Through the Prism: Untold Rock Stories from the Hipgnosis Archive by Powell, Aubrey

Through the Prism: Untold Rock Stories from the Hipgnosis Archive

Founded in 1967 by Aubrey "Po" Powell, Storm Thorgerson, and Peter Christopherson, graphic design firm Hipgnosis gained...
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Through the Prism: Untold Rock Stories from the Hipgnosis Archive by Powell, Aubrey

Through the Prism: Untold Rock Stories from the Hipgnosis Archive

CHF 61.83

Through the Prism: Untold Rock Stories from the Hipgnosis Archive

CHF 61.83
Author: Aubrey Powell
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Founded in 1967 by Aubrey "Po" Powell, Storm Thorgerson, and Peter Christopherson, graphic design firm Hipgnosis gained legendary status by transforming the look of album art through their designs for AC/DC, Black Sabbath, the Police, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Syd Barrett, and the Who. In this lively volume, Powell presents brutally honest, entertaining, and revealing insider stories from the world of rock, featuring an eclectic cast of pop stars, comedians, actors, managers, gangsters, and inspirational world gures from 1966 on. His thrilling narrative is packed with anecdotes--from the founding of Hipgnosis to surviving drugs busts--and is richly illustrated with Hipgnosis artwork and Powell's own photographs.

Drama and creativity are the common threads throughout this unique account. With candor and insightful reflection, Powell reveals how the final color artwork for Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy was created; how the most iconic album cover of all time--Dark Side of the Moon--came about; and how the 2017 Pink Floyd retrospective became the most successful music exhibition ever mounted by the Victoria and Albert Museum, despite the deeply antagonistic and dysfunctional relationship between Roger Waters and David Gilmour. Throughout, Powell exposes how the trappings of fame and glory upset the balance of everyday life, bringing creativity and destruction in equal measure.

Packed with exciting insider stories and anecdotes featuring famous musicians, managers, and actors, Through the Prism is a must-have for music and pop-culture fans.



Author: Aubrey Powell
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 02/15/2022
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780500252376


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/01/2021 pg. 84

About the Author
Powell, Aubrey: - Aubrey Powell cofounded the album cover design agency Hipgnosis in 1967. 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 four hundred 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.

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