Photographer For KISS' Debut - Joel Brodsky Dies At 67
April 2, 2007, 17 years ago
The following report is courtesy of the Associated Press:
Joel Brodsky, whose photography created the iconic images used on hundreds of music album covers, has died at age 67, his daughter said. Brodsky died March 1 in Stamford of a heart attack, his daughter, Jill Holt, said Saturday. He had moved to Connecticut about five years ago from Manhattan.
One of Brodsky’s best-known works was the black-and-white image of a shirtless, unsmiling JIM MORRISON on The Best Of The Doors. It was immortalized in posters and other memorabilia, and was praised for capturing Morrison’s intensity and sexuality.
Brodsky even had the image etched into the prosthesis he started using after losing part of one leg to diabetes several years ago, Holt said. Brodsky also bestowed a name on the fake leg: Dexter.
”He had a really good sense of humor, even about Dexter,” said Holt, of North Salem, N.Y.
Some of Brodsky’s other notable images included the cover of VAN MORRISON’s Astral Weeks and the 1974 self-titled debut for the rock band KISS. In all, he did photography for more than 400 album covers, largely for rock, blues and soul performers.
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