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

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

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Brian Hopper". Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
  2. ^ "Stores". Burningshed.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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