This YouTube series is just now showing up on the Turntabling radar…interesting material, especially that these gents have interviewed a record label owner who was grousing about vinyl as a “Beanie Baby-like” phenomenon. Fascinating stuff, especially when discussing green manufacturing and vinyl production. A really interesting clip from the folks at Vinyl Vlog:
Category Archives: album
WTF Album Covers: The Depravity Of Man
Boy, those evangelical album covers really know how to sell you on the idea of listening to them all the way through, don’t they? I am fully in favor of the depravity part, and the figure on the cover of this horror certainly looks prepared to indulge in some, too. The cross looming behind him seems more than a bit…well, ready to join in.
The New Birth bit I have extreme reservations about, don’t you? I prefer MY depravity procreation-free, thanks. Not sure what’s going on with the flames on the lefthand side of this album cover–is that to keep everyone from getting the goosebumps whist enjoying a bit of debauchery?
The real trouble with albums like this is that the preachers are under some kind of misguided notion that depravity is a BAD THING. Ahh, well. There’s no arguing with ’em, especially if you’re too busy fending off their unwanted advances, spiritual or otherwise. “Methinks the lady doth protest too much” and all that.
I don’t own this but would love to purchase one…got one to sell? Get in touch 🙂
–Joe Wallace
WTF Album Covers: The Everlasting Horror of Wendy Bagwell
I don’t know who Wendy Bagwell is, but the utter horror of these album covers is plenty, thanks. Suitable for framing. In HELL. Look at those grotesque rictus grins! Who was applying the leeches during this photo shoot? And more importantly, WHERE? Not to mention the utterly Beavis & Butthead snickers the album title lends itself to.
But wait, the horror doesn’t stop here! More awfulness…
WTF Album Covers: Picking Up Girls Made Easy
“There are a few principles you have to master before moving on to wild, uninhibited street play.” That’s an actual quote from Picking Up Girls Made Easy. If you want some Fonzie-era advice on how to offend, attempt to seduce women on the street, this record will provide hours of useless nonsense helpful advice on how to get your face slapped meet new and fascinating people.
Thanks to WFMU, you don’t have to even purchase this nonsense, you can listen to it in all its WTF glory. What a stunning bucket of stupid–thanks WFMU for opening the doors for all of us who are so in need of bad advice–we salute you! (Seriously though, WFMU is totally awesome for posting material like this–you people are the best!)