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Rockman
Maybe it was Picasso .. Goya or Dali who first sketched the tongue
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Hairball
No question I love the Stones logo, and have many shirts, etc. with the iconic tongue, but it's the actual origins of the design that have always been questionable. Some have even mistakenly thought it was designed by Andy Warhol, but little did they know the origins can be traced directly back to the Beatles songbook. And while I've always loved the tongue logo, not sure if comparing it alongside brands such as Starbucks and McDonalds, etc. is really such a good thing. Being part of a bunch of massive corporate sellout logos isn't really a positive imo, and instead like to think the Stones are separate from that mass consumption machinery.
It doesn't matter if it's a good or bad thing in comparing it alongside McDonald's, which took a while to become what it is, Starbucks etc, a lot that have happened after 1970. For one thing, it's the most recognizable band logo in the world, which has made it the most recognizable music brand in the world. There is no mistaking what it is when you see that logo - and that is The Rolling Stones.
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MisterDDDD
Do the Fab Four still have any kind of fan forum going?
Yes, e.g.: [www.BeatlesBible.com] .
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Doxa
A lot of ground here covered, and it's been a pleasure to read and I've learn a lot (if we forget one Beatle fan desperatively making it some sort of Stones vs. Beatles dick measure contest). However, here is one long piece tracing the history of the logo. We might call it more like a summary, since it involves most names associated to its creation also here mentioned, Aldridge too. Nice illustrations there, if anything else.
[www.rushordertees.com]
- Doxa
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Hairball
No question I love the Stones logo, and have many shirts, etc. with the iconic tongue, but it's the actual origins of the design that have always been questionable. Some have even mistakenly thought it was designed by Andy Warhol, but little did they know the origins can be traced directly back to the Beatles songbook. And while I've always loved the tongue logo, not sure if comparing it alongside brands such as Starbucks and McDonalds, etc. is really such a good thing. Being part of a bunch of massive corporate sellout logos isn't really a positive imo, and instead like to think the Stones are separate from that mass consumption machinery.
It doesn't matter if it's a good or bad thing in comparing it alongside McDonald's, which took a while to become what it is, Starbucks etc, a lot that have happened after 1970. For one thing, it's the most recognizable band logo in the world, which has made it the most recognizable music brand in the world. There is no mistaking what it is when you see that logo - and that is The Rolling Stones.
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Rockman
So there are people out there who really ought to know, but don't.
Their was a Pakistan taxi driver who
gave me ride to Heathrow ... he asked me
Why you in England ?...
Ta see Rolling Stones concerts ....
Sorry who?
The Rolling Stones
I dont know who ?
Rolling Stones ... Mick Jagger
Me sorry me dont know ....
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Rockman
....looks like it goin' by
the scroll/style of the other words ... ....
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Hairball
From Craig Braun: "Ultimately, it ended up being my version, not his, they use everywhere. They use mine for the tours, merchandising, licensing. Ironically, the V&A Museum paid Pasche almost £100,000 for his original logo art, but it’s not the official Stones version”
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Hairball
And we know *John Pasche made a heck alot of money from it, as well as receiving the sole credit from various people and places,
even though according to georgie there were several others who contributed and embellished the design (not to mention the Aldridge original).
From Craig Braun:
"Ultimately, it ended up being my version, not his, they use everywhere. They use mine for the tours, merchandising, licensing.
Ironically, the V&A Museum paid Pasche almost £100,000 for his original logo art, but it’s not the official Stones version”