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[Cosmic Bus]

The pieces he created were distinctive and memorable, if not always good. Even if you don't recognize the name, you most certainly know the man's work:

 

[CrankyJay]

So I only recognize Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, the Led Zeppelin cover (Houses of the Holy?), and Muse...what are the others?

 

[C4Lukins]

So I only recognize Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, the Led Zeppelin cover (Houses of the Holy?), and Muse...what are the others?

That looks like Peter Gabriels face melting off.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

I've always loved the Absolution Muse poster.

And the Dark Side of the Moon is about as iconic as you can get at this point, that goes without saying.

 

[Warm Machine]

Figured he did Pendulum's Immersion cover.

Great designer. Tons of classic imagery.

 

[Entropia]

So I only recognize Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, the Led Zeppelin cover (Houses of the Holy?), and Muse...what are the others?

One is Peter Gabriel

 

[StuBurns]

I've always loved his work.

His cover for the third Mars Volta album, which they declined to use:

 

[sarcastor]

very iconic and awesome

 

[smuf]

Sad news, I adore his work.

 

[Raptomex]

RIP

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

So I only recognize Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, the Led Zeppelin cover (Houses of the Holy?), and Muse...what are the others?

The melty face one is Peter Gabriel's third untitled solo album, probably one of the best albums of the 1980s.

 

[mooooose]

Ahhhhh noooooooo.

 

[Cosmic Bus]

So I only recognize Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, the Led Zeppelin cover (Houses of the Holy?), and Muse...what are the others?

Catherine Wheel (my favorite, yay. He did five of their six covers.)
Styx
The Cranberries

Skim through the gallery on his site; chances are, you'll recognize a lot more of his covers than you will the albums they were attached to.

 

[Auron_Kale]

RIP

He had a great eye for composing those covers. They're all amazing.

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

Figures that he's done Biffy Clyro's recent stuff as well, you certainly can see Thorgerson's "DNA" in the cover art.

RIP.

 

[Ridley327]

RIP; can't even begin to describe just how much that man's compositions impacted me as a teenager growing up and exploring music.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

RIP

He was such an inspiration.

 

[axisofweevils]

Sad news. RIP.

He died just after the 40th anniversary of Dark Side Of The Moon

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

RIP sir, you've done my little mind so many wonders growing up.

 

[Messofanego]

He did those album covers? Wow. Dude was a legend, then.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Rest in peace. He was an amazing graphic designer, and so many of those album covers will keep their distinction forever.

 

[Banjotanooki]

He kept on designing till' the very end, I loved his work on the immersion pack of DsoTm.

 

[Polari]

The late, great Peter Christopherson claimed to be responsible for the Peter Gabriel albums. Who you believe is up to you. He was also a significant contributor to Wish You Were Here, among other Hipgnosis things.

 

[Altazor]

sad news, he was brilliant

RIP, Storm.

 

[Lakitu]

Absolutely love his design. He's iconic. Still young too.

RIP

 

[Dead]

Holy shit RIP.

 

[speculawyer]

How could he not be awesome with a name like Storm Thorgerson?

Sounds like a metal god.

 

[Xun]

Very sad, R.I.P. Storm.

He created the artwork for some of my favourite albums, truly a legend.

 

[- J - D -]

What a badass name. RIP.

 

[FoneBone]

I read this as Strom Thurmond and did a double-take. Yes, I'm terrible.

 

[Duji]

. RIP.