HIPGNOSIS
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Hipgnosis was an English art design group based in London[1] that specialised in creating cover art for the albums of rock musicians and bands. Notable commissions included work for Pink Floyd, T. Rex, the Pretty Things, Black Sabbath, UFO, 10cc, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Scorpions, Yes, The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Def Leppard, Paul McCartney & Wings, the Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Electric Light Orchestra, the Police, Rainbow, Styx, Pezband, XTC and Al Stewart.
Hipgnosis consisted primarily of Cambridge natives Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell, and later Peter Christopherson.[2] The group dissolved in 1983, though Thorgerson worked on album designs until his death on 18 April 2013, and Powell works in film and video, most notably with Paul McCartney, The Who, and Monty Python's Flying Circus, and is the creative director for both Pink Floyd and its member David Gilmour.
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I've heard of them, I've read their name on numerous album covers!
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Hipgnosis did all of Led Zeppelin's albums!
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Thanks!! I was hoping someone would like this! It's amazing how much they have done and how little we seem to hear of them.
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SurSteven wrote:
Thanks!! I was hoping someone would like this! It's amazing how much they have done and how little we seem to hear of them.
Thanks for starting this thread SurSteven, its about time Hipgnosis gets their recognition!
