Storm Elvin Thorgerson (28 February 1944 – 18 April 2013) was an English

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and music video director. He is best known for closely working with the group

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through most of their career, and also created album or other art for

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, UFO,

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and Catherine Wheel.

Early life

Thogerson, who was of Norwegian descent, was born in

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(now part of Hertfordshire). He attended Summerhill School, Brunswick Primary School in

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, and the Cambridgeshire High School for Boys with Pink Floyd founders

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, who was in the year below him, and

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, who was in the year above him. Thorgerson and Waters played rugby together at school, while Thorgerson's mother Vanji and Waters' mother Mary were close friends. He studied English and Philosophy at the

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, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours, before studying Film and Television at the

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, where he graduated with a

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degree. He was a teenage friend of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and best man at Gilmour's wedding to Polly Samson in 1994.

Career

In 1968, along with Aubrey Powell, he founded the graphic art group

Hipgnosis Hipgnosis were an English art design group based in London, that specialised in creating album cover artwork for rock musicians and bands. Their commissions included work for Pink Floyd, T. Rex, the Pretty Things, Black Sabbath, UFO, 10cc, ...

, and between them they designed many famous single and album covers, with Peter Christopherson joining them for their later commissions.The photodesigns of Hipgnosis The Goodbye look. Vermillion Hutchinson Publishing Group. 1982 In 1983, following the dissolution of Hipgnosis, Thorgerson and Powell formed Greenback Films, producing music videos. In the early nineties, Thorgerson inaugurated

StormStudios Storm Elvin Thorgerson (28 February 1944 – 18 April 2013) was an English graphic designer and music video director. He is best known for closely working with the group Pink Floyd through most of their career, and also created album or other ar ...

along with

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—a loose group of freelancers. The line up included Rupert Truman (photographer), Finlay Cowan (designer and illustrator), Daniel Abbott (designer and artist), Lee Baker (creative retoucher and designer), and Jerry Sweet (designer) along with Thorgerson's personal assistants, Laura Truman (prints), and Charlotte Barnes. Perhaps Thorgerson's most famous designs are those for

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, '' ''Q'' magazine'', 1992 His design for ''

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'' has been called one of the greatest album covers of all time. Designed by Thorgerson and Hipgnosis, the artwork for the cover itself was drawn by George Hardie, a designer at NTA Studios. Many of Thorgerson's designs are notable for their surreal elements. He often places objects out of their traditional contexts, especially with vast spaces around them, to give them an awkward appearance while highlighting their beauty. To quote Thorgerson, "I like photography because it is a reality medium, unlike drawing which is unreal. I like to mess with reality ... to bend reality. Some of my works beg the question of is it real or not?" Grave of Storm Thorgerson in Highgate Cemetery

Grave of Storm Thorgerson in Highgate Cemetery

Over the years, Thorgerson and his team designed and released several books about their work. The first, published in 1989, was titled ''Classic Album Covers of 60s''. ''The Gathering Storm – A Quartet in Several Parts'' was the final book Thorgerson worked on with his team and it was completed just before his death in April 2013. The book was released in September 2013 and includes album covers artwork, photographs, and anecdotes, spanning five decades from his early work with Hipgnosis through to StormStudios. In 2013, '' Prog Magazine'' renamed its Grand Design Award after Thorgerson. It is now known as the Storm Thorgerson Grand Design Award and will be given to the designer of the year's best-packaged product. Thorgerson had won the 2012 award for his continued work with Pink Floyd. In 2015 a film documentary, '' Taken By Storm'', was released on DVD and web streaming.

Health problems and death

In 2003, Thorgerson suffered a stroke, from which he was partially paralysed. He was later diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer which eventually led to his death in London on 18 April 2013, at the age of 69. After Thorgerson's death, David Gilmour released a statement describing him as "a constant force in my life, both at work and in private, a shoulder to cry on, and a great friend". A post on the official Pink Floyd website called him a "graphic genius". Pink Floyd drummer

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said that he was a "tireless worker right up to the end". He is buried on the eastern side of

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Works

Album cover designs (1968–2014)

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The Going's Easy ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

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Greg Friedman Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory (given name), Gregory. Greg (more commonly spelled "Gregg (surname), Gregg") is also a surname. People with the name *Greg Abbott (disambiguation), multiple peopl ...

