shot far off and blurry.....blah! I hate that one, but "The Early Beatles" runs a close second.
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2005, 05:10:34 PM »
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I thought the "Butcher Cover" was more bizzare than anything else, and I kinda like it If for nothing else the shock value. So I vote for "Something New" as it was shot far off and blurry.....blah! I hate that one, but "The Early Beatles" runs a close second.
I agree. Granted, it IS a bad cover. I just think it's funny they would try and pull off a stunt like that. The look on George's face kills me every time.

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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2005, 06:53:31 PM »
How was it childish?
I think it's great in both an experimental and original way.
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2005, 09:40:01 PM »
I opicked Something New because it's too bland of a cover with them on Ed Sullivan but Beatles VI has a GREAT cover of the band on the front.
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2005, 10:55:14 PM »
The 'Trunk' cover. Paul looks green, like he's seasick and about ready to yip his guts out. I could never figure what George is wearing, it looks like a stuffed sweater under his shirt. I don't even think it was the correct image, I don't remember John with his hair parted on the right. Maybe it was deliberate, maybe they wanted to put as bland of a cover on after the Butcher controversy. They were so photogenic and they all look sick.
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2005, 12:03:12 AM »
why was introducing the beatles not entered??????it blows far harder,,,,,
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2005, 01:22:00 AM »
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why was introducing the beatles not entered??????it blows far harder,,,,,
I was thinking of the Vee Jays, but there were 3 or 4 different versions and covers of the same album and I thought that would get a bit redundant. So I stuck with the Capitols. Out of the Vee Jays, I would say The Beatles vs The Four Seasons was the most pathetic.

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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2005, 01:25:09 AM »
i would say my favorite cover is the savage young beatles cover....and not just because i am a pete best fan but because face it they looked cool in leather.....
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2005, 06:36:30 AM »
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How was it childish?
I think it's great in both an experimental and original way.

Oh, the butcher was experimental and original, but that doesn't make it a good cover. I think it's childish because it's so silly. 'He he, let's rip those dolls apart. Ha ha. Yeah, great. You pull a leg, John and I pull the head. He he, let's put some bloody meat on our shoulders. Yeah, very funny. That will shock those Americans. Yeh, let's shock them." Schoolboys humour, really.
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2005, 06:32:09 PM »
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Oh, the butcher was experimental and original, but that doesn't make it a good cover. I think it's childish because it's so silly. 'He he, let's rip those dolls apart. Ha ha. Yeah, great. You pull a leg, John and I pull the head. He he, let's put some bloody meat on our shoulders. Yeah, very funny. That will shock those Americans. Yeh, let's shock them." Schoolboys humour, really.
Well, I certainly don't think it's experimental or arty in any sense of the word. I just think it's funny that they did it to more or less thumb their noses at Capitol Records. At least that's my interpetation of it.

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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2005, 06:37:23 PM »
Mmm, may be. At least we agree Capitol didn't turn up with the most sensational covers.
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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2005, 08:38:01 PM »
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Mmm, may be. At least we agree Capitol didn't turn up with the most sensational covers.
You think it may be more than a coincidence that YAT was the last stray album by Capitol?

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Re: Worst U.S. Album Cover
« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2005, 10:30:05 AM »
actually sargent peppers was a capitol album..........
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