Art misdirection

A lot of us have poked fun at pop-music LP jackets over the years, most recently the esteemed Rocket Jones, and there's always been one shibboleth to sustain us: "At least they'd never do something this tacky on a classical release."

Wrong-O, Brucknerian Bob. Jason of Too Many Tristans presents a three-part collection of inexplicable classical-CD covers, including a special Pagliacci edition. "Send in the clowns," indeed.