Stephen Averill

Founding member of The Radiators From Space, graphic designer, editor of Lonesome Highway & current Trouble Pilgrim.

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Now on sale: Death Valley '86. Limited print series of recently rediscovered photography, taken during The Joshua Tree album cover shoot. More info: https://t.co/ebCehu8M8w #u2 #joshuatree @atu2 @U2Conference @u2theearlydayz @FreebirdRecords @hotpress @U2Community @U2TOURFANS

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I am also delighted to present some limited edition prints for sale, featuring unseen photographs from my time in Death Valley with U2 in 1986 for The Joshua Tree cover shoot. Store now open at
https://t.co/rMUC7jrbWK

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U2-Y full series is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts or visit https://t.co/d51GaWiK1V #u2 #u2y #steveaverill #GraphicDesigner

Find me at https://t.co/kkt8iEfn3z

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The final chapter of U2-Y is out now. Thank you for listening & for your questions for our Q&A.
This is the end of the podcast, but not the end of the journey.

Pictured is me with partners in design/crime Gavin Friday & Anton Corbijn, somewhere in time. Photographer unknown.

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Don’t forget to get your questions in about Stephen Averill’s collaboration with #U2 up to his retirement in 2015…for the wonderful U2-Y Podcast.

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Submit your questions for inclusion at the following link. https://t.co/VASxNaEln2

Please note that we may not be able to answer every question.
We look forward to hearing from you.

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For the final chapter of U2-Y, we want to hear from you. Did we miss something? A tiny detail you would like to hear more about? Ask us anything. We will answer them live on the show, as well as a look back across the series and Steve's career up until retirement in 2015.

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U2-Y Chapter 4 - 'War' is now available on Apple and Google Podcasts.
https://t.co/cs6wec2aeS

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U2-Y: A Design Story is now available. Find it on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Stream chapters 1-3 now, with a new chapter weekly. https://t.co/cs6wec2aeS

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Announcing U2-Y.

https://t.co/i4PJQKFb5L

https://t.co/rIkW9gtUaP

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Here is a clip from my forthcoming podcast on U2 design history, where we talk a little bit
about the name.

‘U2Y’ coming soon.

#u2 #bono @U2

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In The Name of .. a Band.

I have long known that Mr B was not enamoured by the name, but like most band names, they are indelibly U2 now.

The name ‘U2’ has more in common with batteries, tape decks and spy planes, than a pun.

It was really only about one name; U2

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There also wasn’t a list per se, though I do remember some of the other names that I put down for the hell of it, which included ‘The Blazers’ and ‘The Flying Tigers’. I was always writing down possible names in a journal that were most often taken from films and literature.

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Getting acquainted with one of the cover stars of Achtung Baby in Morocco. https://t.co/V2KEm9fIgl

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30 Years of Achtung Baby. Working on early cover ideas. Taken by Anton Corbijn with U2 and Brian Eno in the Dalkey studio known as 'Dog Town'. https://t.co/ydY3kufFlU

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Happy Birthday Steve Rapid. https://t.co/QHwwbDYpUV

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@liamdv4 @MVinny69 A good line I would have gone to see the Radiators to see what they were up to after I'd left!!

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Never thought I would hear The Radiators from Space as an answer on Mastermind!

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I am saddened on hearing the news of the passing of Vaughan Oliver. His work was inspirational and will stand the test of time as one of the finest practitioners of the sleeve design art.

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'Highway' is now sold out. Thank you. There is one un-numbered, framed artist-proof available exclusively in Bi Urban, Stoneybatter in Dublin. Remaining stock still on sale at https://t.co/cisvS58kfD

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The remaining DV '86 stock is now on sale reduced from €500 to €300 for a limited time. Only 1 of the 'Highway' print remains at €350. All are signed, numbered and stamped. Thank you. https://t.co/cisvS58kfD

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#U2 #joshuatree #print #art #dv86

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The remaining DV '86 stock is now on sale reduced from €500 to €300 for a limited time. Only 1 of the 'Highway' print remains at €350. All are signed, numbered and stamped. Thank you. https://t.co/cisvS58kfD

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We have one of each of the range, except 'Car', available framed in beautiful Rockerlane Frames at €450. Available exclusively at Bi Urban in Stoneybatter. Enquire within or DM for info.