The Worst Album Covers of 2009: Win them

Posted in Music by John Dugan on January 4th, 2010 at 5:31 pm

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With all the out-of-work graphic designers in the world, you’d think doing CD cover designs would be coveted gigs, but no, there’s not much money in it anymore. Every joe with a laptop thinks he can design album covers and get away with it. But we’re here to say you can’t get away with it, bubb! Here are the ten worst CD covers that came into Time Out Chicago’s music corner in 2009. That’s not saying anything about the tunes, mind you. To win them (if you dare to own this stack of ugliness) submit your personal pick for worst cover art of 2009 in the comments below. It must be worse than the ten above. We’ll give it a week and then announce a winner.

Tags: Bowling for Soup, Chad Smith's Bombastic meatbats, Dan Hicks and Hot Licks, EAR PWR, eclectica, fred ho and the green monster band, KISS, push-pull, The Ellie maybe experience, who rides the tiger

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11 comments

Posted by PHLP on January 4th, 2010 at 6:04 pm

For personal reasons I was pretty embarrassed by this awful album cover:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B002T6AA8K/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=163856011&s=dmusic
Posted by Sam on January 4th, 2010 at 6:12 pm

I submit Japandroids Post-Nothing for what appears to be a facebook profile photo.
Posted by goldone on January 4th, 2010 at 9:18 pm

I’ve got to go with the Celestial Monster #1
Posted by Richard Cole on January 5th, 2010 at 10:39 am

I’m going to have to go with “Walking on a Dream” by Empire of the Sun… it is truly, just…. wow. So bad. http://tinyurl.com/yak7hw3
Posted by John Dugan on January 5th, 2010 at 11:41 am

PHLP, I would have preferred a much larger image of James with the banana phone on the B Pebbles cover. Otherwise, I think it captures the spirit of the band and the era quite accurately.
Posted by NOT Ellie Maybe on January 5th, 2010 at 1:44 pm

The Ellie Maybe Experence album is definitely the worst. We are terrible. We can’t even spell our own name! Boo us! I vote for Ellie Maybe.
Posted by Rich on January 5th, 2010 at 6:26 pm

OK the Ellie Maybe cover is the worst. What were they thinking? Infinitely lame.
Posted by Kate on January 7th, 2010 at 10:15 am

I have to vote for the Bowling for Soup. Some things you just can’t unsee.

Honorable mention that is not on your list is this cover. Gives me a headache: http://www.amazon.com/Rad-Warehouses-Bad-Neighborhoods-Death/dp/B000R7G6AO
Posted by Molly on January 7th, 2010 at 6:52 pm

OMG, how about Dark Meat - When the Shelter Came ?
http://tinyurl.com/ybxyvnn
Posted by K on January 7th, 2010 at 11:42 pm

Onion by Mike McClure Band:
http://tinyurl.com/yd7ktkx
Posted by John on February 8th, 2010 at 1:17 am

Although the covers might not be the greatest, the Ellie Maybe Experience and the Dan Hicks albums are very good!

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