From the Official Airfix website.
Motörhead, the iconic heavy-metal band’s striking album artwork for their 1979 ‘Bomber’ was carefully created by illustrator. Lemmy, “Fast” Eddie Clark and Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor are shown inside the cockpit of a Heinkel in the Blitz. Lemmy, himself a collector of WWII memorabilia, insisted the plane be German.
The illustrator explains: “I suggested the Heinkel plane. They wanted this photo-realistic effect, so I designed the thing with the detached bomb coming towards you.”
“I worked in airbrush in black and white, which I would then tint,” he adds. “That’s why my work always looked very doomy. To get the lighting right, I got a little Airfix kit of a Heinkel 111, made it up and sprayed it black.” He then photographed the model to get the reflections underneath. “When you work realistically, you’ve got to have a realistic reference.”
The album sleeve made such an impression the band insisted on a remarkable 40ft Heinkel replica to accompany them on stage for their now notorious ‘Bomber’ tour.
“It’s the most famous cover I’ve ever done,”
The album was released on October 27th 1979, reaching number 12 on the UK charts.
To mark the 40th Anniversary, Airfix is pleased to offer a version of its latest Heinkel with the “Bomber” markings included, and with the special Anniversary box lid.
Included are the three original markings for the A07007.
Numbers are limited.
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Motorhead - Motorhead - UK - 12" vinyl - £20.00, $24.40, €22.20 (New Item) (arrived 10-Oct-2019 16:08)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
MOTORHEAD Motorhead (1977 UK special limited edition 12" single, also including City Kids, picture sleeve with lyrics on the reverse. A different version of the artwork was also used on the 'Beer Drinkers' EP. The sleeve displays some light scuffing & ring/edge wear & the vinyl shows some cosmetic surface scuffs but remain excellent S13)
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Motorhead - On Parole - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $30.50, €27.75 (New Item) (arrived 10-Oct-2019 14:51)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
MOTORHEAD On Parole (1976 UK 9-track LP, featuring early versions of songs that became the basis for the first album, comes in a 'Rock File' picture sleeve. The sleeve has some signs of wear and discolouring, which is very common with this predominately white sleeve and the vinyl shows the odd light hairline but looks barely played LBR1004)
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Motorhead - Ace Of Spades - UK - 12" picture disc - £65.00, $79.30, €72.15 (New Item) (arrived 10-Oct-2019 12:49)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
MOTORHEAD Ace Of Spades (1993 UK limited edition 4-track 12" Picture Disc EP, also including Tear Ya Down, Over The Top & Too Late/Too Late, featuring the Ace Of Spades artwork and the classic war-pig band logo on the reverse. Housed in its title/tracklisting sickered clear PVC sleeve PDWGAF101 )
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Motorhead - Iron Fist - Red - P/S - EX - UK - 7" vinyl - £25.00, $30.50, €27.75 (Back In Stock) (arrived 07-Oct-2019 19:07)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
MOTORHEAD Iron Fist (1982 UK limited edition solid centre 7" single pressed on Red Vinyl, also including Remember Me I'm Gone, paper picture sleeve with tour dates on reverse. The sleeve shows just a little light wear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition & looks barely played BRO146)
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Motorhead - St Valentines Day Massacre EP - UK - 7" vinyl - £12.00, $14.64, €13.32 (New Item) (arrived 07-Oct-2019 19:04)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
MOTORHEAD & GIRLSCHOOL St Valentines Day Massacre EP (1981 UK 3-track 7" vinyl EP, including Please Don't Touch, Bomber and Emergency, classic picture sleeve BRO116)
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