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If you want people to listen to your music, you need to grab their attention first—and album artwork has always been one of the fastest ways to do that. A striking cover can spark curiosity, set expectations, and sometimes even sell the record on its own. However, some artists and labels take that idea to the extreme, resulting in covers that are less “eye-catching” and more “why would you approve this?”
The Facebook group 'Wrecked Record Art' exists to document those moments. Whether it’s a new underground artist doing everything themselves or a major label that hired a designer and somehow still missed the mark, the group collects album covers that are confusing, poorly executed, or simply unforgettable for all the wrong reasons.
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#1
Deep Purple - Fireball
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#2
Ultimate Spinach - The Box. Vegetarian Shark
#3
The Mushrooms - Mama Afrika
#4
Robert Forman - Cat Juggling
#5
Paul Schumacher - He's Part Simian
#6
Tshe-Tsha Boys - Tshe-Tsha
#7
Happy Mondays - Yes Please
#8
Trilly – Doin' The Crawdad
#9
Corndawg - Enter The Corndawg
#10
Wayne Cochran - Get Down With It !
#11
Laurianne Corneille: Cosmosis. The Piano Has Been Drinkin', Not Me
BrunoVI 7 hours ago
Again: This works. It's not like it lacks the self-awareness to know it's funny.
NoRestfortheQWERTY 3 hours ago
You're right, but I think that she might be standing on the wrong side of her piano.
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This Is The Actual Cover Of His Upcoming Album. Likely The Face He Makes When He Can't Cancel The Concert And Has To Perform
Svenne O'Lotta 5 hours ago
Morrissey's face when someone tells him he has to be less of an āsshole
#13
Gleemen - Gleemen
#14
Edward Simoni - Pan-Traume
#15
Jm Thor - Recruits Wild In The Streets
Toujin C'Thlu 3 hours ago
This is the same guy who played the lead in the movie 'Zombie Nightmare'
#16
Brother Mcqueen And The Queens - The Clothes Line Preacher. Looks Like Somebody Gonna Get Clotheslined
#17
(Also Known As "Playing An Unplugged Electric Guitar Gets You Chicks Anyway")
Zig Zag Wanderer 6 hours ago
Actually, those guitars were electric and acoustic. My brother had one, but never had an amp.
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Johnny Harris "Movements"
#19
Novakane - Jiggle It A Little It'll Open
#20
Susan Maughan- This Is Me (1974)
#21
Suat Sayın – Zehirledin Beni / Para İle Saadet Olmaz. Finished Last In Hide And Seek
#22
Gunnar Winckler - Old Man Boogie
Lily bloom 2 hours ago
Did...did anyone think otherwise? The guy hunched over is saying "Alright, Mr Winckler, it's time for your 2pm boogie session."
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David Morgan 1 hour ago
Or they have to physically restrain him in the chair, because of all the boogie...
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Ron & Haven - I'm Adopted
#24
Didjits - Que Sirhan Sirhan
"Do you think we'll have a hit?"
"When pigs fly"
#25
Fruko Y Sus Tesos: Tesura. Fruk Out
#26
Judy Henske - Loose In The World. Cage Your Beast, Judy
#27
Artie Shaw- A Man And His Dream (1958) . Uh, Artie?, You Were Married Eight Times... Maybe You Should Dream Of Something Else
Chris the Bobcat 5 hours ago
Remember kids, for those brides and grooms who have been around the block a few times, dueling pistols make excellent wedding gifts.
#29
"Dawn For The Living" By Grinder
Chris the Bobcat 5 hours ago
I don't think that's a mouth. I think it's part of the smoke from explosions.
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Mort Garson- Electronic Hair Pieces
NoRestfortheQWERTY 3 hours ago
Mort Garson, Moog pioneer and artist behind "Plantasia: music for plants and the people who love them", is a legend.
#31
Ce Ce Peniston - I'm In The Mood. And I'm Getting Vertigo
#32
Vienna State Opera Orchestra - Dvorak (Westminster Gold)
#33
Handel Messiah - Philharmonia Baroque Society. Jesus Got VR Glasses For His Birthday
#34
Bernard Lavillers - Pouvoirs. People Who Live In Glass Houses Shouldn't... Make Albums?
Robin Roper 6 hours ago
Pouvoirs translated to English, I think, is Powers. Was his creepy stare powerful enough to break the "glass?"