**''Can't Talk Now'' (2013) *Gun **''Gun Sight'' (1969) *

goodbyemotel Goodbyemotel (stylised as goodbyemotel) is a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2008. They are currently based out of Brooklyn, New York. The band attracted attention after live performances at several CMJ music festivals, and after ...

**''If'' (2014) *

Goose A goose (plural, : geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family (biology), family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera ''Anser (bird), Anser'' (the grey geese and white geese) and ''Branta'' (the black geese). Some o ...

**''Synrise'' (2012) *Healing Sixes **''Enormosound'' (2002) * Heavy Metal Kids **''Kitsch'' (1977) *

**'' Pink Bubbles Go Ape'' (1991) *

Herman Rarebell Herman Rarebell (born 18 November 1949 as Hermann Josef Erbel) is a German musician, best known as the drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions from 1977 to 1995, during which time he played on eight studio albums. Aside from playing drums, Rar ...

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Nip in the Bud ''Nip'' is an ethnic slur against people of Japanese descent and origin. The word ''Nip'' is an abbreviation from ''Nippon'' (日本), the Japanese name for Japan. History The earliest recorded occurrence of the slur seems to be in the ''Time ...

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Mr. Love Pants ''Mr. Love Pants'' is a 1998 album by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, released on East Central One under Dury's own label Ronnie Harris Records (named after his accountant). History The album would be the last studio album he would make before ...

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John Wetton John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. Known for his dexterous bass playing and booming baritone voice, Wetton first gained fame in the early 1970s. Wetton was the singer and p ...

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Caught in the Crossfire ''Caught in the Crossfire'' is 2010 American crime drama film directed by Brian A Miller. It stars Adam Rodríguez, 50 Cent, and Richard T. Jones. The film was released direct-to-DVD on July 20, 2010. Plot Two detectives caught in a crossfir ...

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Jon Anderson John Roy Anderson (born 25 October 1944) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire. He was a member of the band across thre ...

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Olias of Sunhillow ''Olias of Sunhillow'' is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Jon Anderson, released in July 1976 by Atlantic Records. When the progressive rock band Yes took a break in activity in August 1975 for each member to record a solo al ...

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**'' In the Spirit of Things'' (1988) * Katia and Marielle Labèque **''Gladrags'' (1983) * Kennedy **''Kreisler'' (1998) (Unused artwork) * Korda Marshall **''

Now We Breathe Now most commonly refers to the present time. Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to: Organizations * Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization * National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization * N ...

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'' (1976) **'' The Song Remains the Same'' (1976) **'' In Through the Out Door'' (1979) **'' Coda'' (1982) *

Leisure Cruise Leisure has often been defined as a quality of experience or as free time. Free time is time spent away from business, work, job hunting, domestic chores, and education, as well as necessary activities such as eating and sleeping. Leisure a ...

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Leo Sayer Gerard Hugh "Leo" Sayer (born 21 May 1948) is an English-Australian singer and songwriter whose singing career has spanned five decades. He has been an Australian citizen and resident since 2009. Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom ...

**'' Living in a Fantasy'' (1980) *Life **''Life After Death'' (1974) * London Posse **''"London Posse"'' (single) (1987) *Machineri **''Machineri'' (2012) *

The Mars Volta The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership for ...

**'' De-Loused in the Comatorium'' (2003) ***" Inertiatic ESP" single (2003) ***"

Televators ''De-Loused in the Comatorium'' (commonly referred to as ''De-Loused'') is the debut studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta, released on June 24, 2003, on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Records. Based on a short ...

" single (2003) **'' Frances the Mute'' (2005) ***" The Widow" single (2005) **'' Amputechture'' (2006) (original artwork) * Marvin, Welch & Farrar **'' Marvin, Welch & Farrar'' (1971) **''Second Opinion'' (1971) *

Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal along wi ...

