[2017-05-16] "Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue" hardcover by Aubrey Powell

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Mar 04, 2017 5:22 pm

Description
The complete, definitive, and never-before-published catalogue of album covers created by the legendary design agency Hipgnosis, this volume finally does justice to the work of the most important design collective in music history. Founded in 1967 by Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey “Po" Powell, and Peter Christopherson, Hipgnosis gained a legendary status in graphic design, transforming the look of album art forever and winning five Grammy nominations for package design. Their revolutionary cover art departed from the conventional group shots favored by record companies of the day, resulting in groundbreaking, often surreal designs inextricable from the major albums of many of the biggest names in the history of popular music: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Police, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Syd Barrett, The Who, Wings, Yes, and XTC, to name but a few.

Arranged chronologically, Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue features stunning reproductions of every single Hipgnosis cover―more than 300 in total―for the first time, along with pertinent insights from the rock ’n’ roll legends whose albums are featured and behind-the-scenes photography. The text, written by Powell, and with contributions by Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, and Nick Mason, brims with information that illuminates the album art and the compelling stories behind each cover’s creation.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0500519323/?tag=imwan-20

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Wow, 320 pages in Hardcover! When I see a price reduction I'll go for this. Their album work is second to no one.

Rick A.

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:39 pm

Rick A wrote:

Wow, 320 pages in Hardcover! When I see a price reduction I'll go for this. Their album work is second to no one.

The pre-order price is better in the UK (and the book comes out a month earlier there):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0500519323/?tag=imwan-21

However, the USA price hasn't been discounted yet, so we'll see how it all shakes out.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

At $33.12 with mailing and with conversion is looking quite attractive.

Rick A.

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:03 pm

Better -- the USA pre-order price has been discounted to 36% off, which is $25.47:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0500519323/?tag=imwan-20

Dr. Chris Evil · 26 Jul 2006

Those album covers really caught your eye.

It made browsing through LP racks a pleasure.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Thanks Linda! Cancelled UK order and ordered from Amazon USA link.

Rick A.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri May 05, 2017 11:29 pm

Already out in the UK, but the book has been pushed back a week in the USA (now scheduled for May 16th):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0500519323/?tag=imwan-20

Also, check out this extensive interview that Aubrey Powell gave to Rolling Stone as promotion for the book (there are too many images for me to post the article in-house):

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists ... in-w475109

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Really enjoying this book this late afternoon. So much insight to covers that are fixated in my brain. Highly recommended!

[2017-05-16] "Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue" hardcover by Aubrey Powell

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