#35
Shel Silverstein - "Crouchin' On The Outside"
Robin Roper 6 hours ago (edited)
Shel Silverstein was not a handsome man and this cover shows. He did write some good songs including "A Boy Named Sue" (Johnny Cash), "One's on the Way" (Loretta Lynn), "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" (Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show), and more plus some of the best most recognized poetry for children and adults and the wonderful book "The Giving Tree." He die way too young of a heart attack.
NoRestfortheQWERTY 3 hours ago
This is a terrible photo. He wasn't born with underwear-model looks, but he looks better in some of his other shots.
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Chris the Bobcat 5 hours ago
I"m sorry, but Shel Silverstein looks like the kind of guy who would abduct children, not write stories for them.
#36
Avelo: How To Lose Someone Fast. Clumsy Flash Photo Makes Great Cover
NoRestfortheQWERTY 3 hours ago
Black Flag had to get their inspiration for that "Damaged" cover from somewhere.
#37
Nalle Lehtonen
#38
Angie - The Computer Did
Zoe Vokes 5 hours ago
They accidentally put the second line first. The computer did Angie.
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#39
Record Cover Art For The 1978 Album "Button Boy Polkas" By The Zupanchick Brothers
NoRestfortheQWERTY 3 hours ago
I bet that even polka musicians have their fans. They probably got up in a few squeezeboxes in their day.
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#40
Upson Downs II
Lily bloom 2 hours ago
At least they made it to volume 2! Kinda wish they were all named Donald and were the Upson Dons
#41
Blonde Redhead - Barragán. I Don't Know Which Disturbs Me More, The Fetal Horse Or The Extra Hands
#42
Audrey Hobert - Who's The Clown
#43
Isabella Lewis: Greetings
#44
Lil Thrombosis: I'm So Quirky (2022)
Zig Zag Wanderer 6 hours ago
It's simple, Direct, Explanatory, Comprehensive. Sort of the exact opposite of Led Zeppelin 4.
Zig Zag Wanderer 6 hours ago
Ha ha, got a downvote from my downvote fairy already!
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Dan Hicks Along With Some Hot Licks… Where’s The Money?? I See Laraine Newman And Lester (Sans Willie Tyler)
#46
Losing Control, Stanky And The Coalminers
#47
Dario – Canım İzmir / Sarı Kanaryam / Yavaş Yavaş / Ali The Turkish Godfather
#48
Kingsley Bucknor - Just U And Me
#49
Antill - Corroboree/Ginastera - Panambi
#50
#51
Sheb Wooley - Warm And Wooley
#52
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Gallant - Zinc
What happens when the photographer sneezes.
#55
A Cajun Christmas With Justin Wilson - Justin Wilson
NoRestfortheQWERTY 3 hours ago
Probably not half-bad when compared to other Cajun Chirstmas-themed albums. Not that I'm going to check.
#56
Byron Melcher - Gorilla In The Garden
#58
Helling - Keine Angst
#59
Vatreni Poljubac - Veliki Hitovi
G A 5 hours ago
"Can we just get this done? I don't want people seeing me with these morons"
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#61
1st Famm: Best Kept Secret (2000)
#62
Christian Lindberg, Swedish Wind Ensemble, Hans Ek: The Lindberg Extravaganza (2011)
#63
Ultimate Spinach - Self Titled. It's A Mystery Why Moth-Hat Style Didn't Catch On
#64
Little Richard - "Get Rich Quick"
#66
Vandoliers: Life Behind Bars
#67
Capazine: Manatins. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
#68
Vikingarna Kramgoa Låtar 7 Hallelujah
#69
Breaking Benjamin: We Are Not Alone. Grumpy
#70
Roger Williams - Summer Of '42 --- Shack Cover Commemorates Where Jerky Kid Lost His Virginity
#71
Aylu - Fobia
This is one of those rebus puzzles, isn't it? Key, tree, upside-down wok? I don't get it.
#72
Christmas With "Big" Tiny Little - "Big" Tiny Little
Laughing Orc 4 hours ago
Should we read anything into the fact that "tiny" is positioned in his c****h area...?
#73
Lucrecia Dalt - A Danger To Ourselves. This Is Why Your Room Is Padded
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What do you think ?
Chris the Bobcat 4 hours ago
Somehow, I had a feeling Scorpions 'Virgin Killer' original cover would not be shown on this list.
Chris the Bobcat 4 hours ago
Somehow, I had a feeling Scorpions 'Virgin Killer' original cover would not be shown on this list.
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