For The Love Of Vinyl The Album Art Of Hipgnosis

Hipgnosis was the biggest and best graphic design firm for the biggest and best bands of the 60s and 70s.

For the love of vinyl the album art of hipgnosis.

By aubrey powell storm thorgerson 1999. Hipgnosis was the biggest and best graphic design firm for the biggest and best bands of the 60s and 70s. Formed by storm thorgerson and aubrey powell in london in 1968 with the addition of throbbing gristle s peter christopherson in 1974 hipgnosis specialized in creative photography for the music business making classic album covers for bands and musicians like pink floyd led zeppelin. As storm thorgerson stated in for the love of vinyl.

To understand why this book hits all the right sweet spots we have to travel back in time. By aubrey powell storm thorgerson 2008. Formed by storm thorgerson and aubrey powell in 1968 hipgnosis was a graphic design studio specializing in creative photography and working mainly in the music business designing album covers for many rock n roll bands including pink floyd led zeppelin genesis 10cc yes peter gabriel black. Formed by storm thorgerson and aubrey powell in london in 1968 with the addition of throbbing gristle s peter christopherson in 1974 hipgnosis specialized in creative photography for the music business making classic album covers for bands and musicians like pink floyd led zeppelin.

Hipgnosis was the biggest and best graphic design firm for the biggest and best bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Hipgnosis was the design firm of choice for the biggest and best bands of the classic rock era. The album s front and back cover were designed by hipgnosis. Custom keeper a4 traveler s notebook syle vinyl journal cover duration.

Formed by storm thorgerson and aubrey powell in london in 1968 with the addition of throbbing gristle s peter christopherson in 1974 hipgnosis specialized in creative photography for the music business making classic album covers for bands and musicians like pink f. By aubrey powell 1994. For the love of vinyl the album art of hipgnosis. Hipgnosis was the biggest and best graphic design firm for the biggest and best bands of the 60s and 70s.

The album art of hipgnosis for al s time passages we showed a radio being tuned on the shelf of a kitchen window but at the same time tuning the view of the landscape outside the window. Their first cover was pink floyd s 1968 album a saucerful of secrets and their last was led zeppelin s coda released in 1982. The album art of hipgnosis by storm thorgerson and aubrey powell is quite simply the most engaging and entertaining design book i have read all year. 100 best album covers.

Specialising in creative photography for the music business they designed album covers for bands and musicians like pink floyd led zeppelin electric light orchestra black sabbath paul mccartney scorpions and many others. Classic album covers of the 1970s. For the love of vinyl. There s quite a bit of poetry in.