Roll Up !!

Walking the dog this morning, I haven’t messed about with the colours at all – I love that winter light!

She’s got …

Destined to cause a bit of a stir on Antiques Roadshow in 2031

Grim urban reality#1: Packs of rabid feral dogs

Useful to know where they keep it

Gotta dig that Tuscan geometry. San Gimignano.

Much careful deliberation went into this drivel you’re about to read

Time for our William Tell act

Priest … Live !!! (maybe)

Not photo-shopped – it’s balanced on a tray

Daytime Pyro

You look so super

Possibly a metaphor type thing

My friend Paul had a boom box just like this – I was so jealous.

Replicas vs. Replicants

Saturday night chez-1537

Moss!! Moss!!

It doesn’t get any better than this!

Text from ‘The Priest … in all its ambiguity

I’m quite proud of this one

It’s mine, all mine

Don’t give me no lines and feed the panda yourself …

I’m very proud of this one

I love how this one turned out!

Still life, with tissues

Lego just don’t do suitable Hendrix hair; shame on them.

So shiny and difficult to photograph, i took matters into my own hands and made my own – using my awesome creative skillz! I have to say that is the best drawing I have ever done of John Wetton.

The first picture I ever took for 1537

An iconic image for our times, and some Beatles.

My work on this earth is done. I shall now ascend.

I love this – almost Eddie circa: Somewhere In Time.

The psychedelic trellis outside Mendips, probably responsible for inspiring all that stuff about submarines and walruses

Mmm, conceptual

Every time you listen to Poison Idea you make a pixie cry

This may be the single greatest thing I have ever done in my life.

All for £2.50

You have to love those Y-fronts! (and Lego-based censorship)

Hmm, a black disc with white circles … interesting

Sign of the times, mess with your mind

Wife, daughter and dog

Click to read properly, without straining your eyes.

Easter cake, made by me.

Some famous clock thing

…and the last thing I heard was a muttered word …

I like the way this one turned out

Really arty photo, to show off my mad camera skillz and sensitivite, creative nature (chicks love that)

Christmas lights seem to have turned the fireplace in my front room into a terrifying pagan altar – maybe that’s the true meaning of Christmas?

Thom Yorke takes part in a 1537 advertising campaign

I’m rather proud of this one

Rush Hour

All kneel and worship!

I can now die happy, my work is done. (Even my son was impressed by this).

Click to read properly

The Lego thrash metal minifigures are really starting to pay off for me now

I like this one

I like the way this one turned out.

An attempt at fluffification of ‘Why D’ya Do it’ – a genuine imageof an alternative cover taken from the Antilles vaults

Rural Virginia, yesterday

It really was that blue waiting for them

The astonishing 3D effect you can achieve by ‘hatting’ Mr Hayes

With this first commission under my belt, I can see a whole new career opening up for me …

I’m inordinately proud of this one

Anyone up for a nice country walk?

Don’t cry Billy.

Owls? I’ll give you F*^&#”G owls!!

You’ve got a friend in me (da da da da daa)

Nature’s nice and stuff, but it’s no 1200 word review of an obscure hardcore LP, is it?

The mute that sang the siren’s what?!

My beloved Sgt Pepper mill

Hilarious visual joke, ahoy!

Poison Ivy channelling her inner Norma Desmond

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Fun Fun Fun Funeralopolis

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What We Have Become

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Oro: Opus Mucho Heavinessosity

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In 2012 Ufomammut* released a great, great LP Oro: Opus Primum, an atmospheric monolith of a space rocker that sounded … Continue reading Oro: Opus Mucho Heavinessosity

All That Festers, Is Not Mould

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Welcome to 1971 folks! Look at the dudes on the cover. With their far-out lady fabrics and their strung-out 1000 … Continue reading All That Festers, Is Not Mould

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Locrian Relapse

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I think rarely if ever has the contents of an LP been better represented by its cover than Locrian Infinite … Continue reading Locrian Relapse

Martian Industrial Accident

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Martian Industrial Accident

Okay so we had space 1972-style yesterday, let’s give it some space in a 2015-stylee right now* with my all-time … Continue reading Martian Industrial Accident