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Rude Awakening Rudeness (also called effrontery) is a display of actual or perceived disrespect by not complying with the Norm (social), social norms or etiquette of a group or culture. These norms have been established as the essential personal boundaries, b ...

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Mick Taylor Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, he appeared on: '' Let It Bleed'' ...

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'' (1979) *Midnight Flyer **''Midnight Flyer'' (1981) *

Mike Oldfield Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...

**'' Earth Moving'' (1989) ***'' Earth Moving'' single (1989) * Mike Rutherford **''

Smallcreep's Day ''Smallcreep's Day'' is Peter Currell Brown's only novel and was first published by Victor Gollancz Ltd in 1965. The story is a surreal satire on modern industrial life. The novel was written while the author worked at R A Lister and Company in ...

'' (1980) * Moodswings **''Psychedelicatessen'' (1997) *

The Moody Blues The Moody Blues were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1964, initially consisting of keyboardist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist Ray Thomas, guitarist Denny Laine, drummer Graeme Edge and bassist Clint Warwick. The group c ...

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Caught Live + 5 ''Caught Live + 5'' is a live album by The Moody Blues, consisting of a 12 December 1969 live show at the Royal Albert Hall and five previously unreleased studio recordings from 1967 to 1968. The band's performance was a popular and critical ...

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Absolution Absolution is a traditional theological term for the forgiveness imparted by ordained Christian priests and experienced by Christian penitents. It is a universal feature of the historic churches of Christendom, although the theology and the pr ...

'' (2003) ***" Butterflies and Hurricanes" single (2004) **'' Black Holes and Revelations'' (2006) **" Uprising" single (2009) * Nazareth **'' Rampant'' (1974) **''

Hair of the Dog "Hair of the dog", short for "hair of the dog that bit you", is a colloquial expression in the English language predominantly used to refer to alcohol that is consumed with the aim of lessening the effects of a hangover. Many other languages ha ...

'' (1975) **'' Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll'' (1976) * Neil Ardley **''Harmony of the Spheres'' (1978) *

The Nice The Nice were an English progressive rock band active in the late 1960s. They blended rock, jazz and classical music and were keyboardist Keith Emerson's first commercially successful band. The group was formed in 1967 by Emerson, Lee Jack ...

**'' Five Bridges'' (1970) **''

Elegy An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, and in English literature usually a lament for the dead. However, according to ''The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy'', "for all of its pervasiveness ... the 'elegy' remains remarkably ill defined: sometime ...

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Autumn '67 – Spring '68 ''Autumn '67 – Spring '68'' is a 1972 compilation by the England, English psychedelic rock and progressive rock group the Nice. The album consists of outtakes and alternate versions of previously released songs, which were recorded between Au ...

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**'' Fictitious Sports'' (1981) * O.A.R. **'' Stories of a Stranger'' (2005) *

The Offspring The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead gui ...

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Splinter A splinter (also known as a sliver) is a fragment of a larger object, or a foreign body that penetrates or is purposely injected into a body. The foreign body must be lodged inside tissue to be considered a splinter. Splinters may cause initia ...

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Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. On ...

**'' Tug of War'' (1982) *

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Pendulum A pendulum is a weight suspended from a wikt:pivot, pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting, Mechanical equilibrium, equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that ...

**'' Immersion'' (2010) *

**'' Slip Stitch and Pass'' (1997) * The Pineapple Thief **'' Someone Here Is Missing'' (2010) *

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A Saucerful of Secrets ''A Saucerful of Secrets'' is the second studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 28 June 1968 by EMI Columbia in the United Kingdom and on 27 July 1968 in the United States by Tower Records. During recording, the mental ...

'' (1968) **'' More'' (1969) **''

Ummagumma ''Ummagumma'' is the fourth album by English rock band Pink Floyd. It is a double album and it was released on 7 November 1969 by Harvest Records. The first disc consists of live recordings from concerts at Mothers Club in Birmingham and the ...

