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Shusei Nagaoka (長岡秀星, Nagaoka Shūsei, November 26, 1936 – June 23, 2015) was a Japanese illustrator.[1] He is best known for his music album cover art in the 1970s and 1980s. Artists for whom he illustrated covers include Electric Light Orchestra, Earth, Wind & Fire, Deep Purple, Space, Maze, George Clinton, Kitaro, Rose Royce, Caldera, and Pure Prairie League.

Shusei Nagaoka
Born	(1936-11-26)November 26, 1936 Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Died	June 23, 2015(2015-06-23) (aged 78) Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Illustrator, Graphic Designer
Spouse	Noriko Nagaoka
Children	Masashi Nagaoka, Neal Nagaoka

He assisted in the designing of the 1970 Osaka Expo, and was selected as one of the most significant artists in 200 years of American Illustration. He received several awards, along with platinum and gold albums, in recognition of his work. Several books of his artwork have been published, and in 1981 examples of his work were launched into outer space and orbited via the Russian Mir space station.

Other companies and organizations where his work was featured included: NHK Television, TBS Japan, National Geographic, Playboy Magazine, Hustler Magazine, Penthouse Magazine, Shigeo Nagashima and Sadaharu Oh, among many others.[2]

Selected album artwork

• Spitfire - Jefferson Starship, 1976
• All 'N All - Earth, Wind & Fire, 1977
• Out of the Blue - Electric Light Orchestra, 1977[3]
• Deliverance - Space, 1977 (US edition)
• Sunbear, Sunbear, Soul Train Records, 1977
• New Horizons - The Sylvers, 1977
• When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll - Deep Purple, 1978
• The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 - Earth, Wind & Fire, 1978
• Pleasure Principle - Parlet, 1978
• Just Blue - Space, 1978
• I Am - Earth, Wind & Fire, 1979
• Dazz - Kinsman Dazz (early incarnation of the Dazz Band), 1979
• Oasis - Kitaro, 1979
• Can't Hold Back - Pure Prairie League, 1979
• Raise! - Earth, Wind & Fire, 1981

Notes

External links

• shuseinagaoka.org
• nealnagaoka.com
• Shusei Nagaoka at AllMusic
• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
• http://iki-guide.com/?p=4322

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[de] Shūsei Nagaoka

Shūsei Nagaoka (japanisch 長岡 秀星, Nagaoka Shūsei; geboren 26. November 1936 in Nagasaki (Präfektur Nagasaki); gestorben 23. Juni 2015 in Odawara, Präfektur Kanagawa) war ein japanischer Illustrator und Maler.

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- [en] Shusei Nagaoka

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[fr] Shusei Nagaoka

Shusei Nagaoka (長岡秀星, Nagaoka Shūsei?), de son vrai nom Shuzo Nagaoka[1], né le 26 novembre 1936 à Nagasaki et mort à Odawara le 23 juin 2015, est un illustrateur japonais, auteur de plusieurs pochettes d'albums musicaux célèbres dans les années 1970 et 1980. Il a notamment travaillé pour les groupes Electric Light Orchestra, Earth Wind & Fire et Deep Purple[1],[2].

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