Philip Lloyd-Smee

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Philip Lloyd-Smee
NationalityBritish
Other namesPhil Smee
OccupationDesigner, music journalist
Known forDesigning iconic album covers, Bam-Caruso records
One of Phil Smee's better known designs Motorheadselftitled.jpg
One of Phil Smee's better known designs

Philip Lloyd-Smee is an English music journalist, designer and record collector, most widely known for designing music album covers and his Bam-Caruso music label, best known for the Rubble series of albums.[ when? ] Much of Smee's design work was done for CD re-issues of 1960s and 1970s productions by artists such as Moby Grape, Syd Barrett, Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett and others. One of his more notable designs is the lettering of the Motörhead logo (the "War-Pig" image is by Joe Petagno). [1]

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References

  1. Hepworth, David (21 January 2010). "Here's a bloke whose record collection may well be worth as much as your house". The Word magazine. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.