Elvis Costello Uk Promo Poster attributed to Barney Bubbles from Stiff Records, 1978

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A spectacular day-glo promo poster for 1970's British new wave singer-songwriter Elvis Costello by innovative Stiff Records design director Barney … more A spectacular day-glo promo poster for 1970's British new wave singer-songwriter Elvis Costello by innovative Stiff Records design director Barney Bubbles, incorporating a photograph by Chalkie Davies. Hailed as the "missing link between pop and culture" by Factory Records designer Peter Saville, Bubbles had what musician Billy Bragg identified as an "unerring ability to make unprepossessing blokes look cool: Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Johnny Moped, me\. we were misfits in the pantheon of pop and Barney made us look magnificent." Davies shot this image of Costello during a promo shoot for Costello's third album 'Armed Forces,' released in early 1979. Critically acclaimed, Costello's first three albums have all appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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