{"product_id":"lloyd-cole-discography-tube-map","title":"Lloyd Cole Discography Tube Map Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gift for Lloyd Cole fans who think the Commotions stopped in 1989, because this maps all seventeen albums and two of that band keep reappearing for another twenty years. They own the records already. The break-up is not where the map says it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe stations run chronologically from Rattlesnakes in 1984 to On Pain in 2023, covering the three Commotions albums and the whole solo run.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this Lloyd Cole discography tube map art makes a gift fans keep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe usual story has a band, then a break, then a solo career. The map shows something less tidy, with two Commotions lines carrying on quietly across nine albums each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot an algorithm - every connection on this map was made by hand, by an obsessive fan. Following the sleeve credits is the only way that pattern shows up at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContributing musicians on the map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLloyd Cole is credited on all seventeen albums. Neil Clark on guitar and Blair Cowan on keyboards are next, with nine stations each, spread well past the end of the Commotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLawrence Donegan and Stephen Irvine hold the other two Commotions lines across Rattlesnakes, Easy Pieces and Mainstream. Anne Dudley writes the string arrangements on that first run, and Tracey Thorn and Gary Barnacle appear in the same period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe solo records move the map to New York. Fred Maher and Robert Quine both take long runs, and Matthew Sweet, Leland Sklar, Carlos Vega, Anton Fier and Bashiri Johnson all join across the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJon Hassell brings his trumpet to Don't Get Weird on Me Babe, a record built round a string orchestra rather than a band. Later stations pick up Joan As Police Woman, Jill Sobule and Hans-Joachim Roedelius of Cluster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill Cole appears on guitar and harmony vocals on the recent albums, which is the second family name on the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow I make each print\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A2 or A1, unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUSA \/ CAN \/ AUS equivalent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eOrientation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e24 x 18 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e36 x 24 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many albums are on the map?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventeen, from Rattlesnakes in 1984 to On Pain in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the Commotions albums included?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll three, and the map shows two of that band continuing well into the solo years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho plays on the most albums apart from Lloyd Cole?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeil Clark and Blair Cowan, with nine stations each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Robert Quine on it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, across several of the American solo records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the map in release order?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. The stations run chronologically from 1984 onwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the framing options?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Music Maps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full range of gifts for music fans at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-wall-art-prints\" title=\"all music discography tube map art prints\"\u003eGifts for Music Fans collection\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-icons-tube-maps\" title=\"music icons tube maps and discography art prints\"\u003eMusic Icons collection\u003c\/a\u003e at mikebellmaps.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLloyd Cole also plays on Naked Self, so the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/the-the-art-print-of-albums-and-musicians-discography-map\" title=\"The The discography tube map art print\"\u003eThe The Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e is a direct companion piece, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/edwyn-collins-discography-tube-map\" title=\"Edwyn Collins discography tube map art print\"\u003eEdwyn Collins Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e comes from the same Scottish guitar pop era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MikeBellMaps","offers":[{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080262885751,"sku":"10-LCOLE-A2-UNF","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080262918519,"sku":"30-LCOLE-A2-BLK","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080262984055,"sku":"20-LCOLE-A1-UNF","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080263016823,"sku":"50-LCOLE-A1-BLK","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0445\/9551\/1464\/files\/LLOYD-COLE-MUSIC-MAPS-TUBE-MAP-01.jpg?v=1785847906","url":"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/it\/products\/lloyd-cole-discography-tube-map","provider":"MikeBellMaps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}