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Lee Harris Guitarist Biography

Lee Harris, a British musician born on 22 October 1972 in Hammersmith, London, England, gained widespread popularity as the guitarist for Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets. Lee Harris is one of the founding members of Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets touring band. Lee Harris Influences Harris grew up listening to classic rock bands like The Who, Rolling Stones, Santana, Allman Brothers, Deep Purple, Joe Walsh, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top, and Pink Floyd, which inspired him to learn the guitar at the age of 13. In his early twenties, Harris played in various London-based bands until he became a touring member and co-manager for Ian Dury and The Blockheads. Lee Harris has a family connection to the wider “Pink Floyd family” in that his father, film maker Stuart Harris, worked with Hipgnosis co founder Storm Thorgerson. Lee Said, “Dad was the cinematographer on High Hopes. In fact the famous shot of...

Hipgnosis Storm Thorgerson and Po Powell

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Us And Them The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis

Author Mark Blake has released his latest book Us and Them The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis. David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Nick Mason were all interviewed for the book. There are also some pictures inside that haven’t been published before. Grab a copy from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com Mark Blake is an acclaimed music journalist and author. Former assistant editor of Q magazine and long-time contributor to Mojo, Blake has written for many high-profile publications including Rolling Stone and Billboard. And Hipgnosis as many fans know have created many of the iconic album covers from the good old days of the full size LP cover art format. This includes Dark Side of the Moon and others. Press Release Us And Them The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis By Mark Blake. Publishing 2nd February 2023 Nine Eight Books / Hardback / £22 RRP “There was one slightly oddball character in Storm and the...

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Syd Barrett Documentary Have You Got It Yet? Finished

Mercury Studios announces the completion of the feature length documentary HAVE YOU GOT IT YET? THE STORY OF SYD BARRETT AND PINK FLOYD, along with producers Believe Media and A Cat Called Rover. The film was directed by award-winning filmmaker Roddy Bogawa and late famed graphic designer Storm Thorgerson. Syd Barrett, one of the founding members of Pink Floyd gave the group their moniker by combining the names of two obscure blues players – Pink Anderson and Floyd Council – and wrote their first two charting singles but was quietly pushed out of the group who were convinced he had suffered an LSD induced psychotic breakdown, replaced by his childhood friend David Gilmour. Subsequently releasing two solo LPs that garnered minor attention though considered by many contemporary musicians as uniquely haunting and poetic, Barrett dropped out of music returning home to Cambridge for the last thirty years of his life...

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Storm Thorgerson Biography

Storm Thorgerson (1944-2013) was an English graphic designer and the co-founder of the design company, Hipgnosis. He was born in England and grew up in a family of artists and musicians. Thorgerson attended the same school as Pink Floyd members and this led to a life-long collaboration with the band on many of their album covers and promotional materials. Hipgnosis was founded in 1968 and quickly established itself as one of the leading graphic design firms in the music industry. Thorgerson and his team created some of the most iconic album covers of all time, including Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon”, Led Zeppelin’s “Houses of the Holy”, and 10cc’s “Deceptive Bends”. Thorgerson was known for his imaginative and often surreal style, and his designs often incorporated unusual imagery, such as giant eggs, flying pig balloons, and abstract images. He was also a pioneer in the use of photography...

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Review and Photos from Hipgnosis – Masters of Album Cover Art Launch Event

I had the pleasure of attending the launch event for Hipgnosis- Masters of Album Cover Art at St Pauls Gallery in Birmingham on 22nd Feb 2014. In addition to the treasure trove of beautifully presented historic album cover art, there was an entertaining talk from Hipgnosis co-founder Aubrey “Po” Powell and Graham Gouldman from the band 10cc. There are lots of photos from the launch at the end of this article. Pink Floyd band members past and present have a long history of friendship and working together with Hipgnosis (Aubrey “Po” Powell and Storm Thorgerson). Hipgnosis produced album covers including Saucerful of Secrets, Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and More (quantitatively and literally!). See a full list. Hipgnosis was a name inspired by Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett after he scrawled the acronym on the door frame of the house he was sharing with Storm Thorgerson...

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Pink Floyd & Hipgnosis – Masters of Album Cover Art Exhibition 2014

St Pauls Gallery in Birmingham are exhibiting fine art print album cover art including pieces from Pink Floyd, 10CC, Led Zeppelin and others. The event is a celebration of the output from design house Hipgnosis where Aubrey Powell (pictured right) and the late Storm Thorgerson led the design team to create some of the most iconic album cover art in the history of music. Pink Floyd have had a long relationship with Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis. Storm was a childhood friend of the band growing up in Cambridge and produced many of Pink Floyd’s album covers. The excellent book Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink Floyd is an excellent document of the amazing work produced by Hipgnosis for the Pink Floyd; additionally, The Album Art of Hipgnosis also covers Pink Floyd but is a comprehensive document of some of the cutting edge creative output of Hipgnosis. Certainly worth looking...