logos of the famous bands

The Who. Designed by Brian Pike, 1964

This logo was originally designed by Brian Pike for the promotion of the band’s debut at London’s the Marquee Club on the 24th, November, 1964. The show was publicized by the new band’s manager Lambert & Stamp, who made these special black and white posters and concession cards get printed under the tagline of "Maximum R&B". This poster has remained as one of the most classic images in the history of rock music. Curiously, this logo was never used on any of the band’s albums but has remained their most famous identity.





The Rolling Stones. Designed by John Pasche,1971

This logo was originally designed for The Rolling Stones own record label identity in 1971 and was first reproduced on the inner sleeve of the "Sticky Fingers" album. The original cover art was made by Andy Warhol, which caused the wrong impression that he also designed the logo. This logo remained as the main identity of the band throughout the years, even when it was not reproduced on album covers very often.

Goddess Kali,19th century

John Pasche was a 25 year old student at London’s Royal College of Art when he asked by the Stones’ management to design a poster for the band’s European tour. Apparently, Mick Jagger turned up at John Pasche‘s final degree show where the poster was on display. Soon after, Mick Jagger asked him to design a logo for The Rolling Stones record label and showed him an image of the Hindu Goddess Kali, which was his starting point. The work was done in about two weeks and he was just paid £50 for the task. Two years later, he was paid another £200 as a recognition from the band to its success. The copyright of the logo was lately bought by the band, but Pasche still owned the original artwork, which is currently on sale for £300,000 at the artist’s web site.