Album Covers by Joe Petagno

·         Three Man Army Two by Three Man Army 1974

·         The Baker Gurvitz Army by The Baker Gurvitz Army 1975

·         Elysian Encounter by The Baker Gurvitz Army 1975

·         Kick Off Your Muddy Boots by The Graeme Edge Band 1975

·         Paradise Ballroom by The Graeme Edge Band 1977

·         Infernal Eternal by Marduk

·         Motörhead by Motörhead 1977

·         Overkill by Motörhead 1979

·         Another Perfect Day by Motörhead 1983

·         Orgasmatron by Motörhead 1986

·         Rock 'n' Roll by Motörhead 1987

·         Eat the Rich by Motörhead 1987

·         Sacrifice by Motörhead 1995

·         We Are Motörhead by Motörhead 2000

·         25 & Alive Boneshaker by Motörhead 2000

·         Hammered by Motörhead 2002

·         Inferno by Motörhead 2004

·         Pretty Maids EP by Pretty Maids

·         Future World by Pretty Maids

·         Jump the Gun by Pretty Maids

·         Strung Up by Sweet

·         Give Us a Wink by Sweet

·         Whatever Turns You On by West, Bruce and Laing

·         Chill Out or Die (The ambient album) by Würzel

·         Possessor by Rusty Eye

·         Majesty by The Black Dahlia Murder

Originally posted on Friday, 30^th September 2011

Album Covers by Hipgnosis

1968 A Saucerful of Secrets by Pink Floyd

1968 A New Generation of Blues by Alexis Korner

1968 Genesis by The Gods

1968 Till There Was You by Pepe Jaramillo

1969 More by Pink Floyd

1969 To Samuel a Son by The Gods

1969 Ummagumma by Pink Floyd

1969 Panama Limited Jug Band by Panama Limited Jug Band

1970 Horizons by The Greatest Show on Earth

1970 Atom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd

1970 Quatermass by Quatermass

1970 Parachute by The Pretty Things

1970 The Going's Easy by The Greatest Show on Earth

1970 The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

1970 Five Bridges by The Nice

1970 Toe Fat by Toe Fat

1970 Cochise by Cochise

1970 Picnic: A Breath of Fresh Air by Harvest Records artists

1970 Indian Summer by Panama Limited

1970 Love at First Sight by Sounds Nice

1970 Gravy Train by Gravy Train

1971 Electric Warrior by T.Rex

1971 Toe Fat 2 by Toe Fat

1971 Marvin, Welch & Farrar by Marvin, Welch & Farrar

1971 Elegy by The Nice

1971 Meddle by Pink Floyd

1971 The Electric Light Orchestra by Electric Light Orchestra

1971 House on the Hill by Audience

1971 Edgar Broughton Band by Edgar Broughton Band

1971 Pilgrimage by Wishbone Ash

1971 Tightly Knit by Climax Blues Band

1971 Tear Gas by Tear Gas

1971 Stackridge by Stackridge

1971 Oakdown Farm by Daddy Longlegs

1972 Flash by Flash

1972 Argus by Wishbone Ash

1972 Autumn '67   Spring '68 by The Nice

1972 Fumble by Fumble

1972 Distant Light by The Hollies

1972 Prologue by Renaissance

1972 Inside Out by Edgar Broughton Band

1972 Lunch by Audience

1972 Freeway Madness by The Pretty Things

1972 Obscured by Clouds by Pink Floyd

1972 A Time of Change by Blue Mink

1972 Meanwhile...Back at the World by Roger Cook

1972 Glencoe by Glencoe

1972 Danta by Danta

1973 ELO 2 by Electric Light Orchestra

1973 The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

1973 Minstrel in Flight by Roger Cook

1973 On the Third Day by Electric Light Orchestra

1973 Oora by Edgar Broughton Band

1973 Past, Present and Future by Al Stewart

1973 In Deep by Argent

1973 Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin

1973 You Can't Beat 'em by Audience

1973 Lifemask by Roy Harper

1973 Ashes Are Burning by Renaissance

1973 Wishbone Four by Wishbone Ash

1973 Live Dates by Wishbone Ash

1973 Out of Our Hands by Flash

1973 Music From Free Creek by Various artists

1973 Thunderbox by Humble Pie

1973 Trilogy by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1973 Rock 'n Roll Gypsies by Vinegar Joe

1973 Amar Caballero by Babe Ruth

1974 Jab It in Yore Eye by Sharks

1974 Uno by Uno

1974 There's the Rub by Wishbone Ash

1974 Rampant by Nazareth

1974 Turn of the Cards by Renaissance

1974 Valentine by Roy Harper

1974 Somethin's Happening by Peter Frampton

1974 Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion by Roy Harper

1974 Bad Company by Bad Company

1974 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis

1974 Fruity by Blue Mink

1974 Poetry in Lotion by Fumble

1974 Syd Barrett by Syd Barrett

1974 Sheet Music by 10cc

1974 A Nice Pair by Pink Floyd

1974 Silk Torpedo by The Pretty Things

1974 Phenomenon by UFO

1975 Force It by UFO

1975 Savage Eye by The Pretty Things

1975 Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

1975 Straight Shooter by Bad Company

1975 Scheherazade and Other Stories by Renaissance

1975 HQ by Roy Harper

1975 A Bunch of 45s by Edgar Broughton Band

1975 The Greatest Show on Earth by The Greatest Show on Earth

1975 The Original Soundtrack by 10cc

1975 S.F. Sorrow / Parachute, double reissue (UK version only) by The Pretty Things

1975 Modern Times by Al Stewart

1975 Venus and Mars by Wings

1975 Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias by Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias

1975 Cunning Stunts by Caravan

1975 Wheelin 'n' Dealin by Sassafras

1975 First Starring Role by Bob Sargeant

1975 Rush by Strife

1975 The Winkies by The Winkies

1976 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (International edition) by AC/DC

