Graphic Art and Design Artist
Philip Lloyd-Smee
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Philip Lloyd-Smee
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Ronnie Lane Graphic Art and Design Artist Philip Lloyd-Smee
Meet the man who designed the entire Ronnie Lane Just For A Moment 2019 box set!
Ronnie Lane Graphic Art and Design Artist Philip Lloyd-Smee
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Designer, Consultant and Compiler for the Music Industry, working for all the major labels for the past 30 years.
Also known as Waldo's Design & Dream Emporium.
Artists he's worked with include: The Damned, Madness, Elvis Costello, Motörhead, Pogues, Elton John, Status Quo, Nick Lowe, Julian Cope, the "Live Aid" logo, Donna Summer, Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Proclaimers, Robert Wyatt, Richard Thompson and 1000s more.
Labels he designed for: Ace, Harvest, Apple, Ryko, Elektra, Esoteric, Sony/CBS, F-Beat, Edsel & Demon, Decca, Island, Chess, EMI, RCA, Mercury, Warners, Sanctuary, PRT, Chiswick, Liberty, UA, Polydor, Vertigo, Stiff, Rhino, Charisma, Virgin and stacks of smaller labels.
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Ronnie Lane Graphic Art and Design Artist Philip Lloyd-Smee
Phil Smee & Andy Warhol
For Phil Smee -by Andy Warhol Campbells Pea Soup Can 1975 drawing
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"In 1975 I met Andy Warhol who drew this quick sketch of a 'Campbell’s Pea Soup Can' for me, with his unmistakable signature. I had a chat to him, and he asked me what I did, etc. I can’t remember whatI said to him as I was talking to one of my biggest influences in art and creativity!" ~Phil Smee
This was before Phil Smee himself would go on to become a great pop art icon!
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Phil Smee on Phil Smee
"I am a graphic designer - with a vast knowledge of the history of music - responsible for countless highly original designs - from Apple Records to Zappa. I love my work - and bring the 'Phil Smee' touch to every project - from a logo design to a multi-CD Book and Box Set."
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"Specialties: I create something new and different each time... I'm known for an attention to detail... and, yes, the original Motörhead logo is one of mine - and the 'dots' were my idea!"
Of many notable designs is the lettering of the Motörhead logo.
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Phil Lloyd-Smee was also the Owner, A&R, Producer and Designer of Waldo's Records from 1977-1982 and the owner of Bam-Caruso Records from 1983-1992.
Phil Smee and Waldo's Records
1977-1982
1977-1982
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The St Albans based record label Waldos Records was run by owner
Phil Smee from his front room which between 1977 and 1982 put out 20 unique and genre defining releases on 7” single and cassette tape. John Peel was a big fan and played Waldos records as soon as they were released. John’s appreciation resulted in two Waldos bands
(The Tea Set and The Bodies) having Peel Sessions played on the same night in 1980. Waldos also put on “Package” gigs in the town which gave an opportunity for a number of up-and-coming local bands to play to a large audience. Many of these artists are still involved in music and the arts to this day. 
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For more see this fab fan website dedicated to the St Albans based record label Waldos Records:
http://www.waldos.co.uk/index.html
http://www.waldos.co.uk/index.html
Phil Smee and Bam-Caruso Records
1983-1992
1983-1992
Independent Record Company with over 100 releases - from deep psychedelic catalogue to new artists: including Palace of Light, The Fortunate Sons, Nick Haeffner, Paul Roland, The Wild Kitchen, Mabel Joy, and many many more. Pioneering re-issue label specialising in the highly-collectable "RUBBLE" 60's Psych series.
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The pioneering record label Bam-Caruso, started in 1983 by Phil Smee, was grown from the dying embers of St Albans "Waldo's Records", with a mission to record the best new sounds emerging from the UK and America's so called "paisley underground", and merge them with rare and unknown psyche and garage/pop gems from the '60s, to be licensed in.
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Its colourful reputation rests on "The Rubble Collection" series, a continuing set of various artists compilations which together create a definitive overview of Freakbeat and pop-psych styles.
RPM's Bam-Caruso Records (see RPM Records (2)), the 60's psych reissue imprint of Cherry Red Records, was set up with the co-operation of BC founder Phil Smee to reissue the old BC catalogue and more.
