![]() This was typical Philip and typical of our collaborations. Philip had run ‘The Rocker’ poster by Frank Murray who loved it but, Frank told me later, Philip had spotted a new letterstyle of mine on the poster that he liked a lot and asked me to develop it. ‘Jim, I love that silvery logo but would you do me a favour? Can you scribble off a rough of that lettering for ‘The Rocker’ and see if you can make it into a Thin Lizzy logo’. Then out of the blue, I got a call from Philip, I lived in Dublin and Philip in London. ![]() This was the variant I used for the ‘The Rocker’ poster and Philip loved it too so I went to work on it straightening the top line so the logo was more regular and adaptable. The next Thin Lizzy logo was accidentally a better version of the first which I redesigned just for fun, designing it to be more balanced and centered. I even added more flashy Cadillac wings too. The very first logo I did for Thin Lizzy, for their new ‘Vagabonds of the Western World’ album was directly based on the Cadillac style logo Tim had created and this was followed by another adaptation making it stronger, on Philip’s instructions. He name-checked the cover art I had produced for Tara Telephone for their publications, ‘Capella’, a little book of new poetry, and the poetry broadsheet we produced called ‘The Book of Invasions’. What I really appreciated was the fact that Philip, being the perfectionist he was, had really done his research on my art and reeled off to me a good number of my published artworks that he had checked out with Peter Fallon and Eamonn Carr of ‘Tara Telephone’.įrom poet Eamonn Carr, of the only Irish beat group, ‘Tara Telephone’ and later the drummer for Horslips, Philip was aware of my two poster poems for Peter and Eamonn, published in a limited edition back then, and loved them. I was asked by Philip to work with his band, Thin Lizzy, but that was not what amazed and delighted me most. The late Frank Murray, the Thin Lizzy manager, then flew over from London to Dublin with Philip to meet me in Neary’s Pub and get me on board. ![]() Strangely Strange’ and had just signed to Chris Blackwell’s Island Records so Tim was unavailable. The very first Thin Lizzy logo was in fact designed by fellow artist and musician Tim Booth, also a close friend of Philip in the early days. I was out of college and worked in advertising where they were called ‘Nameplates’, the rather grander ‘Logotype’ came later when I moved to a very creative ad agency full of knowledgeable designers and commercial artists. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.From the very start of my career, I was designing logos, long before I even knew the meaning of the word. All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. We are not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with this or any other company or organization. Visit the Music section for more free fonts similar to the Thin Lizzy font. Thin Lizzy remains a beloved and influential band in the world of rock music. They released a number of critically acclaimed albums, including “Jailbreak,” “Johnny the Fox,” and “Black Rose: A Rock Legend,” and had hits with songs like “The Boys Are Back in Town” and “Whiskey in the Jar.” After Phil Lynott’s death in 1986, the band continued with various lineups, but ultimately disbanded. The band had a distinctive sound that blended hard rock, heavy metal, and Celtic music influences. They were led by the charismatic frontman and songwriter Phil Lynott, who played bass and sang lead vocals. Thin Lizzy was an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. ![]() Thin Lizzy Jailbreak by Shane McFee is a font based on the logo from the music group Thin Lizzy.
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