1976 To the Hilt by Golden Earring

1976 Jump on It by Montrose

1976 Heartburn by Kevin Coyne

1976 Wings at the Speed of Sound by Wings

1976 Year of the Cat by Al Stewart

1976 Tales of Mystery and Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project

1976 Technical Ecstasy by Black Sabbath

1976 A Trick of the Tail by Genesis

1976 How Dare You! by 10cc

1976 The Song Remains the Same by Led Zeppelin

1976 Presence by Led Zeppelin

1976 Unorthodox Behaviour by Brand X

1976 Wings over America by Wings

1976 Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll by Nazareth

1976 No Heavy Petting by UFO

1976 New England by Wishbone Ash

1976 Wind & Wuthering by Genesis

1977 Front Page News by Wishbone Ash

1977 Songwriter by Justin Hayward

1977 Front Page News by Wishbone Ash

1977 Lights Out by UFO

1977 I Robot by The Alan Parsons Project

1977 Deceptive Bends by 10cc

1977 Bullinamingvase by Roy Harper

1977 Moroccan Roll by Brand X

1977 Sammy Hagar by Sammy Hagar

1977 The Early Years by Al Stewart

1977 Musical Chairs by Sammy Hagar

1977 Burnin' Sky by Bad Company

1977 Animals by Pink Floyd

1977 The Light Shines On by Electric Light Orchestra

1977 Peter Gabriel I aka Car by Peter Gabriel

1977 Going for the One by Yes

1977 Face to Face: A Live Recording by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

1977 Quark, Strangeness and Charm by Hawkwind

1977 Live! by Status Quo

1977 Deadlines by Strawbs

1977 Caught Live + 5 by The Moody Blues

1978 Laughing in the Dark by Pezband

1978 Drastic Plastic by Be Bop Deluxe

1978 Wet Dream by Richard Wright

1978 David Gilmour by David Gilmour

1978 Pieces of Eight by Styx

1978 Back to the Bars by Todd Rundgren

1978 Go 2 by XTC

1978 Caravan to Midnight by Robin Trower

1978 Tormato by Yes

1978 …And Then There Were Three… by Genesis

1978 No Smoke Without Fire by Wishbone Ash

1978 Peter Gabriel II aka Scratch by Peter Gabriel

1978 Time Passages by Al Stewart

1978 Pyramid by The Alan Parsons Project

1978 Never Say Die! by Black Sabbath

1978 A Song for All Seasons by Renaissance

1978 Cords by Synergy

1978 Obsession by UFO

1978 Bloody Tourists by 10cc

1979 Strangers in the Night by UFO

1979 Lovedrive by Scorpions

1979 Eve by The Alan Parsons Project

1979 Desolation Angels by Bad Company

1979 The Dukes by The Dukes

1979 Parlez Vous English  by Edgar Broughton Band as The Broughtons

1979 Greatest Hits 1972–1978 by 10cc

1979 In Through the Out Door by Led Zeppelin

1979 Product by Brand X

1979 No More Fear of Flying by Gary Brooker

1979 Live Herald by Steve Hillage

1979 Freeze Frame by Godley & Creme

1979 Danger Money by UK

1979 Mick Taylor by Mick Taylor

1979 Correlations by Ashra

1979 Slide Away the Screen by Ralph McTell

1980 Cross Talk by The Pretty Things

1980 Do They Hurt? by Brand X

1980 Look Hear? by 10cc

1980 Peter Gabriel III aka Melt by Peter Gabriel

1980 Animal Magnetism by Scorpions

1980 No Place to Run by UFO