'' (1969) **'' Atom Heart Mother'' (1970) **'' Meddle'' (1971) **'' Obscured by Clouds'' (1972) **''

'' (1973) **'' A Nice Pair'' (1973) **'' Wish You Were Here'' (1975) **''

Animals Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motilit ...

'' (1977) **'' A Collection of Great Dance Songs'' (1981) **'' A Momentary Lapse of Reason'' (1987) **'' Delicate Sound of Thunder'' (1988) **'' Shine On'' (1992) **'' The Division Bell'' (1994) **'' P*U*L*S*E'' (1995), including the blinking LED light that was featured in early CD packaging. **''

Relics In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tang ...

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Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 ''Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81'' is a live album released by Pink Floyd in 2000. It is a live rendition of '' The Wall'', produced and engineered by James Guthrie, with tracks selected from the August 1980 and June 19 ...

'' (2000) **'' Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd'' (2001) **'' Oh, by the Way'' (2007) **'' The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door'' (2011) *

The Plea A plea is an answer to a claim in a criminal court case. Plea may also refer to: * ''Plea'' (bug), a genus of bugs in the family Pleidae * ''The Plea'' (film), a Soviet film * The Plea (band), an Irish music band * Alassane Pléa, French footba ...

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The Police The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Poli ...

**''" De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da''" (single) (1980) *

Powderfinger Powderfinger were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up in 2010, the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins and drum ...

**'' Golden Rule'' (2009) * Pretty Things **'' Parachute'' (1970) **''

Freeway Madness ''Freeway Madness'' is the sixth album by the English rock band Pretty Things. It was released in late 1972 on Warner Bros. Records and reissued by Warner Bros. imprint The Medicine Label in 1995 with additional liner notes from Phil May.. It ...

'' (1972) **'' Silk Torpedo'' (1974) **''

Savage Eye ''Savage Eye'' is the eighth album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released in 1976. It was their second and last album on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records. The band broke up later the same year after the departure of lead singer Phil M ...

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Cross Talk ''Cross Talk'', released in 1980, is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things. Track listing # "I'm Calling" ( Phil May, Pete Tolson) – 4:06 # "Edge of the Night" (May, Wally Waller) – 3:19 # "Sea of Blue" (May, Tols ...

'' (1980) *

Program the Dead Program, programme, programmer, or programming may refer to: Business and management * Program management, the process of managing several related projects * Time management * Program, a part of planning Arts and entertainment Audio * Progra ...

**''Program The Dead'' (2005) * Quatermass **'' Quatermass'' (1970) *

Queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

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Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

'' (1981) (Unused artwork) **''" Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)"'' (single) (1982) *

Rainbow A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows ...

**'' Difficult to Cure'' (1981) **'' Straight Between the Eyes'' (1982) **''

Bent Out of Shape ''Bent Out of Shape'' is the seventh studio album released by the British hard rock band Rainbow. It was originally released in August 1983 as an LP and cassette. The cassette featured several longer edits compared to the vinyl version. It was ...

'' (1983) *Ragga and the Jack Magic Orchestra **''Ragga and the Jack Magic Orchestra'' (1997) * Ralph McTell **''Slide Away the Screen'' (1979) *

Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. Their music incorporates elements of alternative rock, f ...

** '' Stadium Arcadium'' (2006) (unused) *

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass id ...

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Prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...

'' (1972) **'' Ashes Are Burning'' (1973) **'' Turn of the Cards'' (1974) **'' Scheherazade and Other Stories'' (1975) **'' A Song for All Seasons'' (1978) * Rick Wakeman **''

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...

'' (1981) * Rick Wright **'' Wet Dream'' (1978) **'' Broken China'' (1996) * Rival Sons ** Pressure & Time (2011) *

Robert Plant Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin for all of its existence from 1968 until 1980, when the band broke up following th ...

**'' The Principle of Moments'' (1983) **''" Big Log"'' (single) (1983) * Roger Chapman **''"The Drum"'' (single) (1987) * Roger Taylor **''

Fun in Space ''Fun in Space'' is the debut solo album by English musician Roger Taylor, the drummer of Queen. It was released on 6 April 1981 in the UK and 9 May in the US. The album peaked at number 18 in the British charts, while it performed poorly in the ...

