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Frank Frazetta (born Frank Frazzetta (/frΙΛzΙtΙ/)) was an US fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for work in comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, record-album covers, and other media, also known for his art work on under others Molly Hatchet, Dust, Nazareth, Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force, Wolfmother and Metal Blade Records’ Frazetta Picture Disc. Ken Kelley was the nephew of Frank Frazetta’s wife Eleanor “Ellie” Frazetta (nΓ©e Kelly; 1935β2009).Β
Conan the Adventurer (1966) cover artwork by Frank Frazetta
Some of the album covers he did was Dust – Hard Attack (1972) and Molly Hatchet – Beatin’ the Odds (1980).
Dust’s second album Hard Attack is on Greg Lindstrom’s Top Thirty list and the song Pull Away / So Many TimesΒ was included on Greg Lindstrom’s Heavy Rockin’ Raw compilation CD. Here is a review by Robert Garven from 28 Mar 2008 for Dust’s self-titled debut album:
These guys were a great band, not sure what happened to Marc Bell’s drumming in the Ramone’s, but here it is great. I also like their second album [Hard Attack] better but make no mistake these guys rocked. The band I was in was inspired by Frank Frazetta’s paintings on Hard Attack and wanted one on our first album, however a country rock band [Molly Hatchet] got the one we wanted entitled “Berserker” and we got “Stormbringer”, which has humbled me to this day.
The drummer (Marc Bell aka Marky Ramone) is well known for the Ramones and bass (Kenny Aaronson) is well known for recorded or performed with several notable artists such as Bob Dylan, Rick Derringer, Billy Idol, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Foghat, Sammy Hagar from Van Halen, Billy Squier, New York Dolls, Hall and Oates and The Yardbirds. Both of Dust’s albums are available at AmazonΒ and eBay.
Beatin’ the Odds didn’t paint any of Cirith Ungol’s covers, but one of his paintings were supposed to be used on the Frost and Fire LP.
At the time we wanted a “Sword and Sorcery” theme cover called “Berserker” by Frank Frazetta, a famous sword and sorcery artist, but it was taken by the country rock band MOLLY HATCHET!
Robert Garven
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- The Berserker (1967)
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- Conan the Conqueror – Volume Three of the Complete Conan (1967) written by Robert Erwin Howard
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- Cirith Ungol – Frost and Fire cover artwork by Frank Frazetta
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- Conan: The Phenomenon (2013) Foreword by Michael Moorcock
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- The Berserker (1967)
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- The left T-shirt: The Berserker
Beatin’ the Odds is available at Amazon and eBay.
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- The Silver Warrior (1972)
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- The Silver Warriors (Sep 1973), written by Michael Moorcock
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- Frazetta (Picture Disc) (2016) Compilation
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- The left T-shirt: Silver Warrior
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- The Cirith Ungol song Darkness Weaves is originally written by Karl Edward Wagner, re-issued cover artwork by Frank Frazetta (1978, original from 1970)
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- Bootleg cassette, 2019: Live Roxy Club L.A. C.A. 1983
Intro has few words by Michael Whelan. The videoblog Sea of Tranquility forΒ Pete Pardo.Β
Source:
- Frank Frazetta – The Life And Works Of The Master Artist
- The Unofficial Frank Frazetta Fantasy Art Gallery
- Frazetta Girls – Official Frank Frazetta Web Store- SciFi Art + Conan
- ISFDB
- Discogs
- Metal-Archives
- Wikipedia
- Frazetta (Picture Disc)Β (2016)
- Conan and Elric comic
- FB
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