Design & artwork for print in Norfolk
This band was a big part of my teenage years back in the 1980s and they’re still recording quality, original rockabilly. The vinyl EP released last year was one of their best yet in my opinion so looking forward to hearing this new CD album immensely. Fantastic front cover artwork, my job was to build the rest of the packaging to complement this cover including multi-page booklet, inlay and CD print.
I’ve just been wrestling the new Gruff’s EP artwork into shape for the pressing plant. This one’s going to be on green vinyl with 4 tracks, 2 from the excellent recent album plus a couple of new tracks too! Psychobilly will never die!!!
If you haven’t heard of the Ace Cafe then I’d be very, very surprised. The legendary spot for bikers and hot rodders and great ‘greaser’ music celebrates 80 years in business this year. To celebrate this fantastic double CD of rockin’ tracks featuring gas guzzling steeds of the two and four wheel variety is in production for Western Star and my artwork has just been approved and tearin’ up the road on it’s way to the pressing plant!!
Check out the Ace Cafe here… https://london.acecafe.com/
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 🙂
