Artwork for the 1979 Funkadelic album, ‘Uncle Jam Wants You’ by Pedro Bell Artist Pedro Bell is probably best known for the album art, cartoons and strange sexed-up illustrations that have appeared on and inside albums for Funkadelic and Funkadelic frontman, George Clinton. In 2009, the Chicago native was in pretty rough shape—he was losing his sight, required dialysis treatments for his failing kidneys, and was almost evicted from his apartment. Thankfully, things have improved for Bell since then and I’m happy to report that he’s got several projects in progress that will hopefully help bring more recognition to his massive, mind-bending body of work. Funkadelic’s “The Electric Spanking of War Babies” by Pedro Bell Gatefold view of the 1978 Funkadelic album, ‘One Nation Under a Groove’ by Pedro Bell. Enlarged image of a cartoon inside ‘One Nation Under a Groove’ taking a jab at Mick Jagger. Album artwork for the 1974 Funkadelic album, ‘Standing on the Verge of Getting It On’ I remember being at the library when I was a kid (you know, that place where they used to have all the books?), and being absolutely fascinated with Bell’s images on...
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**Album cover art** is often considered to be one of the "extincted" fields in modern graphics design. In times when digital copies are cheaper and quicker to get, album covers have somehow lost their importance as less and less customers actually buy CDs and LPs in the stores. That's a pity because album covers can be extremely expressive and convey the message of the album in a number of creative ways. This post attempts to prove exactly that.
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