Joe Jackson Art Print | Discography Tube Map

What does this Joe Jackson music art print show beyond 1979?

Joe Jackson fans are tired of him being filed under 1979. My Joe Jackson art print maps the albums in order, taking in a swing record, a film score, and a symphony along the way. One bass player stays on board for almost the whole ride.

Giclée 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.

I 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.

The stations run chronologically from Look Sharp! in 1979 to Fool in 2019.

Very few catalogues change direction this often. A new wave debut, a jump blues covers album, a Duke Ellington tribute, and a symphony all sit on the same print.

The people change with the music almost every time, which makes the one line that doesn't stand out. It rewards every closer look.

Contributing musicians on the discography tube map

Joe Jackson is credited on all twenty albums. Graham Maby is on fifteen of them, playing bass from the 1979 debut to the recent records, which is one of the longest sideman lines anywhere in my catalogue.

Gary Burke on drums and Sue Hadjopoulos on percussion each take eight stations, so the map has a genuine core underneath all the genre swerves.

The early band is short-lived. Gary Sanford plays guitar on the first four albums, and David Houghton plays drums on five, and then both lines stop.

Ed Roynesdal is the line to follow for the 1980s. He arrives on violin and ends up credited for synthesiser, vibraphone, Hammond organ and sampling across five records.

The Duke, the 2012 Ellington album, brings in Ahmir Questlove Thompson on drums for six of its tracks. Jumpin' Jive pulls in a whole horn section, and Heaven & Hell credits Jackson himself for the voices of Cynicism and Greed.

Art Print Specifications:

Each 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 A3, A2 or A1 unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.

FAQ

How many albums are on the map?
Twenty, from Look Sharp! in 1979 to Fool in 2019.

Who plays on most of them?
Graham Maby on bass, credited on 15 albums over 40 years.

Are the film score and the symphony included?
Yes. Mike's Murder, Tucker and Symphony No. 1 all appear as stations alongside the songwriting albums.

Is Questlove really on a Joe Jackson record?
Yes, drumming on six tracks of The Duke in 2012.

Is the map in release order?
Yes, chronologically from 1979 onwards.

What are the framing options?
Unframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.

Is this a Joe Jackson poster or an art print?
It fills the same spot on the wall as a Joe Jackson poster, but I print it as a museum-quality Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte and archival acid-free. It comes in A3, A2 or A1, unframed or in a wood frame.

Explore Joe Jackson’s Discography for FREE

I am turning the research behind these maps into FREE interactive radar charts, where you pick a musician and follow their line around the albums. I have not charted Joe Jackson yet, so request it here and I will research the most requested artists first. The David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan charts are free to use now.

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