Monthly Archive: April 2013

Storm Thorgerson 1944 to 2013 Pink Floyd album art designer and childhood friend of Pink Floyd band members Storm Thorgerson had died at age 69. His family released a statement saying “He had been ill for some time with cancer though he had made a remarkable recovery from his stroke in 2003”. He is survived by his mother Vanji, his son Bill, his wife Barbie Antonis and her two children Adam and Georgia. Storm designed such album artworks as the Dark Side of the Moon cover and many more since he got involved with the band back in 1968. He was a childhood friend of the band and was best man at David Gilmour’s wedding to Polly Samson. Pink Floyd guitarist and singer David Gilmour said, “We first met in our early teens. We would gather at Sheep’s Green, a spot by the river in Cambridge and Storm would always...

Pink Floyd/Genesis Set Now With An Extra 20 Photos The Pink Floyd/Genesis Knebworth commemorative set, which was mentioned in the February NPF Newsletter, now includes 30 photos of the Pink Floyd and Genesis festivals at Knebworth instead of the original 10. The promoter’s daughter, Henrietta, who produces the sets discovered these rare extra 20 photos in the archives and has now included them with the commemorative set. The initial Knebworth Pink Floyd set sold out within 12 weeks and there are only approximately 50 of the Pink Floyd/Genesis limited edition sets left and can be viewed here.