Not only was it the greatest rock opera ever, The Who’s Tommy also had a pretty cool cover. It actually originally spanned 3 panels – a triptych – which is definitely much more impressive:
It was designed by Mike McInnerney.
He was art director for an underground mag in London in the ’60s:
Those are covers, by the way.
Who, unfortunately, looks a little like Chef Boyardee
McInnerney pretty much nails the influences here: “I particularly liked the patterns and rhythms of Op Art and its concerns with perception and illusion and the language of Surrealism.” It also looks a little bit like a blueberry pie.
He’s actually quite talented, and is a pretty serious artist.
He’s only got 13 credits in discogs.com, 10 of which are for The Who, or something to do with Tommy.
I vividly remember the album, the very cool inserts, as well as going to see the premiere of the movie (being drive all the way to downtown Pittsburgh no less). I also remember having the bejeezus scared out of me by Tina Turner:
Though it could just as well been Elton John as the Pinball Wizard for you:
What to say about Tommy, or The Who? I always saw them as being behind only the Beatles and the Stones. (So, why are the Brits so good at rock’n roll?) Rest assured, you’ll be seeing more of the boys here.
Moon, Townsend, Daltrey, Entwhistle
Interestingly, all I get when I Google “the who tommy parody” is stuff like this:
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