Colin Elgie is an English illustrator and former member of Hipgnosis. He has worked with progressive rock bands and musicians such as Pink Floyd, The Hollies,[1] Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Renaissance, Genesis, Fumble, Peter Gabriel,[2] Roger Cook, Al Stewart, and Roger Taylor.
Elgie's clients consisted primarily of Cambridge, England, natives and Hipgnosis members Aubrey Powell, and later Peter Christopherson, as well as Storm Thorgerson and David Gilmour.[3]
History edit
In 1971, Elgie met Thorgerson and Powell for the first time. He began his work by illustrating three albums for The Hollies: Distant Light and Romany in 1972, and Out on the Road in 1973. In the same year he also worked on the album A Nice Pair together with David Gilmour and Roger Waters[4] of Pink Floyd. In 1974, Elgie and Powell illustrated covers of Thunderbox, and Fumble's album Poetry In Lotion.
In the 1970s, Elgie illustrated the covers for Strife's album Rush (1975), Genesis' album A Trick of the Tail (1976), and in 1977, for 10cc's album Deceptive Bends and Songwriter by Justin Hayward.[5] In 1978, he met Jon Anderson of Yes[1] and created the covers for their album Tormato, on which Jon sang 'Don't Kill the Whale'. In the same year, he illustrated Peter Gabriel's[2] new album Scratch. In 1981, he created the album cover for James Ingram's Zingara.
Discography edit
| Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Hollies | Distant Light |
| 1972 | The Hollies | Romany |
| 1973 | The Hollies | Out On The Road |
| 1973 | Wishbone Ash | Live Dates |
| 1973 | Roger Cook | Minstrel In Flight |
| 1973 | Allan Clarke | Headroom |
| 1973 | Pink Floyd | A Nice Pair |
| 1974 | Humble Pie | Thunderbox |
| 1974 | Fumble | Poetry In Lotion |
| 1974 | Darryl Way's Wolf | Night Music |
| 1975 | Headstone | Headstone |
| 1975 | Strife | Rush |
| 1975 | Eddie Howell | The Eddie Howell Gramophone Record |
| 1975 | Renaissance | Scheherazade And Other Stories |
| 1975 | Genesis | A Trick of the Tail |
| 1976 | Al Stewart | Year Of The Cat |
| 1976 | String Driven Thing | Keep Yer 'And On It |
| 1976 | Billy Lyall | Solo Casting |
| 1976 | The Alan Parsons Project | Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe |
| 1976 | Black Sabbath | Technical Ecstasy |
| 1976 | Genesis | Entangled/A Trick Of The Tail |
| 1976 | Genesis | Wind & Wuthering |
| 1977 | 10cc | Deceptive Bends |
| 1977 | Justin Hayward | Songwriter |
| 1977 | Earl Mardle | D'Arblay Sound Studio Workshop |
| 1978 | Wishbone Ash | No Smoke Without Fire |
| 1978 | Syd Lawrence And His Orchestra | McCartney, His Music And Me |
| 1978 | Racing Cars | Bring On The Night |
| 1978 | Yes | Tormato |
| 1978 | Peter Gabriel | Scratch |
| 1979 | Ralph McTell | Slide Away The Screen |
| 1979 | Brand X | Product |
| 1980 | Wishbone Ash | Live Dates Volume Two |
| 1980 | Wishbone Ash | Just Testing |
| 1981 | Roger Taylor | Roger Taylor's Fun In Space |
| 1981 | Zingara | Zingara |
Compilations:
- Hot 'N' Nasty: The Anthology
- Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978
- Sense Of Direction
- 1976–1982
- Back To Back: Sense Of Direction / Stamp Album (2xCD, Comp + Box)
- The Lot
- The Ten Year War (Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, RM, Art + LP, Album, RE, RM, )
- The A&M Vinyl Box-Set 1970–1975 (9xLP, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd)
References edit
- ^ a b yesadmin. "YES World: Official website for the Prog Rock band YES". Yesworld. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b "News". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "David Gilmour | The Voice and Guitar of Pink Floyd | Official Website". www.davidgilmour.com. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Roger Waters". roger-waters.com. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Justin Hayward - Official Site". Justin Hayward. Retrieved 22 March 2020.