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Roy Harper Roy Harper may refer to: * Roy Harper (character), DC Comics character *Roy Harper (footballer) (born 1929), Australian footballer *Roy Harper (referee) (died 1969), English football referee * Roy Harper (singer) (born 1941), English musician * Roy ...

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Lifemask ''Lifemask'' is the sixth album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper, and was first released in 1973 by Harvest Records. History ''Lifemask'' was written by Harper during a period of illness when HHT, which lead ...

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Valentine A valentine is a card or gift given on Valentine's Day, or one's sweetheart. Valentine or Valentines may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Valentine (name), a given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional char ...

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Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion ''Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion'' is a live double album released in 1974 by Roy Harper. History The album's liner notes state the tracks were ''"recorded at various concerts in England at one time or another"''. Two of the songs were r ...

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Bullinamingvase ''Bullinamingvase'' (a wordplay on "Bull in a Ming vase") is the ninth studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1977 by Harvest Records. In the United States the album was released ...

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Sammy Hagar Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose and subsequently launched a successful solo ca ...

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Saxon The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic * * * * peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country ( Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the No ...

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Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although oft ...

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Animal Magnetism Animal magnetism, also known as mesmerism, was a protoscientific theory developed by German doctor Franz Mesmer in the 18th century in relation to what he claimed to be an invisible natural force (''Lebensmagnetismus'') possessed by all liv ...

'' (1980) **'' Blackout'' (1982) (Unused artwork) *

The Shadows The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters) were an English instrumental rock group, who dominated the British popular music charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s, in the pre- Beatles era. They served as the backing band for Cliff Richar ...

**'' Rockin' with Curly Leads'' (1973) **'' Specs Appeal'' (1975) * Shpongle **''

Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland ''Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland'' is the fourth studio album by Shpongle released on 2 November 2009. The album's track list was released on 12 August via Twisted Records (UK)'s website. Songs from the album began to trickle to the publ ...

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Slow Earth In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a scalar quantit ...

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Latitude and 023 In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude is given as an angle that ranges from –90° at the south pole to 90° at the north ...

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Steve Hillage Stephen Simpson Hillage (born 2 August 1951) is an English musician, best known as a guitarist. He is associated with the Canterbury scene and has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his solo recordings he has been a me ...

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Green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by ...

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Steve Miller Band The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group had a string of mid- to late-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock, as ...

**'' Bingo!'' (2010) **'' Let Your Hair Down'' (2011) *

Strawbs Strawbs (or The Strawbs) are an English rock band founded in 1964 as the Strawberry Hill Boys. The band started out as a bluegrass group, but eventually moved on to other styles such as folk rock and progressive rock. They are best known ...

**'' Deadlines'' (1977) *

Styx In Greek mythology, Styx (; grc, Στύξ ) is a river that forms the boundary between Earth (Gaia) and the Underworld. The rivers Acheron, Cocytus, Lethe, Phlegethon, and Styx all converge at the centre of the underworld on a great marsh, ...

**'' Pieces of Eight'' (1978) **''

Cyclorama A cyclorama is a panoramic image on the inside of a cylindrical platform, designed to give viewers standing in the middle of the cylinder a 360° view, and also a building designed to show a panoramic image. The intended effect is to make vie ...

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**'' The Madcap Laughs'' (1970) **'' Barrett'' (1970) **''

'' (1974) **'' An Introduction to Syd Barrett'' (2010) * Toe Fat **'' Toe Fat'' (1970) **'' Toe Fat 2'' (1971) * Tony Carey **''Some Tough City'' (1984) * Thornley **'' Come Again'' (2004) **''

Tiny Pictures ''Tiny Pictures'' is the second and final studio album by Canadian rock band Thornley. The album was released in Canada on February 10, 2009, and in the U.S. on February 3, 2010. The first single, "Make Believe," was released to radio on Decem ...

