The Who, Face Dances
VariousOriginal promotional poster, Face Dances, the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released in 1981.
The album/poster artwork features 16 paintings of the band members by 16 British painters, who were commissioned by Peter Blake, designer of the cover of the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). Artists include Tom Phillips, Richard Hamilton, Allen Jones, David Hockney, Clive Barker, R. B. Kitaj, Howard Hodgkin, Patrick Caulfield, David Inshaw, Mike Andrews, Joe Tilson, Patrick Procktor, David Tindle and Blake himself.
The paintings were based on reference photographs of the four band members (Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and Kenney Jones) by Gavin Cochrane.
A higher resolution image is available for viewing on request.
