Paul Weldon is a graphic artist from Toronto, Canada, who designed a large percentage of the album covers released in Canada between 1971 and 1974. He was a founding member of Edward Bear and was also trained as an architect.

His work designing album art spans over 30 years and several genres including classic rock, 70s funk, and modern cult-indie rock. Weldon also plays the keyboard and bass player. His band Edward Bear

Edward Bear

Edward Bear was a Toronto based Canadian pop-rock group, formed originally in 1966 by Larry Evoy and Craig Hemming. The third member to join was Paul Weldon. The band signed with Capitol Records in 1969. Most of their chart successes were in the early 1970s before disbanding in 1974. Their band...

 released albums in the 70's also featuring his cover art, and he continues to play in the Toronto area .

Weldon's work includes cover art for the 1974 release of Rush

Rush (band)

Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...

's eponymous debut album, and Funkadelic

Funkadelic

Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...

's America Eats Its Young

America Eats Its Young

America Eats Its Young is the fourth album by Funkadelic, released in 1972. This was the first album to include the whole of the House Guests, including Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins, Chicken Gunnels, Rob McCollough and Kash Waddy...

, 1972.

Weldon's design often incorporates found materials (comic book clippings, dollar bills, science photos). 30 years after doing cover art for Rush's debut LP, Rush-influenced NYC indie-rockers The Negatones

The Negatones

The Negatones is a Brooklyn, New York based band, founded by siblings Jay Braun and Justin Braun with Jun Takeshta and Jesse Wallace .-Sound:The Negatones have developed a unique, genre-crossing style that often features frenetic...

commissioned Paul to do the cover art for their eponymous debut LP, which bears a similarity to the original Rush record.

External links

• [ Paul Weldon's Allmusic Page]