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Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh - Part 2

Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh - Part 2

Released Thursday, 8th June 2023
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Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh - Part 2

Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh - Part 2

Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh - Part 2

Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh - Part 2

Thursday, 8th June 2023
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Kosh is a Grammy Award Winning art director and former design director for Apple Records. His first project was John Lennon and Yoko's “War Is Over (if you want it)” Christmas card, which led to the worldwide WAR IS OVER billboard campaign that continues to this day. He designed The Beatles’ Let It Be book and album package and the Abbey Road album cover, as well as John & Yoko’s Wedding Album boxed set.He worked extensively with Linda Ronstadt, garnering three Grammys for her albums, Simple Dreams, Get Closer and Lush Life. He designed and art directed the iconic logo and cover, Hotel California for the Eagles, the classic logo for ELO as well as several albums for James Taylor, Jimmy Buffet and Dan Fogelberg.In today's episode, Kosh shares more memorable moments working for The Beatles and Lennon, namely the day he got to witness The Beatles perform LIVE for the very last time on top of the Apple Corps Headquarters on Jan 30th, 1969, and his participation in John Lennon's art exhibit titled Bag One, which showcased the erotic art Lennon sketched during his honeymoon with Yoko Ono.We also discuss the Marvin Gaye album cover, Here, My Dear, he worked on that so aptly exposed the pain and emotion Gaye was feeling during his divorce at the time. Kosh also had the privilege of working with Richard Pryor and art directing several albums for James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg and Jimmy Buffet - and we cover it all in this episode of My Rock Moment.To learn more about John Kosh and his work, check out his website: https://koshdesign.com/about-kosh/

Social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koshartInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/koshartdesign

Songs from the episode:

ELO - Do YaThe Beatles - Ballad of John and YokoDan Fogelberg - The Language of LoveMarvin Gaye - You Can Leave, But It's Going to Cost YouREO Speedwagon - Good TroubleLinda Ronstadt - When Will I Be LovedLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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