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SQUARING THE CIRCLE (The Story of Hipgnosis) (9/10): by Tony Medley 96 minutes before credits. NR. Back in the day (‘60s and ‘70s), music was sold on vinyl records as albums. Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell became the “go to” people to design the album covers. They named their company Hipgnosis, “Hip” to designate cool and groovy and “gnosis” to designate wise. This is their story told with interviews, mostly by Po, but by others like Paul McCartney, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, and others. It is a fascinating tale of little-known influencers. Storm was, in the words of several people interviewed, rude and cantankerous. One says, “He wouldn’t take yes for an answer.” Paul McCartney says, “He could be really crappy.” But they also say, “highly intelligent,” “full of ideas,” and “one in a million.” Po describes how many of the album covers were made and the immense work and planning involved. He says that the album cover for Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon “changed the course of history for us…suddenly we started to earn real money. Things were never the same again.” Directed by famed photographer Anton Corbijn and written by Trish D Chetty, this is a captivating, behind-the-scenes, esoteric tale of rock music to which most people don’t give a second thought. It all disappeared when vinyl albums went kaput in the digital age. I was enthralled. Opens June 16 at Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles.
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