There’s no definitive formula to what makes a record sleeve bad, just as there’s no such formula to what makes one good. So before the comments section riles itself into an inevitable tizzy, let’s make one thing clear: these are simply the 30 record sleeves released this year that made our full-time staff cringe, recoil and howl the hardest with laughter. Some sleeves made this list due to their comedy Photoshopping jobs (King Louie – and yes, we’re aware the image above is hardly Monet), others were simply crass (Cassie, Bronson). The worst offenders, as ever, are the ones that pretend to be something that they’re not (AlunaGeorge), while the fact that a sleeve revels in its crapness doesn’t stop it being crap (Black Flag). Finally, we found an EDM compilation that manages to misspell EDM. That one at least, we hope, everybody can agree on. For more end of year mayhem, check out:

– The 100 Best Tracks of 2013

– The 50 Best Reissues of 2013

– The 10 Best Record Labels of 2013

– The 50 Best Albums of 2013

– The 30 Worst Album Covers of 2013 Use your keyboard’s arrow keys or hit the prev / next arrows on your screen to turn pages (page 1/31)

ERASURE

SNOW GLOBE

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SASHA GO HARD

NUTTY WORLD

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ALUNAGEORGE

BODY MUSIC

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BLACK FLAG

WHAT THE…

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YEAH YEAH YEAHS

MOSQUITO

(INTERSCOPE)

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KING LOUIE

JEEP MUSIC

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CAM’RON

GHETTO HEAVEN VOL.1

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CASSIE

ROCKABYEBABY

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DJ MUSTARD

KETCHUP

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DISCLOSURE

SETTLE

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MR. MUTHAFUCKIN’ EXQUIRE

KISMET: BLUE EDITION

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LIMP BIZKIT

‘READY TO GO’

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ABANDONED BY BEARS

BEAR SIDES

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ACTION BRONSON

SAAB STORIES

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TYGA

HOTEL CALIFORNIA

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WALE

GIFTED

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DANNII MINOGUE

THIS IS IT: THE VERY BEST OF…

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MY BLOODY VALENTINE

M B V

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CX KIDTRONIK

KRAK ATTACK 2: THE BALLAD OF ELI SKIFF

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SAMIYAM

WISH YOU WERE HERE

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THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GZ

‘INTERCOURSE’

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QUICKSILVER

THE MASQUERADE MACABRE

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VARIOUS ARTISTS

WILD VOLUME EDM 2013

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SHERWOOD & PINCH

THE MUSIC KILLER EP

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SEQUENCE REPORT

SECROMANCE

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KYARY PAMYU PAMYU

NANDA COLLECTION

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RUNNING WILD

RESILIENT

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PAUL BANKS

EVERYBODY ON MY DICK LIKE THEY SUPPOSED TO BE

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JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

WHITE PEOPLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE

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