Re-Moving Pictures

Rush album cover artist Hugh Syme explains how he devised the concept for the cover of Moving Pictures.

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From 2112’s infamous starman, through floating brain hemispheres and a kid casually kicking a skull, Hugh Syme has always been on hand to bring Rush’s musical fever dreams to life. Working for years in close conjunction with drummer Neil Peart, Syme’s work became synonymous with the Canadian trio, latterly putting a new, reimagined spin on some of their classic albums. When did you first hear the words ‘Moving Pictures’? I remember exactly where I was: sitting in my friend Gail’s home in St Catharines, Ontario, when Neil called me with the album’s title. I also recall my immediate resolve on the cover’s direction. Which was? Men in red coveralls actually moving pictures. The additional layers and triple entendres would follow. Did you spend much time at Le Studio as the…

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