Cookie0024 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Classic Rock has learned of the death of cover artist Zacron, real name Richard Drew, best known as the sleeve designer for Led Zeppelin III. Drew died in January this year from bowel cancer but his estranged family have only just learned of his passing. Zacron was born in Sutton, Surrey in 1943, and studied with Eric Clapton and members of the Yardbirds at Kingston College of Art between 1957-60. During this time he met fellow art student Jimmy Page and the pair reconnected in 1969 when Zacron was commissioned to do the sleeve for III. The artist took four months to complete the distinctive sleeve, featuring a rotating cardboard disc that revealed different images through holes in the sleeve as it was turned. The idea originated with Jimmy Page (based on a crop rotation volvelle) but the guitarist has since commented that he thought the finished product “very teeny-bopperish”. Source: http://www.classicro...er-artist-dies/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecube Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 JP's opinion notwithstanding, I've always liked the design of III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie0024 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 JP's opinion notwithstanding, I've always liked the design of III. I agree with you there, it is a really nicely designed album sleeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Historian Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I've always thought of that cover as being one of the "coolest" of all the releases. Also, I visualize it as being much more " psychedelic" than "teeny bopperish" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Zacron was a life-long friend of Jimmy's and a gifted artist. Though he passed away months ago it leaves me feeling profoundly sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 A landmark album cover...and great fun to play with! What's weird is that I thought I had read of his passing long before...either here or in the NME or someplace. So when this thread topic appeared today I had a sense of deja vu. Sad that his family was estranged. RIP Zacron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie0024 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 A landmark album cover...and great fun to play with! What's weird is that I thought I had read of his passing long before...either here or in the NME or someplace. So when this thread topic appeared today I had a sense of deja vu. Sad that his family was estranged. RIP Zacron. I also thought I'd read this news elsewhere but an extensive internet search only yielded results from this afternoon. Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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