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Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle were an English music and visual arts group formed in 1975 in Kingston upon Hull by Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Christopherson, and Chris Carter. They are widely regarded as pioneers of industrial music. Evolv ...

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20 Jazz Funk Greats ''20 Jazz Funk Greats'' is the third studio album by British industrial music group Throbbing Gristle, released in December 1979 by the band's label Industrial Records. It is known for its tongue-in-cheek title and artwork, and has been hailed ...

'' (1979) **'' Heathen Earth'' (1980) *

Thunder Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending upon the distance from and nature of the lightning, it can range from a long, low rumble to a sudden, loud crack. The sudden increase in temperature and hence pressure caused by the lightning pr ...

**'' Laughing on Judgement Day'' (1992) **'' Behind Closed Doors'' (1995) *

T. Rex ''Tyrannosaurus'' is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. The species ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' (''rex'' meaning "king" in Latin), often called ''T. rex'' or colloquially ''T-Rex'', is one of the best represented theropods. ''Tyrannosaurus'' liv ...

**'' Electric Warrior'' (1971) * Twink **''

Think Pink In their most common sense, the terms thought and thinking refer to conscious cognitive processes that can happen independently of sensory stimulation. Their most paradigmatic forms are judging, reasoning, concept formation, problem solving, an ...

'' (1970) * UFO **''

Phenomenon A phenomenon (plural, : phenomena) is an observable event. The term came into its modern Philosophy, philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon, which ''cannot'' be directly observed. Kant was heavily influe ...

'' (1974) **'' Force It'' (1975) **'' No Heavy Petting'' (1976) **''

Lights Out Lights Out may refer to: Events and times * Institutional, and thence colloquial, term for bedtime *Lights Out (event), an event in the UK on 4 August 2014 to commemorate the start of World War I * Lights Out Hong Kong, a campaign to protest air ...

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Obsession Obsession may refer to: Psychology * Celebrity worship syndrome, obsessive addictive disorder to a celebrity's personal and professional life * Fixation (psychology), a persistent attachment to an object or idea * Idée fixe (psychology), a p ...

'' (1978) **'' Strangers in the Night'' (1979) **'' No Place to Run'' (1980) **'' The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent'' (1981) **'' Making Contact'' (1983) **''Headstone: The Best Of UFO'' (1983) * UK **''

Danger Money ''Danger Money'' is the second and final studio album by the progressive rock supergroup U.K., featuring John Wetton, Eddie Jobson and Terry Bozzio. It was released by E.G. Records / Polydor in March 1979. Early versions of "The Only Thing She ...

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Umphrey's McGee Umphrey's McGee is an American jam band originally from South Bend, Indiana. The band experiments with many musical styles, including rock, metal, funk, jazz, blues, reggae, electronic, bluegrass, country, and folk. They have toured regu ...

**'' Safety in Numbers'' (2006) **''

The Bottom Half ''The Bottom Half'' is the fifth album from progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee recorded during the band's 2005/2006 sessions of their previous studio effort ''Safety in Numbers''. The first disc contains complete songs that were initiall ...

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Uno Uno or UNO may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Television * "Uno" (''Better Call Saul''), premiere episode of the American TV series ''Better Call Saul'' * ''Uno'' (film), a 2004 Norwegian drama film * Rai Uno, an Italian TV channel **' ...

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Mode. Set. Clear. ''Mode. Set. Clear.'' is the debut album by New Zealand alternative rock band Villainy, released in New Zealand on 19 October 2012, and distributed by Universal Records. The album received the award for Best Rock Album at the 2013 New Zealand M ...

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Voyager Voyager may refer to: Computing and communications * LG Voyager, a mobile phone model manufactured by LG Electronics * NCR Voyager, a computer platform produced by NCR Corporation * Voyager (computer worm), a computer worm affecting Oracle ...

**''Halfway Hotel'' (1979) **''Act of Love'' (1980) * Wax **''

American English American English, sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States. English is the most widely spoken language in the United States and in most circumstances ...

