Storm Elvin Thorgerson ist gestorben

Der 1944 geborene englische Grafik-Designer Storm Elvin Thorgerson (Bild) ist gestern gestorben. Besonders bekannt wurde er durch die von ihm gestalteten Albumcovers von Bands wie Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Scorpions, Genesis, Europe, Muse oder The Cranberries.

Foto oben: Jheald – Lizenz: Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported – Zur Originaldatei: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Storm_Thorgerson

Bild unten: Storm Thorgersons Cover für «The Dark Side of the Moon» (1973), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dark_Side_of_the_Moon.png

Mit den Covern zu Led Zeppelins «Houses of the Holy» und Pink Floyds «Dark Side of the Moon» hat er Popgeschichte geschrieben.

http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/pink-floyd-und-led-zeppelin-coverdesigner-storm-thorgerson-gestorben-a-895359.html

The albums you can judge by their cover thanks to
Storm Thorgerson – the master of the record sleeve

He never played a note, but Storm Thorgerson left an indelible mark on the musical history of the 1970s.

David Hepworth pays tribute

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-albums-you-can-judge-by-their-cover-thanks-tostorm-thorgerson–the-master-of-the-record-sleeve-8580890.html

Storm Thorgerson, who has died aged 69 after suffering from cancer, was «the best album designer in the world» according to the writer Douglas Adams, and it was an assessment shared by generations of music fans. A lifelong working relationship with Pink Floyd began when Thorgerson designed the sleeve for the group’s album A Saucerful of Secrets (1968). Subsequently, the unforgettable creations from Thorgerson’s Hipgnosis company became the first choice for such influential shapers of the rock era as Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, the Nice, Paul McCartney and Black Sabbath, as well as for more recent stars including the Cranberries and Anthrax.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/apr/18/storm-thorgerson-dies-69-designer-of-album-covers-for-pink-floyd

Mehr:

http://www.stormthorgerson.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Thorgerson

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2007/05/16/storm_thorgerson_feature.shtml

Video:

-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfB10EUi3iQ <-