Peter Blake (artist) Peter Blake (artist) Sir Peter Thomas Blake (born 25 June 1932) is an English pop artist, best known for co-creating the sleeve design for the Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". His other best known works include the cover of the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", and the Live Aid concert poster. Blake also designed the 2012 Brit Award statuette. One of the best known British pop artists, Blake is considered to be a prominent figure in the pop art movement. Central to his paintings are his interest in images from popular culture which have
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The album occupied the number one position on the "Billboard" Top LPs chart in the US for 15 weeks, from 1 July to 13 October 1967. With 2.5 million copies sold within three months of its release, "Sgt. Pepper"s initial commercial success exceeded that of all previous Beatles albums. "Sgt. Pepper" appeared on the "Billboard" albums chart in the US for 175 non-consecutive weeks through 1987. At the 10th Annual Grammy Awards in 1968, "Sgt. Pepper" won in the categories of Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical and Best Contemporary Album. It also won Album of the