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A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes ''A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes'' is the third and final studio album from the British duo Wax, released in 1989. The majority of the album was produced by Peter Collins, with four tracks produced by members Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman. ...

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**'' The Mollusk'' (1997) *

Wishbone Ash Wishbone Ash are a British Rock music, rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular albums included ''Wishbone Ash (album), Wishbone Ash'' (1970), ''Pilgrimage (Wishbone Ash album), Pilgrimage'' (1971), ''Argus (alb ...

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Pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, aft ...

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Argus Argus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek word ''Argos''. It may refer to: Greek mythology * See Argus (Greek myth) for mythological characters named Argus **Argus (king of Argos), son of Zeus (or Phoroneus) and Niobe **Argus (son of Ar ...

'' (1972) **'' Wishbone Four'' (1973) **''

Live Dates This is the complete discography of the Rock music, rock band Wishbone Ash. Over the years they have released 24 studio albums, 12 live albums, 10 compilation albums and 20 singles. Albums Studio albums Other albums Live albums Compilatio ...

'' (1973) **'' There's the Rub'' (1974) **''

New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian province ...

'' (1976) **''

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'' (1977) **'' Front Page News'' (1977) **'' No Smoke Without Fire'' (1978) **'' Just Testing'' (1980) **'' Live Dates 2'' (1980) *

Wings A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is exp ...

**'' Band on the Run'' (1973) **'' Venus and Mars'' (1975) **'' Wings at the Speed of Sound'' (1976) **''

Wings over America ''Wings over America'' is a triple live album by the British–American rock band Wings, released in December 1976. The album was recorded during the American leg of the band's 1975–76 Wings Over the World tour. It peaked at number 8 on the U ...

'' (1976) **'' London Town'' (1978) **'' Wings Greatest'' (1978) **'' Back to the Egg'' (1979) * The Wombats **''

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'' (2011) * XTC **'' Go 2'' (1978) *

**'' Going for the One'' (1977) **'' Tormato'' (1978) * Yumi Matsutoya **''Sakuban Oaisimashō'' (1981) **''Voyager'' (1983) **''Train Of Thought'' (VHS film) (1984) **''"Setsugekka"'' (single) (2003) * Younger Brother **'' Last Days of Gravity'' (2007) **''

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'' (2011) * Yourcodenameis:milo **'' Rapt. Dept.'' (2005) **''17'' (2005) **'' Ignoto'' (2005)

Music videos

– "The Power of Love" (1982) * Paul Young – " Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" (1983) *

– "Street of Dreams" (1983) *

– " Big Log" (1983) *

– "

Owner of a Lonely Heart "Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a song by British progressive rock band Yes. It is the first track and single from their eleventh studio album, ''90125'' (1983), and was released in October 1983. Written primarily by guitarist and singer Trevor ...

" (1983) * Intaferon - "Get Out of London" (1983) * Kevin Kitchen – "Tight Spot" (1984) * Nik Kershaw – " Wouldn't It Be Good" (1984) * David Gilmour – "Blue Light" (1984) * David Gilmour – "All Lovers Are Deranged" (1984) * Nik Kershaw – " The Riddle" (1984) * Nik Kershaw – " Wide Boy (1984) * Nik Kershaw – "Don Quixote" (1985) *

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– " Now Voyager" (1985) * Belouis Some – "

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" (1985) * Belouis Some – " Some People" (1985) * Glass Tiger – " Thin Red Line" (1985) * Glass Tiger – "Someday" (1985) * Ministry – "Over the Shoulder" (1985) * The Cult – " Love Removal Machine" (1987) *

– " Learning to Fly" (1987) * Pink Floyd – " The Dogs of War" (1987) * Wax – "

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" (1987) * Wax – "

" (1987) * Wax – " In Some Other World" (1988) * Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – "

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" (1989) *

– " Tattooed Millionaire" (1990) * Bruce Dickinson – " All the Young Dudes" (1990) *

– "

Kids of the Century "Kids of the Century" is a song and single by German power metal band Helloween taken from the album ''Pink Bubbles Go Ape''. This is the first Helloween single with Roland Grapow playing guitars, replacing Kai Hansen. They made a promo video at ...