The "Rubble" compilation series has been reissued by
Past & Present Records. https://www.discogs.com/label/140158-Bam-Caruso-Records |
For more see this fab fan website dedicated to Bam-Caruso Records:
http://www.bamcaruso.co.uk/index.html
http://www.bamcaruso.co.uk/index.html
Freakbeat
"Freakbeat is a term I invented in 1984 to describe a certain type of 60’s music, falling mid-way between Beat and Psychedelic. A sort of untamed wild hybrid sound as heard on records by Wimple Winch, Master’s Apprentices, The Craig, etc. It was in the title of one of the compilations I released on my Bam-Caruso label. It stuck and is now used worldwide. There’s even a large records shop in Los Angeles called Freakbeat Records. WAHOO!" ~Philip Lloyd-Smee
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Freakbeat Records Record Store - Los Angeles, California
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Freakbeat - is a loosely defined subgenre of rock and roll music developed mainly by harder-driving
British groups, often those with a mod following, during the Swinging London period of the mid-to late 1960s.The genre bridges British Invasion R&B, beat and psychedelia.
British groups, often those with a mod following, during the Swinging London period of the mid-to late 1960s.The genre bridges British Invasion R&B, beat and psychedelia.
The term was coined by English music journalist Phil Smee,
"The real focus on Freakbeat was always 1965-1967."
"The real focus on Freakbeat was always 1965-1967."
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The Freakbeat Scene Album (1998)
with Small Faces' "Understanding" https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Freakbeat-Scene/master/644072 |
Phil Smee- Owner, writer and designer of Strange Things Magazine
March 1988 - March 1990
March 1988 - March 1990
"An highly influential publication that set a new standard for music magazines... now emulated by Mojo etc.
Great fun, lots of hard work... lost money hand over fist!" ~Phil Smee
Great fun, lots of hard work... lost money hand over fist!" ~Phil Smee
Recently included in Ugly Things’ list of the greatest fanzines of all time, Strange Things was different from the run-of-the-mill zines. Although rooted in the great music of the ’60s and early ’70s, the editors and writers found room to cover everything from Krazy Kat comics to the Barbarella movie. Excellent, entertaining writing from Brian Hogg and colleagues, and a timelessly cool layout. More magazines should be like this!
Strange Things (Are Happening) was a part of Bam-Caruso Records.
Bam-Caruso, the pioneering record label, started in 1983 by Phil Smee, growing from the dying embers of St Albans “Waldo’s Records”, with a mission to record the best new sounds emerging from the UK and America’s so called “paisley underground”, and merge them with rare and unknown psyche and garage/pop gems from the ’60s, to be licensed in.
Enjoy this rare and brilliant magazine from the 80´s …
Strange Things Magazine Vol 1 Number 1 March 1988 - Syd Barrett
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Strange Things Magazine Vol 1 Number 2 March 1988- Iggy Pop
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Strange Things Magazine Vol 1 Number 3 July-Aug 1988 Jane Fonda
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Strange Things Magazine Vol 1 Number 4 Sept-Oct 1988 The Man From U.N.C.L.E
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Strange Things Magazine Vol 1 Number 5 April-May 1989 Frank Zappa
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Strange Things Magazine Vol 1 Number 6 1989 Summer
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Strange Things Magazine Vol 1 Number 7 Spring 1990 Bob Dylan and Nick Drake
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Peruse full issues of Strange Things (Are Happening) Magazine
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Strange Things (Are Happening) (Magazine) – Volume 1 – Number 2 (1988)
~Iggy Pop https://allerlei2013riffmaster.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/strange-things-are-happening-magazine-volume-1-number-2-1988/ |
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Strange Things (Are Happening) (Magazine) – Volume 1 – Number 5 (April/May 1989)
~Frank Zappa https://allerlei2013riffmaster.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/strange-things-are-happening-magazine-volume-1-number-5-april-may-1989/ See more Strange Things (Are Happening) Magazines here:
https://www.beatbooks.com/pages/books/38969/strange-things-are-happening-1-7-st-albans-herts-march-1988-spring-1990-all-published |
Phil Smee - St Albans Review Newspaper ~1980
Phil Smee - St Albans Review Newspaper - approximately 1980
Philip Lloyd-Smee Designer at Waldo's Design & Dream Emporium
St Albans, United Kingdom
January 1980 – Present
St Albans, United Kingdom
January 1980 – Present
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Creative Design, Consultant and Compiler for the Music Industry, working for all the major labels for the past 30 years. Artists I've worked with include: The Damned, Madness, Elvis Costello, Motörhead, Pogues, Elton John, Screaming Lord Sutch, Status Quo, Nick Lowe, Lamont Dozier, Julian Cope, the "Live Aid" logo, Donna Summer, Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Proclaimers, Robert Wyatt, Al Green, Bill Nelson, Richard Thompson, Barclay James Harvest, Mike Oldfield and 1000s more.
