Record Covers

Back in the day, when I’d just left art school, I was employed as a record sleeve artist, firstly by Elton John at his company Rocket Records, and then at Chrysalis where I was responsible for a number of high profile designs for both the main Chrysalis label and their subsidiary labels: 2 Tone and Go! Discs.

As with my paintings I often worked from found-images that I’d sourced from old books and magazines. My design work was heavily influenced by the work of collage artists Moholy-Nagy and Kurt Schwitters.

Me circa 1980.

Click to listen to my 2022 interview with Andrew Dineley for Art on Your Sleeve.
Click to see my record sleeve designs exhibited at the British Library, London.
Click for Subba Culture magazine article, 2024.
Click for 2022 Classic Pop Magazine article.
Click for Vinyl Factory article.

‘Ghost Town’, Design by David Storey and John Sims, art direction by Jerry Dammers. — ‘Ghost Town’, design by David Storey and John Sims, art direction by Jerry Dammers.

‘This Are Two Tone’, Design by David Storey, art direction by Jerry Dammers. — ‘This Are Two Tone’, design by David Storey, art direction by Jerry Dammers.

‘Nelson Mandela’, Design by David Storey, art direction by Jerry Dammers. — ‘Nelson Mandela’, design by David Storey, art direction by Jerry Dammers.

‘The Selecter’, Design by David Storey and John Sims, art direction by Jerry Dammers. — ‘The Selecter’, design by David Storey and John Sims, art direction by Jerry Dammers.

‘In The Studio’, design by David Storey, art direction by Jerry Dammers.

‘Jama Rico’, Design by David Storey, art direction by Jerry Dammers. — ‘Jama Rico’, design by David Storey, art direction by Jerry Dammers.

‘Take’, design by David Storey, art direction by Terry Hall

‘The Wind of Change’, design by David Storey, art direction by Jerry Dammers

‘Hanx’, design and cover art by John 'Teflon' Sims and David Storey,
art direction by Gordon Ogilvie.
(Original source photos by Brian Cooke and Iain McKell).

Design by David Storey, Art Direction by Stan Cullimore — ‘London 0, Hull 4’, design by David Storey, art direction by Stan Cullimore

Design by David Storey, Art Direction by Stan Cullimore — ‘The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death’, design by David Storey, art direction by Stan Cullimore

Design by David Storey, Art Direction by Stan Cullimore — ‘Happy Hour’, design by David Storey, art direction by Stan Cullimore

Design by David Storey, Art Direction by Stan Cullimore — ‘Sheep’, design by David Storey, art direction by Stan Cullimore

Design by David Storey, Art Direction by Stan Cullimore — ‘Build’, design by David Storey, art direction by Stan Cullimore

Design by David Storey, Art Direction by Stan Cullimore — ‘Me and the Farmer’, design by David Storey, art direction by Stan Cullimore

Design by David Storey, Art Direction by Stan Cullimore — ‘Flag Day’, design by David Storey, art direction by Stan Cullimore

‘Blame it on the Baseline’, design by David Storey, art direction by Andy Macdonald

‘Pure’, design and art direction by David Storey

Design by David Storey, Art Direction by Andy Macdonald — ‘Fancy Dress’, design by David Storey, art direction by Andy Macdonald

Design by David Storey, Art Direction by Andy Macdonald — ‘Way Out’, design by David Storey, art direction by Andy Macdonald

‘What Have We Become’, painting by David Storey, art direction by Paul Heaton.

Click to see my record sleeve designs exhibited at the British Library, London.
Click here to view Subba Culture magazine article, January 2024.
Click here to listen to my 2022 interview with Andrew Dineley for Art on Your Sleeve.
Click here to view 2022 Classic Pop Magazine article.
Click here to view Vinyl Factory article.