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Brian Hopper

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Brian Hopper (born 3 January 1943) is an English guitarist and saxophonist.

Hopper was born in Whitstable, Kent, England, and is the older brother of the late bassist Hugh Hopper. With Hugh, he was a member in the early Canterbury scene band Wilde Flowers. He also played saxophone on Soft Machine's album Volume Two and co-wrote several tracks on their eponymous debut. The death of two bandmates in the early 1970s discouraged Hopper from pursuing a proper career in music, so he went into agricultural crop protection research and development instead.[1]

Only in the latter part of the 1990s, did Hopper re-emerge as an artist of contemporary as well as historical significance. One of his projects was Canterburied Sounds, a four-CD compilation of archival Canterbury scene recordings from his private collection.

Discography

Year Artist Title
1962 Various Artists Canterburied Sounds (volumes 1 to 4, released 1998)
1965 The Wilde Flowers The Wilde Flowers (released 1994)
1969 Soft Machine Volume Two
2003 Brian Hopper (with Robert Fenner) Virtuality
2004 Brian Hopper If Ever I Am
2006 Brian Hopper & Robert Fenner Just Desserts[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Stores". Burningshed.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

External links

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