Brian Hopper

Brian Hopper (second from left) as part of The Wilde Flowers in 1966

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 co-wrote several tracks on Soft Machine's 1968 debut album. After guesting on saxophone during the sessions for the follow-up album Volume Two in early 1969, he joined Soft Machine full-time for five months from May to October 1969. 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. ^ "Brian Hopper". Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
  2. ^ "Stores". Burningshed.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.