Design & artwork for print in Norfolk
Monday morning just got a whole lot more exciting!! Two recent CD album pre-press jobs for rockin’ bands on the Western Star label. USA Rockabilly band Little Leslie and The Bloodshots new album “Heart Beat” and the new album from UK Psychobilly band Henry and The Bleeders “Looking Backwards”
In my younger teens I bought a compilation set of rock ‘n’ roll cassette tapes called “This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll” which covered rock ‘n’ roll from every aspect, the American pioneers, the British explosion, instrumentals, the seventies revival and right up to the new wave bands at the time like restless and The Deltas. On this set were two tracks by “Joe Brown” namely “That’s What Love Will Do” and “A Picture of You” which I loved. Here I am 33 years later creating artwork for a tribute EP to Joe Brown by front man of The Sharks and international rockabilly guitar hero “Howlin’ Wilson”. This release is planned for red 7″ vinyl and will be out in a few weeks time. How cool is that 🙂
This week I’ve been working on two releases for the excellent “Henry & The Bleeders” from Bedford. Just kicking the supplied artwork in to shape for the pressing plant and adding the bells and whistles to stick the Western Star brand on this second one, the CD album; “Looking Backwards”. Now approved and catapulted into the ether ready for production. How can I not love doing this stuff!!!
Vinyl is still cool! Here’s the cover of the forthcoming “Henry & The Bleeders” vinyl 7″ EP which I’ve been pre-pressing for Western Star this week and has just been approved so off it goes to the pressing plant for release early next year. Now working on their CD album too! The rock ‘n’ roll train just keeps on a rollin’!!!
Boom! Another CD album cover shoots off to the pressing plant like a super charged B-Movie rocket to the moon from Trashville! The EP from New York band “Little Leslie & The Bloodshots” was a great bit of rockabilly and it’s a privilege to be a small part of getting the full album to the masses. Rock ‘n’ Roll!
