//Barney Bubbles with poster/programme for Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ Armed Forces tour, west London, 1979. Photo courtesy Chalkie Davies//
In celebration of the creative legacy of Barney Bubbles – who died on this day 30 years ago – here is a selection of rare and previously unpublished images and artworks.
//Drawing of Odeon cinema facade, Richmond, south-west London from early 60s student sketchbook. © Barney Bubbles Estate//
//Credit to “the magnificent Barney Bubbles”, Oz 38, 1972//
//Ident for Kevin Coyne’s 1973 LP Marjory Razorblade. © Barney Bubbles Estate//
//Photobooth shot from Stiff Records day out, 1977//
//Bubbles (left) with Suzanne Spiro, Jake Riviera, Cynthia Lole, Paul Conroy and Dez Brown at Stiff Records offices, from Melody Maker, August 6, 1977. Photo: Barry Plummer//
//Single sleeve proofs for Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ giveaway 45 Talking In The Dark/Wednesday Week, December 1978//
//FBeat Records letterhead, 1980//
//Profile, pen and ink on art board, 1983. © Barney Bubbles Estate//
//Profile, pen and ink on art board, 1983. © Barney Bubbles Estate//
//Pen and ink on art board. The sparkplug, along with the lightbulb, was one of the recurring motifs of Bubbles’ later work. © Barney Bubbles Estate//
Read here for recent examples of Bubbles’ pervasive influence.
