The Everlasting Influence of Hipgnosis
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- In the 1970s one group designed over 200 of history's greatest album covers. In 1982, they disappeared. This is the story of Hipgnosis.
Artwork can make or break an album. What would Dark Side of the Moon be without the prism? What would Animals be without Algie the airborne pig? Over the period stretching between 1968 and 1982, one sleeve artist design group reigned king, and that was Hipgnosis.
Somehow in that 14 year period, that London-based collective re-defined the album cover, turning the world away from group and headshots entirely and spinning records in the direction of more conceptual, mind-bending and aesthetic front covers.
There are 373 of the world’s most esteemed records ever with their names printed on the inside, and that massive collection is finally being compiled into a single catalogue.
Hipgnosis most notably designed the artwork for almost every single Pink Floyd album, and it was after Dark Side of the Moon was unveiled in 1973 that their name hit the world stage.
Their catalogue also includes covers from AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, David Gilmour and heaps, heaps more.
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Uniquely excellent subject for a video. I wholly agree with the Renaissance pairing of the rock music
of the time during Hipgnosis' lifespan. The album covers for The Scorpions' Lovedrive and Brand X's
Moroccan Roll are hilarious and their approach perfectly suited 10cc and Pink Floyd. Oddly enough,
their graphics for Led Zeppelin were mismatched insofar as the music/image of the band; a rare low
water mark for Hipgnosis. The recent design for Pink Floyd's box set The Later Years demonstrates
in no uncertain terms how intrinsically linked Hipgnosis was/is with the Floyd.
There's a documentary out about Hipgnosis. Squaring the Circle.
God bless his memory. Hipgnosis was the inspiration for me starting to do visual effects, starting with analog image composition and then founding a digital effects company in 1991 which made me a millionaire. I had the immense honor to have one of my images in a magazine across from one of Storm's. See you in Valhalla Storm..
I would like to know more about your work
You must not have told three gentlemen a certain secret if you’re still around commenting, Hiram.
They also did the work on 1978's Pieces Of Eight by Styx
That backing track is a bit loud lad.
+ 1 Hurts an otherwise fantastic story.
@@microscopeit's a yt thing, nothing to do with music. You think this lot love and endorse music?
I love the backing track/level!
I absolutely sgree with the influences of album art-in general and at that time. (We must not forget,however the great cover art of blue note & other jazz labels).
'before the 1970s cover art was simple... '. Implying simplistic. Someone must have forgotten to tell Buffalo Springfield, Cream, Hendrix, Love, Kinks, King Crimson... and as if a digital POV is a credible source. A facet, that's all it is. & more simplistic than pre 70s.
great video
Great video man
they gave me a part to created myself.
The video absolutely ingnored all the work they made for ufo,5 covers or more.
what's the meaning of Peter Gabriel 78 scratch LP cover.
They detail that story in the documentary Squaring the Circle
I'm here after Justin's story.
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