Artist Alan Aldridge has died aged 73.
[mikedempsey.typepad.com]

He was probably best known for the covers of The Who's "A Quick One" and Elton John's "Captain Fantastic"





He also came up with this image in 1969 for "The Beatles Illustrated Songbook" which should look familiar.





"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

Sigh. How sad.

The Beatles' Illustrated Lyrics is an extraordinary publication. Wonderful stuff.

And Deltics is right to credit him with the Tongue & Lips preceding John Pasche's attempt.

Captain Corella

Quote
CaptainCorella

And Deltics is right to credit him with the Tongue & Lips preceding John Pasche's attempt.

Indeed:


The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics by Alan Aldridge (Cover of a modern Edition) -- [iorr.org]



The Beatles Songbook by Alan Aldridge: Pages 110-111 of the First Edition from 1969 -- [iorr.org]


Direct comparison:

Left: Alan Aldridge's Day Tripper Illustration 1969 - Right: Tongue&Lips Logo, Sticky Fingers 1st US-Edition 1971 -- [iorr.org]



RIP Alan Aldridge - and Thank You for the many wonderful Illustrations and also for the inspiration of the Tongue&Lips Logo: one of the world’s most instantly recognizable symbols of Rock'n'Roll.



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 2017-02-19 12:50 by Irix.

Alan Aldridge with Posters & Paintings in Bijenkorf 23-Jul-1971


More about Alan Aldridge (1-Jun-1943 – 17-Feb-2017): [en.wikipedia.org]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2017-02-19 10:50 by Irix.