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The Damned sleeve shoot April 1980 (Phil Smee, left)
"Forever Changing: The Golden Age Of Elektra" Box Set
"My catalogue work is too vast to list... but I'm particularly proud of the Elektra Box (compilation and design and Grammy nomination) plus the Sandy Denny Box, Moody Blues 'Timeless Flight' Box and John Martyn 'Island Years' Box. Labels I've designed for: Universal, Ace, Harvest, Apple, Ryko, Elektra, Esoteric, Sony/CBS, F-Beat, Edsel & Demon, Decca, Island, Tamla Motown, Chess, EMI, RCA, Mercury, Warners, Sanctuary, PRT, Chiswick, Liberty, UA, Polydor, Vertigo, Stiff, Rhino, Charisma, Virgin and stacks of smaller labels."
~Phil Smee
~Phil Smee
For this box set design, Phil Smee was nominated for a Grammy!
Phil Smee designed - Elektra Forever Changing Box Set
Scroll below to see More music box sets fantastically designed by Phil Smee!
"Here's a bloke whose record collection may well be worth as much as your house"
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Philip Llyod-Smee's Studio
I’m lucky to have quite a big house and the studio you see in those pictures is the 3rd floor. I’m having this top floor remodeled as I have so many records now that I need to get the collection organized. In fact, I have an overspill of about 2000 albums in a room downstairs, which is the TV room. I keep jazz, classical, soundtracks, country, and a few other categories down there.
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Word Magazine - January 21, 2010
"This week we welcome Phil Smee to the pod. Phil's name is somewhere in your record collection, probably on a reissue which he will have either designed, annotated or helped compile. Phil is the one we have to thank for the Motorhead logo, that massive boxed set of Elektra records that came out a few years back, the Bam Caruso label and the invention of an entire genre known as Freakbeat. He brought along mint condition copies of the first Pink Floyd single, a reggae tune written by Nick Drake (both pictured left) and an early pressing of "Hey Jude" on the Parlophone label. We talked records old, new, borrowed, reissued and rare." |
Hepworth, David (21 January 2010). "Here's a bloke whose record collection may well be worth as much as your house". The Word magazine. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
Four part interview with Phil Smee (Waldos) & Shirley Ascher (Tanya Hyde & The Tormentors)
December 2010
December 2010
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Waldos/Tanya Hyde Interview Part 1/4 (6:05)
Interview with Phil Smee (Waldos) & Shirley Ascher (Tanya Hyde & The Tormentors) Dec 2010. [part 1 of 4]
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Waldos/Tanya Hyde Interview Part 2/4 (5:59)
Interview with Phil Smee (Waldos) & Shirley Ascher (Tanya Hyde & The Tormentors) Dec 2010. [part 2 of 4]
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Waldos/Tanya Hyde Interview Part 3/4 (6:43)
Interview with Phil Smee (Waldos) & Shirley Ascher (Tanya Hyde & The Tormentors) Dec 2010. [part 3 of 4]
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Waldos/Tanya Hyde Interview Part 4/4 (4:37)
Interview with Phil Smee (Waldos) & Shirley Ascher (Tanya Hyde & The Tormentors) Dec 2010. [part 4 of 4]
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Philip Llyod-Smee Designed Box Sets - Highlights
1999 Small Faces – The Darlings Of Wapping Wharf Launderette - The Immediate Anthology
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The first official Immediate anthology approved by the Small Faces, with all their important Immediate recordings, drawing on three albums, six 45s and out-takes. Remastered from original tapes, with colour foldout booklet.
