Biography
Kevin Coyne was an English musician, singer, composer, film-maker, and a writer of lyrics, stories and poems. Coyne is notable for his unorthodox style of blues-influenced guitar composition, the intense quality of his vocal delivery, and his bold treatment of injustice to the mentally ill in his lyrics. Many influential musicians have described themselves as Coyne fans, among them Sting and John Lydon. In the mid-1970s, prior to the formation of the Police, Coyne’s band included guitarist Andy Summers. Prominent BBC disc jockey and world music authority Andy Kershaw has described Coyne as “a national treasure who keeps getting better” and as one of the great British blues voices. Over many years Coyne produced the distinctive art work for many of his own album covers but his move to Germany, in the 1980s, saw his work on full-size paintings blossom in its own right. http://www.kevincoyne.de/Biograph.htm
Album & Cover
Cover Location:
Who Did What: Photography – P. Christopherson
Label: Virgin V2047
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Strange Locomotion Don’t Make Waves Happy Band I Love My Mother Shangri-La |
Side Two America Big White Bird Games Games Games My Mother’s Eyes Daddy |
Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Kevin Coyne
Bass – Steve Thompson
Composed By – Kevin Coyne
Drums, Percussion – Peter Woolf
Engineer – Phil Chapman
Guitar – Andy Summers
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Zoot Money
Mastered By – Porky
Producer – Norman Smith
