Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

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2023-06-07

In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and Roger. The resulting album and album cover, A Saucerful of Secrets, helped launch two careers: that of Pink Floyd, one of the 70s megabands, and of Hipgnosis, which, over the course of the next 25 years, designed a stream of iconic album covers.

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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

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In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and Roger. The resulting album and album cover, A Saucerful of Secrets, helped launch two careers: that of Pink Floyd, one of the 70s megabands, and of Hipgnosis, which, over the course of the next 25 years, designed a stream of iconic album covers.

Released

2023-06-07

Runtime

100

Director

Anton Corbijn

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Music

Language

English

Production

RocketScience

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    Aubrey Powell

    Aubrey Powell
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    Storm Thorgerson

    Storm Thorgerson
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    Noel Gallagher

    Noel Gallagher
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    David Gilmour

    David Gilmour
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    Roger Waters

    Roger Waters
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    Paul McCartney

    Paul McCartney
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    Nick Mason

    Nick Mason
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    Robert Plant

    Robert Plant
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    Jimmy Page

    Jimmy Page
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    Peter Gabriel

    Peter Gabriel
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    Graham Gouldman

    Graham Gouldman
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    Peter Saville

    Peter Saville
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    Glen Matlock

    Glen Matlock
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    Humphrey Ocean

    Humphrey Ocean
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    Roger Dean

    Roger Dean