Artwork matched, each of these images have been faithfully reproduced to the highest standard. Whether lithograph or giclée printed, only top quality archival lightfast inks are used and the best papers are carefully selected. Before dispatch, each print is individually examined by Rodney Matthews, and only when he gives it his seal of approval, will he hand-sign it.
A View Over Isengard (The Lord of the Rings/Bo Hansson)
£55.00
'A View Over Isengard' adorned Bo Hansson’s The Lord of the Rings album on Charisma Records in 1979. John Howe, one of the principal concept designers...
A vinyl-sized print of 'Ambush' from the Tygers of Pan Tang album by the same name. Matthews' previous Tygers of Pan Tang album cover artwork, Crazy...
Printed to actual artwork size. This is the classic 1976 interpretation of The Rolling Stones in their long-standing line-up, but in "another time" and "another...
Another Time, Another Place II (The Rolling Stones)
£150.00
In 2015 Coda Publishing licensed Matthews' artwork 'Another Time, Another Place' for use on the cover of a limited edition bronze vinyl - a collector's anthology of...
Asia approached Matthews requesting suggestions for an album, which at the time had no title. In true Asia tradition, this title had to have an “a” at each...
Matthews' second Asia commission. Keyboardist Geoff Downes gave Rodney a fairly good idea of what was required – a confrontational scene of positive versus negative, or good...
Open edition giclée print reproduced from the original artwork titled 'Caught in the Act' Hand-signed by Rodney Matthews Finished size measures 525 (h) x 420 (w) mm Printed...
An actual-artwork sized print of Matthews' first album cover designs for the British rock band Magnum. Full Title: 'Chase the Dragon' Edition: open edition giclée print, hand-signed...
A vinyl-sized image of 'Crazy Nights' from the 1981 Tygers of Pan Tang album by the same name. Extra features include elements from the original pencil sketch as...
A commemorative print to coincide with the release of the 2019 calendar and exhibition of the same title. Full Title: 'Electric Rock' Edition: limited to only 50 giclée prints,...
From the 2014 album of the same title by Magnum. Another collaboration between Matthews and Tony Clarkin. Printed to actual artwork size. Full Title: 'Escape From the...
For a Year and a Day (The Owl and the Pussy-cat/The Progressive Rock Anthology DVD)
£120.00
Painted in 1988, this image appears in Matthews' 1990 calendar, 'Storybook Collection', published by Picture Sales; it is Matthews' rock interpretation of Edward Lear's nonsense poem The...
Illustrated for the band's 2018 album, 'Gravity' features a mantis machine in the process of destroying planet Earth. Simultaneously, a rogue planet of Jupiter-proportions, with immense...
I Saw Three Ships (Rodney Matthews, Jeff Scheetz and Friends) Print
£55.00
A fantasy vision inspired by the traditional Christmas Carol ‘I Saw Three Ships’. Matthews had this image in my mind for some thirty years, but never...
This image is featured on the solo album by Bob Catley (Magnum). Full Title: 'Immortal!' Edition: open edition giclée print, hand-signed by Rodney Matthews Size (height x...
This stunning image, replicated from his earlier artwork 'In Search of Forever', was created for the cover of Matthews' first anthology book in 1985. Full Title: 'In...
Matthews painted this image as the cover art for a collaborative music project - a new arrangement of the much loved Christmas carol 'In the Bleak Midwinter'...
Commissioned by V-Rats for their debut album in 2008. A vinyl-sized image with embellishment - the rat skull that features on the inner artwork. Full Title: 'Intelligent Design' ...
Jabberwocky (Through the Looking-Glass/Oliver Wakeman and Clive Nolan)
£120.00
This image from Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem 'Jabberwocky' is Matthews' response to a request from Wizard & Genius Posters, Zurich, for something along the lines...
Cover art commissioned by Gethsemane Rose for their album Tattered 'n' Torn. The image is derived from the track 'Jimmy's Luck'. The band described the scene to Matthews in...
One of Matthews' more recent album cover artworks for UK rock band Praying Mantis. Matthews has had a long-standing relationship with this band, going back...
Commissioned by Diamond Head for their second studio album released in 1982. The observant will notice Michael Moorcock’s albino warrior Elric making an appearance in...
Open edition, giclée print reproduced from the original artwork titled 'Lonesome Crow' Hand-signed by Rodney Matthews Finished size measures 368 (h) x 594 (w) mm Printed at Rodney...
Designed for Pace-Minerva as poster in 1981. Matthews was influenced by one of his father's paintings of a stag and alsoby some spectacular photos of the Himalayas in a...
Matthews’ first official record cover commission: Thin Lizzy’s 'New Day' EP. He discussed the design with Phil Lynott, Brian Downey and Eric Bell over a pint at...
Perhaps one of Matthews' best-known images? Commissioned by the band Nazareth in 1978 for the cover of their album titled 'No Mean City'. Over the years...
Perhaps one of Matthews' best-loved images? Commissioned in 1985 by FM Records on behalf of Magnum. The content suggestion came from Magnum’s Tony Clarkin. The Tavern’s...
Reproduced from the original pencil drawing for 'On a Story Teller's Night', which was commissioned in 1985 by FM Records on behalf of Magnum. The content suggestion...
As is customary with Magnum album art, this design was a collaboration between Tony Clarkin and Matthews. Full Title: 'On the Thirteenth Day' Edition: open edition giclée...
In 2016 Coda Publishing licensed Matthews' 1970s artwork 'Another Time, Another Place' for use on a collector's anthology album of live broadcasts by The Rolling Stones in their original...
Printed to actual size of the 1980 vinyl single of the same name by Praying Mantis. Full Title: 'Praying Mantis' Edition: open edition giclée print, hand-signed by...
A vinyl-sized image of 'Predator', commissioned for the 1982 album of the same name by Bitches Sin. Also includes a reproduction of the creature from the pencil drawing...
This image is featured on the 14th studio album by Magnum. Full Title: 'Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow' Edition: open edition giclée print, hand-signed by Rodney...
Prog Almighty: Ian Anderson meets Jon Anderson (Record Collector)
£100.00
Commissioned by Record Collector magazine for their August 2018 front cover. The image depicts two characters from each end of the prog spectrum - the...
Rivendell ~ The Last Homely House (The Lord of the Rings/Steve Hackett)
£120.00
Painted in 1987 for inclusion in Matthews' calendar 'Wondrous Tales' for the following year; it is of course inspired by JRR Tolkien’s description from The Lord...
This image was inspired by Isambard Kingdom Brunel's suspension bridge in Clifton, Bristol. Many years ago Matthews had a studio overlooking the bridge and often walked his late...
Commissioned by Paul May (guitarist/writer/producer) and Al Atkins (founder/original vocalist of Judas priest) for the first album in their Atkins/May Project trilogy. In 2008, Paul May...
A limited edition print reproduced from the original pencil drawing to commemorate Sleepwalking's 25th anniversary. In true Magnum tradition, Tony Clarkin sketched out the essence of...