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Worst record ever?

I had the misfortune of spotting Sarah Vaughan's "Songs of the Beatles" at my local record store and, intrigued, I bought it since it was only $2. I'm still traumatized a few hours after listening to it; who and why would ever release a record that bad? I love Sarah as a jazz singer but her rendition of the Beatles' songs is absolutely atrocious. I just can't believe someone made a decision to actually release it.
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loomisjohnson
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i recently heard "my favorite underwear" by liz phair, whose "exile in guyville" was a revered classic. it is unquestionably the most pandering execrable record ever made and is actually physically painful to listen to.
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falconquest
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Ummm, anything by the Bee Gees.
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sbank
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Maybe, but the Barry Gibb Talk Show skits on SNL with Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake are one of the best ever! Cheers,
Spencer
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tostadosunidos
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"Indiana Wants Me, Lord I Can't Go Back There" by an artist whose name I cannot remember.  Absolutely the worst.  "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks was also pretty bad.  Both are Top 40 hits, circa 1971.
 
I remember Ry's "Bop Till You Drop"--the only LP I remember giving away.  What a disappointment.
fidobite
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Appalling recordings are numerous but how about "award winning" recordings that turn out to be really disappointing? Case in point: Robert Plant / Alison Krauss "Raising Sand" album of a few years ago? I bought this as I'm a HUGE fan of Alison Krauss and have certainly enjoyed most of Plant's production with LZ over the years past. I was shocked at the poor recording quality and not very impressed with the material itself. I think the accolades had more to do with both parties star status than with this effort. Compare the recording quality/arrangements on RS with any of Alison's last 6 or 7 albums which are simply stellar.
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