If you are both a fan of books and music, you’ll love the works by a Brighton-base designer Al Borg. He turns classic gigs into retro book covers, inspired by the Penguin and Pelican jackets of the 50s and 60s.
Remember The Beatles’ concert at the London Palladium in November 1963? Or the Krafwerk playing at Jahrhunderhalle, Frankfurt, in 1975? Or The Who’s gig at Leeds University in 1970? You’ve got them covered.
Each design includes the artist’s or band’s name as a title, but also the date and place of the music performance.
The Penguin-style covers of famous music performances are available on Al Borg’s Etsy shop – The Stereo Typist.
Each artwork, priced $24.84, is sold as an unframed print, sized 30 x 40cm, with a white 3cm border. It’s printed digitally on a recycled matte paper, which keeps the feel of the old book jacket.
Until December 18, The Stereo Typist offers a special deal: 3 prints at a reduced rate.
Iconic Penguin book covers are an endless source of inspiration for artists. Just recently we shared two other fantastic ideas:
Check out the entire collection on Borg’s Etsy shop, and below there are our favorite designs.
Famous gigs as Penguin book covers
The Beatles at the London Palladium
The ‘Fab Four’ famously played in front of the Queen at the historic London Palladium, where John Lennon cheekily told the audience “Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewelry…”
Kraftwerk at Jahrhunderhalle
Pioneers of electronic music and sited as an influence by thousands of artists, Germany’s Kraftwerk have been making ground breaking music since 1970.
The Who at at Leeds University
The Who’s gig at Leeds University is considered one of the finest live recorded albums of all time and captures the raw energy of this legendary band.
Sex Pistols at the Free Trade Hall
The Sex Pistols gig at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester supposedly had less than 50 in attendance, but many who were there went on to make musical history in their own right, including members of Joy Division, The Buzzcocks, The Fall and Tony Wilson who founded Factory Records.
Jimi Hendrix at The Marquee Club
This was Jimi’s first appearance at The Marquee, where many of British rock’s guitar heroes turned up to witness the event for themselves. As we all know, Jimi blew their minds and became an instant legend, sadly passing away just a few years later.
Ray Charles at Chilhowee Park
Ray Charles was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into early performances recorded by Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records. One of the true greats!
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