1. Alan Aldridge was a British artist, graphic designer and illustrator.
10 Facts About Alan Aldridge
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Alan Aldridge is best known for his psychedelic artwork made for books and record covers by The Beatles and The Who and for creating the original design that was used to create the Tongue and Lips logo of the Rolling Stones.
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Alan Aldridge first worked as an illustrator at The Sunday Times Magazine.
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Alan Aldridge designed a series of science fiction book covers for Penguin Books.
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Alan Aldridge made a big impression with his illustrations for the book The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics.
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Alan Aldridge provided illustrations for The Penguin Book of Comics, a history of British and American comic art.
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In February 1969, Alan Aldridge designed the graphics for the controversial Jane Arden play Vagina Rex and the Gas Oven at the London Arts Laboratory, Drury Lane.
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Alan Aldridge is possibly best known for the picture book The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper Feast, a series of illustrations of anthropomorphic insects and other creatures, which he created in collaboration with Harry Willock.
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Alan Aldridge created the artwork for Elton John's 1975 album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.
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Alan Aldridge was the creator of the Hard Rock Cafe logo.