| Apocalipsis_Darko 20.10.2018 19:29 |
Do you know who was David Costa. He designed the artwork for ANATO and ADATR., and reading in discogs, a lot of more records from Elton John to George Harrison. I try to contact, but is like was nothing about him on internet. For example, The works artwork, the designer has a web, and I contacted him and did an interview about that....but Costa did the most iconic Queen cover and nothing on the web |
| people on streets 20.10.2018 20:22 |
'Nothing about him on internet' you say. You even mention discogs. This is what I found in less than a minute... link link link You're welcome. |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 20.10.2018 20:26 |
Thank you very much!!!!!! |
| people on streets 20.10.2018 20:33 |
Wherefore Art? 8 Primrose Mews, Sharpleshall Street London NW1 8YW UK info@whereforeart.com wherefore@whereforart.com good luck |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 20.10.2018 20:50 |
Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it. "Fortune favours the bold"...I will try it. |
| Fly away 20.10.2018 20:55 |
Lol this is what he says about his work for Queen: “QUEEN: two early album sleeves best not remembered but selling in prodigious quantities.” |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 20.10.2018 21:37 |
bufff....Perhaps they didn't pay him enough money or John Reid did something...is impossible not remember doing ANATO arwork. |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 20.10.2018 21:42 |
Oh, I read again, "best no remembered"...ok, enough said. |
| people on streets 20.10.2018 22:41 |
Fly away wrote: Lol this is what he says about his work for Queen: “QUEEN: two early album sleeves best not remembered but selling in prodigious quantities.”Can't blame him. Queen never had interesting album covers. ANATO and ADATR are no exception. In my opinion their debut LP and Innuendo had the best artwork. The works is not bad either. The rest is rubbish. |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 20.10.2018 23:01 |
Honestly, yeah. I did interviews with Mick Rock and Billy Smith (The Works) I have the mail from Richard Gray, but he doesn't offer interviews... |
| splicksplack 21.10.2018 00:39 |
Not sure why you rate The Works. A bog standard b/w pic with an unadventurous font? I find it depressing. The Miracle was original for 1989. The company I worked for did the original colour photo copies (a new thing in '89) for Richard Gray. The initial pics that were used to produce the final joined head were dreadful. Freddie's in particular was unshaven and he had quite a few spots. He was also filling out a bit around the chops. But every time Richard came back with various assembled images the faces became smoother and a picture of health! |
| Fly away 21.10.2018 01:42 |
Erm, Queen II anybody? The most iconic picture of all? I always liked the Miracle cover, partly for its weirdness and partly because it actually portrayed a message about the album. |
| cobohall 21.10.2018 05:08 |
Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, News of the World and Live Killers are my favorites. ANATO and ADATR are nice. Of course, they are all much better in LP format. |
| dysan 21.10.2018 08:14 |
I've always considered Queen as a band who had great sleeves. Seriously, check out other contemporary sleeves from other bands and you'll see the quality of Queen ones! I like The Works one for it's own reason - it was totally different to their previous sleeves. Maybe if anything, linking in to the GH! cover as a classic portrait of the band with a hint of 1920s Sci Fi (linking it to Metropolis). Hot Space reeks of coolness. AKOM is probably my least favourite - but that said, as a kid it made total sense in 1986. The Miracle freaks me out. Especially the back cover. I'm not usually squeamish but all those eyes!! Q1 is great, but spoilt by them revealing the original shot it's adapted from. Ruins the mystery. Maybe Mr Costa didn't like working on ANATO because he didn't actually have a free hand as Freddie designed the crest. |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 21.10.2018 11:13 |
Billy Smith, who did the artwork for The Works, with the photo by the legendary photographer George Hurrell told me Freddie was the leader of the band in the art aspects. They talked a lot about doing it like seems a machine against humans artwork, something between Metropolis and Blade Runner. I think the photo is great. He told me also they used his words for Queen's name to One Vision and The Complete works without saying anything to him. Sorry for my written english. |
| Golden Salmon 21.10.2018 14:17 |
Either Queen II or The Miracle are the most iconic album covers IMO. I like News Of The World too, it shocked me when I saw it as a kid at a record store and I was surprised when I found out it was Queen's, many years later!
Other than that, I agree that their album art has never been too great. Yet, Hot Space is very cool and probably more interesting than the album itself, funny enough.
