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Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue
Aubrey Powell
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Description for Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue
Hardcover. The complete catalogue of design collective Hipgnosis, showcasing groundbreaking cover art created for iconic rock 'n' roll giants, including the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; ACXJ; AKC; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 200. .
The complete, definitive and never-before-published catalogue of Hipgnosis, Vinyl * Album * Cover * Art finally does justice to the work of the most important design collective in music history, which, according to Roddy Bogawa, director of the documentary Taken by Storm (2011), `designed half your record collection'. Founded in 1967 by Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey `Po' Powell and Peter Christopherson, Hipgnosis gained legendary status in graphic design, transforming the look of album art forever and winning five Grammy nominations for package design. Their revolutionary cover art moved away from the conventional group shots favoured by record companies of the day, ... Read more
The complete, definitive and never-before-published catalogue of Hipgnosis, Vinyl * Album * Cover * Art finally does justice to the work of the most important design collective in music history, which, according to Roddy Bogawa, director of the documentary Taken by Storm (2011), `designed half your record collection'. Founded in 1967 by Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey `Po' Powell and Peter Christopherson, Hipgnosis gained legendary status in graphic design, transforming the look of album art forever and winning five Grammy nominations for package design. Their revolutionary cover art moved away from the conventional group shots favoured by record companies of the day, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500519325
SKU
V9780500519325
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-29
About Aubrey Powell
Aubrey Powell co-founded the design agency Hipgnosis with the late Storm Thorgerson in 1967. In 1989, Powell was made creative director for The Paul McCartney World Tour, designing the stage set, video wall and filmed images. He is the creative director for Pink Floyd, with whom he is currently working on the forthcoming V&A exhibition `Their Mortal Remains'.
Reviews for Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue
'Beautiful' - Amateur Photographer 'Anyone who has an interest in music, art or visual culture should pick up a copy of this book ... sublime' - .Cent Magazine 'Thrillingly recalls those many happy hours spent flipping through album racks in record shops ... how endlessly inventive yet consistently dazzling Hipgnosis covers were' - The Spectator 'Some of the most memorable ... Read more