Wayne Beauchamp

Design & artwork for print in Norfolk

Sounds from the Haunted Jukebox compilation CD

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WSRC136 Sounds from the Haunted Jukebox compilation CD

Western Star compilation now off to the pressing plant for Halloween release. “Sounds from the Haunted Jukebox – Songs that go bump in the night” compilation CD features 24 rockabilly and psychobilly recordings from the Western Star Recording Studio all based on the darker side of the labels output. Songs about werewolves, demons, witches, vampires and zombies. Just my sort of thing. I got full reign over this packaging job including the illustration work which is great because the meeting of rock ‘n’ roll and horror pretty much sums up the pursuits of my whole life!

The Surfin Wombatz – Menagerie of Abomination CD album

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The Surfin Wombatz - Menagerie od Abomination CD album

I have recently been working on the packaging for this new album for another of psychobillies great originals still terrifying audiences today. Great cover art which ties in with their rockin’ 10″ vinyl I got to work on a little while back for Western Star. Now with the pressing plant and soon to be released on the unsuspecting public like some hiddeous beast crawling from the unconsecrated soil

Sin Kings new punkabilly album artwork.

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Sin Kings - Chelsea Smile CD

Just finished putting together the packaging for this sick offering from Western Star for UK Punkabilly rockers Sin Kings new album. Our band supported these guys at “Carry on Wreckin’ 2” a few weeks back but I never got to see them due to other commitments. Shall have to wait for the finished copy of the album to roll off the line. If it’s as good as the cover illustration they supplied it should be worth the wait!!!

#psychobilly #punk #punkabilly #rockabilly #westernstar #sinkings #cd #album

Jack Rabbit Slim two on one album cover.

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WSRC132 - Jack Rabbit Slim CD album

Another CD album cover gets the ‘blast off’ button pressed 🙂 This time it’s the legendary “Jack Rabbit Slim”. Two of their early albums on one shiny disk! The mission statement was to combine elements of the two original album covers in one design, so here it is. All the tacks from “From The Waist Down” and “Hairdos & Heartaches”. A whole bucketfull of sleazy rockabilly craziness 🙂

Bo Diddley Blew My Mind compilation CD artwork!!

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WSRC129 - Bo Diddley Blew My Mind compilation CD album
New CD packaging for Western Star’s forthcoming CD focussing on one of the most identifiable rhythms to come out of the Rock ‘n’ Roll explosion if the fifties. The Bo Diddley Beat, named after the Rock ‘n’ Roll legend Bo Diddley with his equally iconic square guitar. had fun on this one getting let loose on the illustration side too:)
 
“Born in McComb Mississippi at the end of 1928, Ellas Otha Bates could never have foreseen the influence his music would have on future generations. Bo Diddley, as he become known, recorded for the Chess label from the mid ’50s and cooked up a distinct signature rhythm of African-style beats, often laced with maracas. This, combined with his snappy dress sense and a penchant for unusually shaped guitars proved a winning combination, achieving sufficient success to see him tour well into old age.
Now, a decade after his death, Bo Diddley’s legacy can still be heard in many recordings. Genres including R&B, Rockabilly, Blues and even Hip Hop still regularly dip into the Bo Diddley rhythm pool and borrow heavily from his enduring beat. These are just a few examples……….”