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After Meddle, nobody called them ’the’ Pink Floyd. The kids who bought Meddle in 1971 didn’t ask ‘Where’s Syd?’, they increasingly asked ‘ Who’s Syd?’.
Hipgnosis Elevated the Concept of Album Covers in the 1970s Hipgnosis is an unusual name, but, for the studio creators Aubrey "Po" Powell and Storm Thorgerson, it worked perfectly as a pun on the ...
While Pink Floyd was famously anonymous as personalities, presumably most if not all of the iconic artwork on their albums, which was largely designed by the British firm Hipgnosis, is included.
Multiple bids for the rights to Pink Floyd’s music have fallen through in the past. Getty Images Hipgnosis bought Neil Young’s catalog rights in 2021, which reportedly cost around $150 million.
Pink Floyd's bandmates were well-known for keeping their individual personalities out of the spotlight. The artwork featured on their albums was primarily designed by Hipgnosis, a British firm.
Pink Floyd sold the band’s recordings and likeness to Sony Music for $400M. The deal had reportedly stalled due to feuding among band members.
Rock icons Pink Floyd have sold the rights to their music, name and likeness. The British band reportedly inked a deal with Sony, selling its catalog for $400 million.
Pink Floyd did not take a direct path to their 1973 masterpiece Dark Side of the Moon, the album that turned them from prog rock cult heroes to rock superstars. There were fits and starts along ...