Website abouttrevorkey.com Name Trevor Key | Died 1995 | |
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Born 10 July 1947 ( 1947-07-10 ) |
Inside Trevor Key's archive
Trevor Key (10 July 1947 – 6 December 1995) was a British photographer and designer, best known for his work for popular artists of the 1970s and 1980s. One of his best-known album covers was for Mike Oldfield's 1973 debut album Tubular Bells. Other popular artists that he produced cover artwork for included Joy Division, the Sex Pistols, Phil Collins, Roxy Music, Wham!, Can, China Crisis, System 7, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and New Order.
Contents
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Key was also involved in logo design and was credited with designing the Virgin Group signature logo with Ray Kyte. Key was also associated with Peter Saville and Factory Records.
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Death
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Key died of a brain tumour in December 1995.
Music artwork
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Key's music cover artwork included:
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References
Trevor Key Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA