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The art of Hipgnosis

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Posted on April 18, 2023 at 07:46:15
Munkie_NL
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There's an exhibition about Hipgnosis in Groningen, Holland. The famous design collective that designed album covers for Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Alan Parsons, 10CC, Styx, UFO, AC/DC. I spent the evening yesterday pulling Lp's out of the racks with their designs. They are somewhat mysterious, giving the albums a certain aura. Mind you they didn't have Photoshop so they actually drove to Morocco to shoot a photo in the desert for a cover for the Nice. The Lp's sold in the millions so there was a budget for good cover design.

"The torture never stops"

Greetings Freek.

 

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that should be Art with a capital A, posted on April 18, 2023 at 09:00:27
Story
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I have at least a few of those and I'm glad I held onto them



 

The cow from Atom Heart Mother is what I consider to be about the best album cover of all time., posted on May 10, 2023 at 19:46:33
ppopp
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I like cows, y'see.
It's also brilliantly unpretentious.
The lack of band name or title on the cover is a winner too.

Storm said he was no artist. He couldn't paint or draw. He just liked putting shapes, colors and images together.

 

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