BRUCE DICKINSON's Graphic Designer Explains "Historical Coincidence" Between The Chemical Wedding Artwork And GILGAMESH Album
January 6, 2009, 15 years ago
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Hugh Gilmour, Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN)'s graphic designer whose artworks can be seen on Anthology (2006), The Best Of Bruce Dickinson (2001), Alive In Studio A (1995), The Chemical Wedding (1998) and Tyranny Of Souls (2005), spoke to Roadie Crew Magazine's Thiago Sarkis about the historical coincidence between the front cover of Dickinson's The Chemical Wedding and Prog/Jazz/Fusion group GILGAMESH's Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into (released in 1978!).
"I didn’t know about the Gilgamesh LP cover, which was very interesting. Designers and artists are inspired and influenced by each other all of the time. I think it’s a much bigger problem for someone like Roger Dean, whose brilliant artwork is almost instantly recognizable as prog rock, so ends up being used as some sort of visual shorthand", said the British designer.According to Gilmour, he and Bruce are fans of William Blake, and didn't know about the Gigalmesh's 1978 release:
"Both Bruce and myself are big fans of William Blake. I didn’t know about that Gilgamesh album, and I’m sure Bruce didn’t know either. All of the images used had to be licensed officially from the Tate Gallery in London, who own them."
To view both album covers for a side-by-side comparison, visit Solada here.
