Worst looking band photo on cover or sleeve

- I nominate the photograph on the inner sleeve of ELO's Time, with Jeff Lynne in particular looking like the greasy doorman of an East-German disco circa 1984:




- Also, Siouxsie looking like a very unhealthy drag queen on the sleeve of the Banshees' Dear Prudence 7":

 

Bob Dylan, looking like a fat Elvis impersonator, on the back cover of Street-Legal:

 

I'm sure we'll see "Love Beach" at some point...

 

Flamin' Groovies - Teenage Head, features a band shot where they look like think that they look cool.

The black borders across on top and bottom look like a censored version of the cover was used, yet they is the design.

A rocking album anyway, and one of their best.

 

Then the 70's band Orleans, all chummy and naked on the cover of "Waking and Dreaming".
I guess the hit 45 also has a black and white version of that same photo.

 

Looks like Jeff was 'trying something new' with his beard there. I now understand why the band didn't feature heavily on their album cover artwork.

 

guys! the camera is over here!

 

The record sleeve of 'Spirits Having Flown' (also a contender for worst title) featured shots of the session musicians sporting some questionable barnets. Granted it was the seventies but the photographer really hadnt done them any favours.

Or maybe Barry told him to make 'em look bad on purpose

 

From the CD version of X Japan's Vanishing Vision.

 

Yeah that's especially horrible. Thank you.

 

they look like rejects for CATS on Broadway

 

Traveling Wilburys

 

Velvett Fogg. The lp was released in 1969, so they can't claim to be trying to be glamrock.

 

One would think I'd love this cover, but... no.

 

that picture is just horrible.

 

Wrong thread. You must have meant to post in this one:The most indisputably awesome kickass band photos of all time

 

Emotional Rescue with the heat sensitive images of the Stones doesn't do it for me; it's horrendous.

 

You can name and describe a picture - but you don't actually post it? not even a link? How damn hard is this?

 

He said worst not best!

 

Never liked Megs on the back of PSBWB, they looke like they had lipstick and ***t added to their faces.

 

One of the worst covers for a good album:

 

So, what were they arrested for?

 

The cover is otherwise fine obviously but those white boots are just wrong ...