Original painting REVOLUTION NOW by Dan Woods

The painting REVOLUTION NOW (of which this is a very poor reproduction) was painted by Dan Woods for the 1989 album of the same title by Captain Sensible (of The Damned fame). Both the album and the artwork were critically acclaimed. The album contained some classic material by Captain sensible including the prophetic ‘Toys Take Over’ and many other excellent songs woven together with snippets of radio and TV as well as local Brighton characters.

When the artist tried to get the artwork back from the record company he was told it “had got lost somewhere”. In those days it was still fairly common for artists to send original work in to publishers and record companies. Although many artists were getting round to using transparencies this was a time-consuming and expensive processing involving professional photographers and correct lighting to get a good quality transparency. Even then some publishers would refuse to work from the transparency for one reason or another. Nowadays most artists have digital .tiff files produced of their work, either by a professional photographer or by using their own digital camera and computer equipment.

Although it cannot be proved, it is almost certainly the case that the artwork slipped out of the back door and ended up with some fan of Captin Sensible and / or The Damned who may not even know that the painting was not legitimately acquired. This painting, if it still exists, is the rightful property of the artist Dan Woods and Artists UK will pay a reward of up to £300 for information leading directly to the restoring of this artwork, in good condition, to its rightful owner. If you have seen it anywhere or know of its present whereabouts then please contact us.