ROYAL MAIL (UK) on 7 July 2016 released a series of First Day Cover stamps and souvenir sheet (shown here) honouring the band Pinl Floyd. Renowned for their innovative album covers, many of which have become design classics, leading graphic designers and photographers established a body of work that is instantly recognisable and now iconic of their work. Most of the band’s album covers were devised by Hipgnosis, co-founded by Aubrey Powell and Storm Thorgerson in 1968. They were at the forefront of album cover design, using experimental techniques in photography and multiple exposures, and retouching to create the startling images.
1st Class Stamp - UFO Club opened on 23 December 1966. Pink Floyd were booked for the opening along with Soft Machine.
1st Class Stamp - The Dark Side of the Moon Tour, 1973. This show included the special effect of a plane crashing into the stage at the end of the song, "On the Run".
£1.52 Stamp - The Wall Tour, 1981. Gerald Scarfe and Roger Waters designed a series of animations for the Wall Tour. These animations were projected onto a 40-foot high wall of cardboard bricks which was gradually built between the band and audience
£1.52 Stamp - The Division Bell Tour, 1994. Over 5.3 million tickets were sold for this tour and it grossed approximately 100 million US dollars.
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