STORM THORGERSON.

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News:
A great interview with: Storm Thorgerson by www.DPRP.net.

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Born in '44, 15 miles north of London.

Photographer, makes album covers. Together with Aubrey Powell they start the designers-firm Hipgnosis ('68). Just like Gilmour, Mason, Barett & Waters he studied in Cambridge. Mother Waters and mother Thorgenson are best friends.

He did almost all the Pink Floyd albums except;

Relics (Nick Mason’s art),

The Wall (Gerald Scarfe & Roger Waters),

The Final Cut (concept Roger Waters).

Gilmour is his friend from the start.

In '83 he went "solo".

 

 

Artwork for: (go and see them they are marvellous)

The Nice, Elegy ('71),

Led Zepplin, Trees ('71),

Trees On The Shore ('71),

Syd Barrett,

David Gilmour,

Richard Wright,

Genesis, The Lamb lies down on Broadway,

Black Sabbath, Technical Ecstacy ('76),

Alan Parsons, (these are examples of my stationery; backgrounds for your mail with a small midi, you can use them, go to the Stationery Page).

Lumier & Son ('76),

Styx (Pieces Of Eight '78),

Peter Gabriel,

Billy Karlof ('82),

Ashra Temple,

Paul Young, video ('83),

Nik Kershaw, video of Wilde Boys ('85),

Finlay Conan

Dan Reed ('89),

Ellis Begs, Homeland ('89),

10 CC How Dare You, &

Mirror, Mirror ('95),

Richard Wright
Broken China / he did a video too for Rick.

Nigel Kenedy, Kindred Spirit ('95),

Ween, Mollusc ('97),

John Peel ('97),

Catherine Wheel, Chrome ('93), Adam & Eve. Moodswings ('97),

Bruce Dickinson, Skunktest ('96),

The Almightly ('97),

Ian Dury, Mr. Lover Pants ('98),

Healing Sixes (with Tony Levin),

Phish ('97, '98),

Dream Theatre ('98),

Scottish Opera (program booklet '98),

Cranberries ('99, very floydian).
The live album: Beneath the skin ('01) & ('02),

The Smell of Coffee (01)

Blinker the Star, Every August ('99),

Silent Buddhas, Virtual Lifers,

Gentlemen without Weapons, Transmissions,

Antharx,

Rockoptic.com ('00),

Catherine Wheel Wishful ('01),

Etnix, Your Way ('01 & again in 2002),

The Possitieve Light, Miracle Secrets use Seperate Entrance ('01).

Pink Floyd, The Wall live ('01),
& Wish You Where Here (video).

Megadeth (Rude Awaking 2002),

Muse ('04 Absolution),

The dvd Live At Pompeii and the single Money from the money-makers Pink Floyd Inc.

and more...

He did the Cover of Dougles Adams book The Hitchhikers Guide.

In '94 he made a documentary; The Rubber Universe (with a some shots of the movies from Time). His book Mind of Matters ('97) is a collection of all the Pink Art.

And this was one of his nicest jobs;

 

 

Deepest Blue '04	Mars Volta '05	Thornley '05

Pineapple Thief 2010.

 

http://www.stormthorgerson.com one of the greatest site i ever seen...

 

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Updated 30 December 2005 by Nick.
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