~Designed At – Waldo's Design & Dream Emporium by Phil Smee |
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2012 Small Faces - Small Faces (1966) Deluxe Edition, Remastered
https://www.discogs.com/Small-Faces-Small-Faces/master/304383 |
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2012 Small Faces From the Beginning (1967) Deluxe Edition, Remastered
https://www.discogs.com/Small-Faces-From-The-Beginning/release/11688388
https://www.discogs.com/Small-Faces-From-The-Beginning/release/11688388
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2012 Small Faces Ogdens' Nutgone Flake (1968) Deluxe Edition, Remastered
https://www.discogs.com/Small-Faces-Ogdens-Nut-Gone-Flake/release/3779704
https://www.discogs.com/Small-Faces-Ogdens-Nut-Gone-Flake/release/3779704
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2015 Small Faces - The French EPs
https://www.discogs.com/Small-Faces-The-French-EPs/release/6915667
https://www.discogs.com/Small-Faces-The-French-EPs/release/6915667
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2000 Humble Pie – Natural Born Bugie - The Immediate Anthology
https://www.discogs.com/Humble-Pie-Natural-Born-Bugie-The-Immediate-Anthology/release/17852797
https://www.discogs.com/Humble-Pie-Natural-Born-Bugie-The-Immediate-Anthology/release/15122496
https://www.discogs.com/Humble-Pie-Natural-Born-Bugie-The-Immediate-Anthology/release/17852797
https://www.discogs.com/Humble-Pie-Natural-Born-Bugie-The-Immediate-Anthology/release/15122496
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Humble Pie's Natural Born Bugie - The Immediate Anthology album includes both of the British blues-rock act's 1969 albums (both of which are out-of-print in the U.S.), 'As Safe As Yesterday Is' and 'Town And Country', plus both sides of the non-album hit 'Natural Born Bugie' and a raft of rare and previously unissued tracks, 'I'll Drown in My Own Tears', 'For Your Love' (studio jam), '79th Street Blues' (instrumental), 'Greg's Song' (backing track), 'Road to Ride', 'BTMG's' (instrumental), 'Zeptoe Through the Tulips' (instrumental), 'Leave No Turn Unstoned' (aka Just a Riff), 'Every Mother's Son' (alternative mix) & 'The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake' (demo).
https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/5a163d41-48c2-3a9c-89c7-684938b3da81 |
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2017 Small Faces – In Session At The BBC 1965-1966
Released April 22, 2017 for U.K. Record Store Day!
https://www.discogs.com/Small-Faces-In-Session-At-The-BBC-1965-1966/release/10175412
Released April 22, 2017 for U.K. Record Store Day!
https://www.discogs.com/Small-Faces-In-Session-At-The-BBC-1965-1966/release/10175412
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2019 Ronnie Lane ~ Just For A Moment (Music 1973-1997) 6 CD Box Set
https://www.discogs.com/Ronnie-Lane-Just-For-A-Moment-Music-1973-1997/release/13644321
https://www.discogs.com/Ronnie-Lane-Just-For-A-Moment-Music-1973-1997/release/13644321
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2019 BEST OF Ronnie Lane ~ Just For A Moment (Music 1973-1997) 6 CD Box Set
https://www.discogs.com/Ronnie-Lane-Just-For-A-Moment-The-Best-Of/release/13675448
https://www.discogs.com/Ronnie-Lane-Just-For-A-Moment-The-Best-Of/release/13675448
More music box sets fantastically designed by Phil Smee:
Click on each image to open in a separate page
Click on each image to open in a separate page
Designed by Phil Smee -T REX 'Electric Warrior' Box Set
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Designed by Phil Smee - Cream Singles Box Set
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Designed by Phil Smee - Action Singles Box Set
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Designed by Phil Smee - Glam Rock Box Set
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Designed by Phil Smee - John Martin 'The Island Years' Box Set
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Designed by Phil Smee - John Martin 'The Kinks Mono 'Dansette' Box Set
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Designed by Phil Smee - David Bowie The Man Who Fell To Earth Box Set
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Designed by Phil Smee - Moody Blues 'Timeless Flight' Box Set
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Designed by Phil Smee - Motown EPs Box Set #2
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Designed by Phil Smee - Phantom Of The Opera Box Set
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Designed by Phil Smee - Public Image Ltd ΓÇÿAlbumΓÇÖ Box Set
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Designed by Phil Smee - Public Image Ltd ΓÇÿMetal BoxΓÇÖ
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Designed by Phil Smee - Ready Steady Go! Box Set cover
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Designed by Phil Smee -Sandy Denny Anthology Box Set
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Phil Smee designed - VANGELIS 'Delectus' Box Set
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Designed by Phil Smee - Capitol Northern Soul Box Set
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