I can't stand them,either. The dog with the horn was such a great design,iconic & witty.
I was recently looking at the new/old Supraphon release of Fibich's 'Sarka' and thinking how terrible that was,also their release of Smetana's 'Libuse'. It's as if they can't even be bothered. Yet some of their old designs were really good. For example their design for Dvorak's 'The Spectre's Bride' & Novak's 'The Storm'. Spooky!!!
Worst of all,have to be some of those DG covers of Herbert von Karajan on his motorbike & posing next to his private jet,(or plane,I can't remember). I also seem to remember one with him wearing a terrible black leather jacket & some disco type lighting (Saturday Nacht Fervour?)in the background? They were up on the internet somewhere,but I can't seem to find them now.
At the other extreme,I reckon that cpo's choice of the William Trost Richards painting for their first Holbrooke release couldn't have been better or more appropriate in terms of atmosphere. It almost makes me wish Lp's were still around. I would have propped it up in front of me,while I listened. (The Dutton's good too.I like their use of those old posters. What will they do when they eventually run out?)
