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The 15 worst album covers of 2011

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By Si Truss published 2 December 2011

A compendium of the year's most wonderfully bad record sleeves

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The 15 worst album covers of 2011

The 15 worst album covers of 2011

In the past, we’ve delved right back through the history of recorded music to marvel at some of the worst, most-offensive and downright unpleasant album sleeves ever to be released onto the unsuspecting public.

Fortunately for us though, musicians never seem to learn. And so, we present you with a fresh crop of unspeakably poor album designs from the past 12 months - many of which come from big, respectable artists that really should know better.

Read on to check out our least favourite record sleeves from the past year, and use the comment section below to draw our attention to any monstrosities we might have missed.

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Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow

Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow

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Drake - Take Care

Drake - Take Care

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Def Leppard - Mirror Ball

Def Leppard - Mirror Ball

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Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding

Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding

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Sebastian Bach - Kicking & Screaming

Sebastian Bach - Kicking & Screaming

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Steve Miller Band - Let Your Hair Down

Steve Miller Band - Let Your Hair Down

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Page 7 of 16
Vanilla Ice - WTF

Vanilla Ice - WTF

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Justin Bieber - Under The Mistletoe

Justin Bieber - Under The Mistletoe

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Chris Brown - F.A.M.E

Chris Brown - F.A.M.E

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Journey - Ecl1ps3

Journey - Ecl1ps3

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Omar-S - It Can Be Done, But Only I Can Do It

Omar-S - It Can Be Done, But Only I Can Do It

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David Lynch - Crazy Clown Time

David Lynch - Crazy Clown Time

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Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Lady Gaga - Born This Way

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Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

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Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra

Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra

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I'm the Managing Editor of Music Technology at MusicRadar and former Editor-in-Chief of Future Music, Computer Music and Electronic Musician. I've been messing around with music tech in various forms for over two decades. I've also spent the last 10 years forgetting how to play guitar. Find me in the chillout room at raves complaining that it's past my bedtime.

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