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Let there be drums
Stretched over the open end of the bass drum and at just under 2ft in diameter, drumheads proved a perfect canvas for the artistry of Barney Bubbles. Throughout his career, Barney was in the habit of...
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Let It Rock
Today we present a hitherto unexplored adventure of Barney’s into magazine design; his contribution to 70s music title Let It Rock. Let It Rock’s launch in 1972 coincided with “the first era of...
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Stylorouge: The joys of misappropriation
“Barney was a grand master of design irreverence and visual mischief” Rob O’Connor Stylorouge is one of the lesser celebrated though most successful design houses to have taken its cue from Barney...
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Found! Big Jobs Inc artwork for The Damned’s “printing error” sleeve
Never previously published, this is something of an exclusive: Barney Bubbles’ original artwork for the back cover of the first 2,000 sleeves of The Damned’s debut album Damned Damned Damned. Damned...
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Wud Wud! When Barney got the (Chilli) Willis…
Thanks to photographic ace and all-round good chap Tom Sheehan for this splendid Chilli Willi And The Red Hot Peppers poster. Poster. Chilli Willi And The Red Hot Peppers, 1972. (c) Tom Sheehan...
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Rare 1975 design comes to light
I am indebted to Melanie de Blank, widow of the late gastronomic pioneer Justin de Blank, for this treasure; a rare copy of a little known Barney Bubbles design, the recipe booklet Feasts by Victor...
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Amazing Hawklord drumhead comes to light after four decades
//Drumhead painted by Barney Bubbles for Hawkwind drummer Simon King’s kit, 1972// A rare design by Barney Bubbles has come to light after four decades; the psychedelic sci-fi drumhead was painted for...
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