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Jon Savage

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Gender Male
Age 70
Date of birth September 2,1953
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Paddington
London
United Kingdom
Alma mater University of Cambridge
Albums Photosynthesis
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Journalist
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Movies/Shows Teenage
Joy Division
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England's Dreaming
Teenage
1966: The Year the Decade Exploded
The Kinks: The Official Biography
This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division: The Oral History
Time Travel: From the Sex Pistols to Nirvana : Pop, Media and Sexuality 1977-96
So This Is Permanence
Time travel
Beatles to Bowie: The 60s Exposed
Picture Post Idols
Punk: Chaos to Couture
Sex Pistols and Punk: Faber Forty-Fives: 1976
Scott King: Art Works
English Candies
Michael Wilkinson: In Reverse
The England's Dreaming Tapes
Borehamwood 2001: A Pictorial History at the Turn of the Millennium
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Jon Savage is an English writer, broadcaster and music journalist, best known for his history of the Sex Pistols and punk music, England's Dreaming, published in 1991.

Jamie Reid: Punk artist behind Sex Pistols record covers dies at 76

Apr 6,2022 8:15 am

By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter

Jamie Reid, The Artist behind the Sex Pistols ' famous record covers and logo, has died at the Age Of 76.

He created the artwork for several of the seminal punk band's hits in the 1970s, including God Save The Queen .

Reid's distinctive style was emblematic of the punk movement, and his designs became heavily associated with the Sex Pistols ' sound and style.

His gallerist confirmed to Bbc News that Reid died on Tuesday, adding that he leaves behind an " enormous legacy".

" We sadly announce the passing of Jamie MacGregor Reid 16 January 1947 - 8 August 2023, " said a statement from the John Marchant Gallery.

" Artist, iconoclast, anarchist, punk, hippie, rebel and romantic. Jamie leaves behind a beloved daughter Rowan a granddaughter Rose, and an enormous legacy. "

Reid's cause of death has not been announced.

Paying tribute, author Jon Savage , who previously worked with Reid, " His ability to render complex ideas in eye catching visuals was their perfect accompaniment. "

Reid's work often resembled a ransom Note - with individual letters appearing As If they had been Cut Out separately from newspaper headlines.

His Décollage-style work featured on The Cover of the Sex Pistols album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols as well as The Band 's single Anarchy in the UK.

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