And what about singles covers and solo releases? Fun In Space is nice. The inner / back cover art is great too.
splicksplack wrote: Not sure why you rate The Works. A bog standard b/w pic with an unadventurous font? I find it depressing. The Miracle was original for 1989. The company I worked for did the original colour photo copies (a new thing in '89) for Richard Gray. The initial pics that were used to produce the final joined head were dreadful. Freddie's in particular was unshaven and he had quite a few spots. He was also filling out a bit around the chops. But every time Richard came back with various assembled images the faces became smoother and a picture of health!Wow! I don't suppose you have any pictures from back then... |
| Dr Magus 21.10.2018 14:20 |
AKOM artwork for me. Was always my favourite t-shirt, that. |
| dysan 21.10.2018 14:50 |
My first Queen t-shirt! Very expensive and lasted about 2 washes. My pal had a cheap knock off and still has it :( 'He told me also they used his words for Queen's name to One Vision and The Complete works' - say again Mr Darko please |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 21.10.2018 15:22 |
Dysan, the typography. |
| dysan 21.10.2018 17:40 |
Ah I see thank you for clarifying. |
| Fireplace 21.10.2018 21:18 |
dysan wrote: My first Queen t-shirt! Very expensive and lasted about 2 washes. My pal had a cheap knock off and still has it :( 'He told me also they used his words for Queen's name to One Vision and The Complete works' - say again Mr Darko pleaseChange "words" to "work" and all of a sudden it makes sense. |
| Holly2003 21.10.2018 21:53 |
I'm surprised that anyone dislikes Queen album cover art from the 1970s. With the exception of ANATO and ADATR, each one is very different from the one preceding it, and each one stands out. In the 1980s the quality dipped a bit. The Works was a bit dull and AKOM was in the style of the day, but looks horrible now. The Miracle was at least ambitious and striking, but it turned out really ugly. I appreciate what they were trying to do with Innuendo: Fred's illness meant profile pics were problematic. I don't particularly like the artwork though. |
| flash00. 22.10.2018 01:50 |
I personally love the artwork from AKOM, Innuendo and the Miracle which i think is amazing, I hate the boring miserable grey shots absolute crap and lazy imo. Hot Space is so Andy Warhol maybe influenced by meeting him possibly. |
| Dr Magus 22.10.2018 16:23 |
dysan wrote: My first Queen t-shirt! Very expensive and lasted about 2 washes.Yeah mine shrunk to buggery pretty quick but I couldn't not wear it, I looked too cool :D |
| Holly2003 22.10.2018 16:41 |
flash00. wrote: I personally love the artwork from AKOM, Innuendo and the Miracle which i think is amazing, I hate the boring miserable grey shots absolute crap and lazy imo. Hot Space is so Andy Warhol maybe influenced by meeting him possibly.Which boring miserable grey shots? |
| Day dop 25.10.2018 03:18 |
I really like ANATO and ADATR album covers. Nice matching pair, those two. Queen II is iconic. Queen (debut) is a lovely album cover. Sheer Heart Attack is pretty good too. News of The World is fairly iconic. Jazz is not one one my favourite album covers, nor is The Game, although I like that it's reflective. Flash is ... well, Flash. What else can you expect? Greatest Hits is pretty much perfect for a greatest hits album cover. Hot Space actually has a cool album cover. I've always liked The Works cover. As someone else mentioned here, A Kind of Magic made more sense in '86, but these days it's not good. And I kinda feel the same way about The Miracle. At the time it was so usual, but now? I think it's kinda dated. Innuendo has a wonderful album cover. Greatest Hits II is fine. Made in Heaven is.... it's okay, I suppose. Not one of my favourites. It's quite sentimental I guess, much like the album itself. In that sense it suits it. |
| dysan 25.10.2018 08:37 |
I agreed with that - however, I'll defend Jazz. It's pretty cool in the same way Hot Space is. It's a design. Maybe they wanted it to look like a 60s stereophonic duo sound hifi testing album? Does anyone actually have any info on it? |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 25.10.2018 09:21 |
Well, David Costa doesn't ask the interview request...it was pretty obvious reading what he did about Queen in his website. |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 25.10.2018 09:21 |
doesn't answer |
| Penetration_Guru 26.10.2018 12:41 |
Fireplace wrote:or change it to "font" and it's actually correct...although I didn't realise Billy Smith owned the copyright on Stone Temple font.dysan wrote: My first Queen t-shirt! Very expensive and lasted about 2 washes. My pal had a cheap knock off and still has it :( 'He told me also they used his words for Queen's name to One Vision and The Complete works' - say again Mr Darko pleaseChange "words" to "work" and all of a sudden it makes sense. |