Through the Prism by Aubrey Powell
The most intriguing stories of creative endeavour, volatile relationships, excessive lifestyles and bizarre events from the world of rock, as told by Hipgnosis co-founder, creative designer, photographer and filmmaker Aubrey Powell in twenty thematic chapters.
'Powell is an engaging raconteur' - Literary Review
'Brutally honest, entertaining and revealing insider stories' - Creative Review
'Gorgeously designed.. Excess runs through most of these stories the way drugs flowed through the veins and lungs of the musicians back then' - New York Journal of Books
'Adventures in the golden age of the gatefold' - Uncut
'Brutally honest, entertaining and revealing insider stories' - Creative Review
'Gorgeously designed.. Excess runs through most of these stories the way drugs flowed through the veins and lungs of the musicians back then' - New York Journal of Books
'Adventures in the golden age of the gatefold' - Uncut
Aubrey Powell co-founded the album cover design agency Hipgnosis with Storm Thorgerson in 1968. The company was at the vanguard of rock iconography, creating some of the most innovative and surreal record cover art of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Nominated five times for a Grammy Award, Hipgnosis created more than 400 album covers for many of the biggest rock bands of the era, including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Paul McCartney. Powell is currently the Creative Director for Pink Floyd. He is the author of Hipgnosis Portraits and Vinyl • Album • Cover • Art, also published by Thames & Hudson.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500252376 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500252378 |
| Title | Through the Prism |
| Author | Aubrey Powell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-02-10 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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