" (1991) *

– "Turn It Up" (1993) * Pink Floyd – " High Hopes" (1994) * Richard Wright – " Night Of a Thousand Furry Toys" (1996)

Books

* Thorgerson, S. and Dean, R. (eds), ''Album Cover Album''. A&W Visual Library, New York & Dragon's World, Limpsfield, 1977. . Republished by Harper Design / Collins Design and Ilex Publishing, 2008. . * Dean, R. and Howells, D. (compilers) and Thorgerson, S. (ed.), ''Album Cover Album, Volume 2''. A&W Visual Library, New York & Dragon's World, Limpsfield, 1982. . * Dean, R. and Thorgerson, S. (compilers), ''Album Cover Album, Volume 5''. Dragon's World / Paper Tiger, Limpsfield, 1989. . * Oliver, V., Thorgerson, S. and Dean, R. (compilers), ''Album Cover Album, Volume 6''. Paper Tiger, Limpsfield, 1992. . * Thorgerson, S. and Christopherson, P. (eds), ''"Hands Across The Water" - Wings Tour USA. Photographs by Hipgnosis.'' Dragon's World, Limpsfield and Reed Books, Los Angeles, 1978. . * Thorgerson, S., compiled by Hipgnosis and George Hardie. ''The Work of Hipgnosis - "Walk Away René"''. Paper Tiger / Dragon's World, Limpsfield, 1978. . * Thorgerson, S. et al., ''The Photo Designs of Hipgnosis: The Goodbye Look''. Vermilion, London, 1982. . * Thorgerson, S., ''Classic Album Covers of the 60s''. Paper Tiger, London, 1989. . * Thorgerson, S. and Powell, A., ''100 Best Album Covers - The Stories Behind The Sleeves''. Dorling Kindersley, London, 1999. . * ''Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink FLoyd'': ** Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., 1st ed., Sanctuary Publishing, London, 1997. . ** Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., 2nd ed., Sanctuary Publishing, London, 2000. . ** Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., 3rd ed., Sanctuary Publishing, London, 2003. . ** Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., 4th ed., Omnibus Press, London, 2007. . ** Thorgerson, S., 5th ed., Omnibus Press, London, 2015. . * Thorgerson, S., Curzon, P. and Crossland, J., ''Eye Of The Storm: The Album Graphics of Storm Thorgerson''. Sanctuary, London, 1999. . * Thorgerson, S. and Curzon, P., ''Taken By Storm: The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson: A Retrospective''. Omnibus Press, London, 2007. . * Thorgerson, S. and Powell, A., ''For The Love of Vinyl: The Album Art of Hipgnosis''. PictureBox, New York, 2008. . * Curzon, P. and Thorgerson, S., ''The Raging Storm - The Album Graphics of StormStudios''. De Milo and StormStudios, 2011. . * Truman, R. and Thorgerson, S., ''Riding Along in my Automobile: The American Cars of Cuba''. De Milo and StormStudios, London, 2012. . * Thorgerson, S., ''The Gathering Storm - A Quartet in Several Parts: The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson''. De Milo and StormStudios, London, 2013. . * Powell, A., ''Hipgnosis Portraits''. Thames & Hudson, 2014. . * Powell, A. (foreword by P. Gabriel), ''Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art - The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue''. Thames & Hudson, 2017. .

References

External links

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Interview with "Floydian Slip" host Craig Bailey, September 1997BBC Feature and audio interviewBBC Article on Thorgerson's work: Audio slideshow: Storm's sleevesTateShots: Storm Thorgerson on Magritte
The artist talks about the influence of Magritte on his work. 21 July 2011 * * by Younger Brother (video, 8 mins, 2010) {{DEFAULTSORT:Thorgerson, Storm Album-cover and concert-poster artists Alumni of the Royal College of Art Alumni of the University of Leicester Burials at Highgate Cemetery Deaths from cancer in England English film directors English graphic designers English music video directors English people of Norwegian descent People educated at Summerhill School People from Potters Bar 1944 births 2013 deaths