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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

Name: Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Director: Anton Corbijn
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2023-06-07
Cast: Aubrey Powell, Storm Thorgerson, Noel Gallagher, David Gilmour, Roger Waters

Experience the story behind the artwork that defined a generation.

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.

In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and Roger. The resulti… + more

Release Date

2023-06-07

Year

2023

Duration

1h 40m

Status

Released

Score

7.41

Genres

Documentary Music

Production

RocketScience

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Cast

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Aubrey Powell

Storm Thorgerson

Self (archive footage)

Noel Gallagher

David Gilmour

Roger Waters

Paul McCartney

Nick Mason

Robert Plant

Jimmy Page

Peter Gabriel