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Peter Corriston

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Peter Corriston is a Grammy-nominated graphic designer currently based in Greenwich Village, notable for designing the album artwork for several major rock bands and musicians. Corriston has worked internationally with such artists as Billy Idol, Chick Corea, Carole King, Debbie Harry, George Benson, The J. Geils Band, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Mick Jagger, New York Dolls, Pat Benatar, Procol Harum, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones and Tom Waits.[1] Nominated for five Grammy awards, Corriston's work is on permanent collection at the Library of Congress.[1]

Notable examples of his work include Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti and the four consecutive Rolling Stones album covers: Some Girls, Emotional Rescue, Tattoo You (for which he won a Grammy Award in the category of best album package) and Undercover.[2]

Corriston has worked with Andy Warhol.

Discography

Personal life

As at 2008, Corriston lives in the small village of Marshallton in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

References

  1. ^ a b Hypergallery.com profile Cite error: The named reference "Hyper" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Hard Rock Times