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Worst Bootleg Cover Art


Sathington Willoughby

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I kinda like the Sgt Page theme! :blush: They probably coulda done a better job with it though. Like this, but they coulda put Zep related/favorite people in the background, like the Yardbirds, Crowley (wait hes already on there) Howlin' Wolf, Ahmet Ertegun, PJ Proby, Bert Jansch, etc. :yesnod: Not bad, eh? :bubble:

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(This tiny thumbnail is the only one I could find. You get the idea though.)

Looks like I wasn't the only one with that idea...

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Not so sure about some of their inclusions... The Clash and Johnny Rotten? Really? And why the jab at Beatlemania?

Ok, I guess now we see if we can name everyone on the cover, here's what I got:

The Clash

Johnny Rotten

The Beatles

Robert Johnson

Elvis Presley

Les Paul

Lori Maddox

Louis Armstrong?

Peter Grant

lol... just spotted Gollum by JPJ's leg

and the guy behind Ringo looks pretty familiar, can't place it though.

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This may surprise people but I have never liked William Stout's cover art for "Bonzo's Birthday Party". I usually love Stout's bootleg art but not this one.

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Another cover I thought was particularly bad was the reissue cover for "My Brain Hurts". It's like a bad 1980s fashion ad. The original art for "My Brain Hurts" was far superior.

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5 hours ago, Strider said:

This may surprise people but I have never liked William Stout's cover art for "Bonzo's Birthday Party". I usually love Stout's bootleg art but not this one.

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Another cover I thought was particularly bad was the reissue cover for "My Brain Hurts". It's like a bad 1980s fashion ad. The original art for "My Brain Hurts" was far superior.

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Yeah BBP, I got the first one out of the box from my boot "dealer" the day new stock arrived. TMOQ pastel green sleeve double green vinyl. Once the shrink was off the "Pig Flyer" got tucked away inside the sleeve.

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10 hours ago, Strider said:

This may surprise people but I have never liked William Stout's cover art for "Bonzo's Birthday Party". I usually love Stout's bootleg art but not this one.

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+1, never liked it either, in fact I find the art rather off putting and nasty.

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