Through the Prism: Untold rock stories from the Hipgnosis archive by Aubrey Powe

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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.

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The book behind Anton Corbijn's film Squaring the Circle (the story of Hipgnosis)Founded in 1968 by Aubrey "Po" Powell, Storm Thorgerson and Peter Christopherson, graphic design firm Hipgnosis gained a 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 figures from 1966 on. His thrilling narrative is packed with anecdotes - from the founding of Hipgnosis to surviving drugs busts, and from the creative process behind the most iconic album artworks of all time to mounting the Pink Floyd exhibition, Their Mortal Remains - and is richly illustrated with Hipgnosis artwork and Powell's own photographs.Drama and creativity are the common threads throughout these amazing stories. With candor and insightful reflection, Powell reveals how he and Storm became an effective creative partnership despite their volatile relationship; how the final colour artwork for Led Zeppelin's Houses Of The Holy was created; how the most iconic album cover of all time - The Dark Side Of The Moon - came about; and how the 2017 Pink Floyd retrospective became the largest and 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.With 253 illustrations

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Preface – The Initial Spark
Syd Barrett – Laying Ghosts To Rest
Space Cowboys
Working With Animals – Dead Or Alive
One Giant Step – Led Zeppelin, Houses Of The Holy
Going Over To The Dark Side
Peter Gabriel – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and Going It Alone
Paul McCartney – Venus And Mars
10cc – Life Is A Minestrone
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Americana – A Brutal Landscape
The Grand Tour
Peter Grant – The Gatekeeper
If Pigs Could Fly – Pink Floyd, Animals
Moroccan Roll
On High With Paul McCartney
Miami Vice/Hawaii Versa – 10cc, Look Hear? (or: Are You Normal)
Tragedy – Barry Gibb
Designs That Slipped Through The Net
The Icing On The Cake – Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains

Review

'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

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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

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"Powell is to be commended for striking the perfect balance of insider anecdote and personal and professional modesty... It all adds up to an informative and fascinating tale... Anyone who has wondered about the background of these iconic covers, and what it's like working with these musicians, will find much to savor. Highly recommended for fans of classic rock."

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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

Details ISBN0500252378 ISBN-10 0500252378 ISBN-13 9780500252376 Format Hardcover Author Aubrey Powell Pages 320 Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2022-02-10 Year 2022 Subtitle Untold rock stories from the Hipgnosis archive Illustrations 253 Illustrations, unspecified Publication Date 2022-02-10 UK Release Date 2022-02-10 DEWEY 782.421640922 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-11-03

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  • Condition: Brand new
  • ISBN-13: 9780500252376
  • Publication Year: 2021
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Language: English
  • Book Title: Through the Prism: Untold Rock Stories from the Hipgnosis Archive
  • Item Height: 234mm
  • Author: Aubrey Powell
  • Publisher: Thames & HUDSON Ltd
  • Topic: Music
  • Item Width: 153mm
  • Number of Pages: 320 Pages

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