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 of Invention has also been cited as having influenced "Sgt. Pepper". According to the author Philip Norman, during the "Sgt. Pepper" recording sessions McCartney repeatedly stated: "This is our "Freak Out!"" The music journalist Chet Flippo states that McCartney was inspired to record a concept album after hearing "Freak Out!" Martin recalled that "Sgt. Pepper" "grew naturally out of "Revolver"", marking "an era of almost continuous technological experimentation". According to Geoff Emerick, the Beatles' recording engineer, the "major difference" between the two albums was that, with "Sgt. Pepper", there was no absolute deadline for completion. Sessions began on 24 November