Archive for September, 2009
Monsters of Folk
Something unique to rock and roll bands is the very special and nearly impossible dynamic of several powerful creative artists collaborating and making it work as a group on all of the levels that the situation demands. It is fascinating in the extreme. Well, I never did get to make a cover for the Beatles [...]
My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges It never ceases to amaze me when magical sequences of events happen, are somehow tied together and make visible shifts in one’s life. A little earlier in the same year we made the cover for Conor in Mexico we were invited to collaborate with Jim James on a cover [...]
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst I met Conor Oberst at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit a few years ago when his band, Bright Eyes, played the show. We instantly became friends and formed a bond that continues to grow stronger every day. In spite of Conor’s rigorous touring and my work schedule we have managed to spend a [...]
Share The Vision 2005
In 2005, Gary was asked to re-imagine 14 classic album cover designs for a promotional book, printed with environmentally-sensitive production materials and processes, which led to a tour celebrating the art, music and vibe of their genesis.
Tonight’s The Night
This is one of the most interesting and deeply inspired packages I have been a part of making. It is filled with mystery and heavy drama that includes the death of a young man who was very close to Neil, the project, and all of us. Bruce Berry was a long time roadie for Neil. [...]
The Second
Steppenwolf – The Second When I look at the Steppenwolf album covers I made, I did their first three or four, I think of a few important things. For the first time I was able to force my hand with the record company and get them to agree to my using special papers and effects [...]
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne – Jackson Browne (not a.k.a. “Saturate Before Using”) Jackson Browne says, “I always thought of album covers like a shield, the way Indians would dream up, literally dream, or imagine, or think of their “thing” that represented them and put that on their war shield. We used to spend a lot of time [...]
One Of These Nights
Eagles – One Of These Nights This was the fourth and last cover I made for Eagles. I am grateful for the amazing times we shared, from before they were signed to a record label to the crazy, psychedelic, American Indian Shaman magic, mind bending adventures on our trip to the desert for the first [...]
On The Border
Eagles – On The Border This image was created by renowned Navajo artist Beatien Yazz. I bought the original at a rummage sale for a quarter without knowing it was an original painting or who the artist was. I just thought it was a beautiful thing. When it came time to create the artwork for [...]
On The Beach
Neil Young – On The Beach This is perhaps my favorite album cover I have ever made. Everything about it’s happening was magical and dramatic from finding the perfect yellow Cadillac convertible in the junk yard to cut the fender off of to going into the big discount men’s store to purchase the perfect Everyman [...]
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