Barry Godber
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The famous cover of King Crimson's debut album In the Court of the Crimson King (1969), painted by Barry Godber.
Barry Godber was an artist and computer programmer who was born in England in 1946.
Godber's claim to fame is that he painted the album cover for the King Crimson album In the Court of the Crimson King. He died in February 1970 of a heart attack, shortly after the album's release. It would be his only painting. Now owned by Robert Fripp, the lead guitarist of King Crimson, the painting remains in good company. Fripp had this to say about Godber:
| “ | Barry Godber was not a painter but a computer programmer. That painting was the only one he ever did. He was a friend of Peter Sinfield, and died in 1970 of a heart attack at age 24. Peter brought this painting in and the band loved it. I recently recovered the original from EG's offices because they kept it exposed to bright light, at the risk of ruining it, so I ended up removing it. The face on the outside is the Schizoid Man, and on the inside it's the Crimson King. If you cover the smiling face, the eyes reveal an incredible sadness. What can one add? It reflects the music.[1] | ” |
