BARNEY BUBBLES

July 30, 1942 born Colin Fulcher, Whitton, Middx, UK 1958-63 student, Twickenham College Of Technology; designs posters for performances by R&B bands The Muleskinners and the Rolling Stones 1963-5 assistant, Michael Tucker + Associates (accounts include Pirelli); wins British Poster Design Award; makes films and organises events with others as creative alliance ‘A1 Good Guyz’ 1965-8 senior graphic designer, Conran (accounts include HP Bulmer); freelance commissions: film poster lettering The Tortoise & The Hare; art direction Nova issue December 1967; operates Light Show at Drury Lane , Middle Earth, etc. 1968 art direction (with others) Oz 12; launches freelance practice (principal client Justin de Blank); visits West Coast of US 1969 Opens studio Teenburger Designs at 307 Portobello Road, west ; designs first record sleeve: In Blissful Company by Quintessence for (with John Muggeridge); light shows for Quintessence, The Gun, Gandalf’s Garden, etc 1970 Designer for underground magazine Friends; clients: Fontana Records, Liberty/UA, Vertigo 1971 In-house designer for . New logo and fold-out sleeve for X , decorates equipment and dancers; other clients: UA, Vertigo 1972 Studio at Revelation Enterprises in north London; trifold sleeve for The Fayre triple set; new Hawkwind logo, stage set/directions for Space Ritual tour; clients: Island, UA, WEA 1973 Operates studio Hawk Graphics in west London, servicing Hawkwind; other clients: Harvest/EMI, UA, Virgin Records 1974 Sleeves, advertising, promotional and marketing material for Hawkwind and Chilli Willi And The Red Hot Peppers; clients: Mooncrest, UA 1975 Promotional material for “Naughty Rhythms” package tour; redesign of music magazine Let It Rock; other clients: UA, UK Records 1976 Poster/cover for sleeve of Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music by Hawkwind; other clients: Charisma, Phonogram, UA 1977 Art director in studio at label’s west London offices; other clients: Chiswick Records, Chrysalis, Mercury, Phonogram 1978 Art director , central London; redesign of IPC consumer title New Musical Express; new studio in Paul Street, London EC1; stage set, costumes and projections for UK tour; promo videos for (not screened); illustrations and layout of Brian Griffin book (C) 1978; other clients: Aura, Charisma, Chiswick, Chrysalis, Stiff 1979 Catalogue for Lives exhibition at ; book designs: the John Cooper Clarke Directory, The Songbook, and Tom Pogson’s Smouldering Static (unpublished); other clients: Aura, Epic, Radar, Stiff 1980 Art director F-Beat Records; clients: A&M, Riddle Records 1981 Video promos inc Ghost Town (); furniture pieces (Editions Riviera); book design (Power: British Management In Focus by Brian Griffin); private painting; only published interview (for The Face issue 19); other clients: A&M, Avatar, F-Beat, Liberty, Mute, Polydor, Stiff 1982 Releases album Ersatz (with others as The Imperial Pompadours); private painting; film poster Underage; other clients: CBS, F-Beat, Flicknife, Line, Stiff, Swansong 1983 Record sleeve and promotional material for ; Y, publication with Brian Griffin; other clients: Epic, F-Beat, Line, Go! Discs, Phonogram, Polydor, Utility November 14, 1983 dies in London