Rest in Peace: Storm Thorgerson..

[The Owl]

Just read that one of the most iconic artists for album artwork of all time has died..

 

 

Noteworthy for most of the album artwork to Pink Floyd's studio and live discography. He will be missed.

 

This will always be my favorite of his..

 

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Edited April 18, 2013 by The Owl

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

Ahhhh f**k. RIP. A genius, a true artist.

[ColdFireYYZ]

Terrible news. Rest in peace.

[Lerxster]

Just looking at the list of his work- he was the king RIP Storm Thorgerson.

 

Just his solo work:

 

10cc:

 

Mirror Mirror (1994)

 

Anthrax

 

Stomp 442 (1995)

 

Audioslave

 

Audioslave (2002)

 

Catherine Wheel:

 

Chrome (1993) Happy Days (1995) Like Cats and Dogs (compilation) (1996) Adam And Eve (1997) Wishville (2000)

 

Biffy Clyro:

 

Puzzle (2007)

 

"Saturday Superhouse" (2007) "Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies" (2007) "Folding Stars" (2007) "Machines" (2007)

 

Only Revolutions (2009)

 

"That Golden Rule" (2009) "The Captain" (2009)

 

Opposites (2013)

 

Black Sabbath:

 

Technical Ecstasy (1976)

 

The Cranberries:

 

Bury the Hatchet (1999) Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001)

 

The Cult:

 

Electric (1987) (credited on the picture sleeve as "Art Direction by Storm Thorgerson")

 

Bruce Dickinson

 

Skunkworks (1996)

 

Disco Biscuits:

 

Planet Anthem (2010)

 

Dream Theater:

 

A Change of Seasons (1995) Falling into Infinity (1997) "Once in a LIVEtime" (1998) "5 Years in a Livetime" (1998)

 

Ian Dury and The Blockheads

 

Mr. Love Pants (1998)

 

Ellis, Beggs, & Howard

 

Homelands (1989)

 

Ethnix

 

Home Is Where The Head Is (2002)

 

Europe

 

Secret Society (2006)

 

Peter Gabriel:

 

Peter Gabriel (1977) Peter Gabriel (1978) Peter Gabriel (1980)

 

Genesis

 

...And Then There Were Three... (1978)

 

David Gilmour

 

About Face (1984) David Gilmour in Concert DVD (2002)

 

Helloween

 

Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991)

 

Led Zeppelin

 

Presence (1976) In Through the Out Door (1979)

 

The Mars Volta:

 

De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003)

 

"Inertiatic ESP" single (2003) "Televators" single (2003)

 

Frances the Mute (2005)

 

"The Widow" single (2005)

 

Megadeth:

 

Rude Awakening DVD (2002)

 

Steve Miller Band:

 

Bingo! (2010) Let Your Hair Down (2011)

 

Muse:

 

Absolution (2003)

 

"Butterflies and Hurricanes" single (2004)

 

Black Holes and Revelations (2006) "Uprising" single (2009)

 

The Offspring

 

Splinter (2003)

 

Alan Parsons:

 

Try Anything Once (1993) On Air (1996) The Time Machine (1999) A Valid Path (2004)

 

Pendulum

 

Immersion (2010)

 

Phish

 

Slip Stitch and Pass (1997)

 

The Pineapple Thief

 

Someone Here Is Missing (2010)

 

Pink Floyd:

 

A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) Ummagumma (1969) Atom Heart Mother (1970) The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) Wish You Were Here (1975) Animals (1977) A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) [7] Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) Shine On (1992) [7] The Division Bell (1994) P*U*L*S*E (1995), including the blinking LED light that was featured in early CD packaging. [11] Relics re-release (1996) Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 (2000) Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001) Oh, by the Way (2007)

 

The Plea

 

The Dreamers Stadium (2012) [12]

 

Powderfinger

 

Golden Rule (2009)

 

Program the Dead

 

Program The Dead (2005)

 

Rainbow

 

Bent Out of Shape (1983)

 

Rival Sons

 

Pressure & Time (2011)

 

Shpongle

 

Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland (2009)

 

Styx

 

Cyclorama (2003)

 

Thornley

 

Come Again (2004) Tiny Pictures (2009)

 

Thunder

 

Laughing On Judgement Day (1992) Behind Closed Doors (1995)

 

Umphrey's McGee

 

Safety In Numbers (2006)

 

b*The Bottom Half (2007) Villainy

 

Mode. Set. Clear. (2012)

 

Ween

 

The Mollusk (1997)

 

The Wombats:

 

This Modern Glitch (2011)

 

Rick Wright

 

Broken China (1996)

 

Younger Brother

 

Last Days of Gravity (2007) Vaccine (2011)

 

Yourcodenameis:milo

 

Rapt. Dept. (2005) 17 (2005) Ignoto (2005)

[rushgoober]

He was an artistic genius and will be sorely missed.

 

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[treeduck]

Men die and the rest of us go on, what else can we do, jump in the grave too?

[adace1]

Incredible talent, RIP.

[Babycat]

@Lerxster - impressive list! :)

 

But R.I.P. to a very talented artist...

[Your_Lion]

RIP Storm.

[Steevo]

So many major talents passing away lately... :(