1980 Just Testing by Wishbone Ash

1981 The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent by UFO

1981 A Collection of Great Dance Songs by Pink Floyd

1981 Difficult to Cure by Rainbow

1981 Fictitious Sports by Nick Mason

1981 Fun in Space by Roger Taylor

1981 High 'n' Dry by Def Leppard

1981 Sakuban Oaisimashō by Yumi Matsutoya

1982 Tug of War by Paul McCartney

1982 Straight Between the Eyes by Rainbow

1982 Eye in the Sky by The Alan Parsons Project

1982 Rough Diamonds by Bad Company

1982 Coda by Led Zeppelin

Thank you to Wikipedia

Originally posted on Friday, 30 September 2011

Classic Rock Magazine/ Storm Thorgerson Calendar for 2010

The Variants a Calendar for 2010 of Album Cover Variations by Storm Thorgerson

These were in a Classic Rock Magazine/Storm Thorgerson calendar for 2010:

1.  Wishville by Catherine Wheel (2000)
2.  A Momentary Lapse of Reason by Pink Floyd (1987)
3.  Only Revolutions by Biffy Clyro (2009)
4.  Wake Up and Smell the Coffee by Cranberries (2010)
5.  Amputechture by Mars Volta (2006)
6.  Audioslave by Audioslave (2002)
7.  Look Hear by 10cc (1980)
8.  Black holes and Revelations by Muse (2007)
9.  Melt by Peter Gabriel (1978)
10. The Bottom Half by Umphrey's McGee (2006)
11. Program the Dead by Program the Dead (2006)
12. Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition by Pink Floyd (2003)

    Outback Catalogue by Storm Thorgerson
  
    www.stormthorgerson.com and www.stormsight.co.uk

Originally posted on 29th September 2011

The Kinks

The Kinks were on BBC4, here in the UK, last night (15th July 2011) in four documentaries: 'Kinkdom Come: Dave Davies', 'The Kinks at the BBC', 'Brothers in Arms' (about rock bands fronted by brothers) and 'Imagine: Ray Davies - Imaginary Man'. All except 'Brothers in Arms' are being repeated on Sunday night, starting at 11:50pm. I am not sure if these are available in the US.

The documentaries look at the extremely complex relationship between the brothers, Ray's influences and the enduring influence of the band. These are interspersed with a lot of performance footage of the group.

My favourite album is the most well known, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. Ray's lyrics are often very sentimental combined with despair at unnecessary modern developments. At one point in the 'Imaginary Man' documentary he asks, "Why are there so many big buses in London? Why can't they replace them with more smaller buses?"
 

Although often in the shadow of the Beatles, The Who and the Rolling Stones, there cannot be a rock group in the world that is not influenced by the Kinks' You Really Got Me and All Day and All of the Night. Reflective and profoundly English songs like Waterloo Sunset certainly had an influence on British progressive rock bands like Genesis, King Crimson and ELP. Pete Townshend famously said, "Village Green is the Kinks' Sergeant Pepper". From him, it was high praise indeed. 

Originally posted on 16th July 2011