Classic Album Covers of the 1970s

Hardback

Main Details

Title Classic Album Covers of the 1970s
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Aubrey Powell
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 232,Width 232
Category/GenreIllustration
Rock and Pop
ISBN/Barcode 9781843406778
ClassificationsDewey:741.6609047
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint Collins & Brown
Publication Date 2 August 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Over the decade it became clear that the 1970s were a hotbed of experimental, unique and mind-expanding design - perfectly mirroring the progressive music of the time as well as the technology of music recording and photography and being an expansive step away from the 1960s optimism. The seventies are often regarded as a mean, dark and turbulent decade, full of discontent and pessimism. The album covers of the burgeoning hard rock, progressive rock, pop and punk scenes that dominated the decade mirrored this social and cultural dystopia effectively, and accurately, capturing the tone of the music as well as the world at large. Over the decade it became clear that the 1970s were a hotbed of experimental, unique and mind-expanding design - perfectly mirroring the progressive music of the time as well as the technology of music recording and photography and being an expansive step away from the 1960s optimism. Classic Album Covers of the 1970s is an essential collection of over 200 of the greatest album covers produced during that dark decade. From the Grateful Dead, Roxy Music and David Bowie, to Patti Smith, The Ramones and the Sex Pistols, this volume will prove indispensable to all those interested in the history of album cover graphics and design, and to those whose memories of the seventies are stirred by the record covers of that period. Word count: 5,000

Author Biography

Aubrey Powell founded the now highly acclaimed design company Hipgnosis with Storm Thorgerson in 1968 after graduating from the London School of Film Technique. Album cover design work undertaken includes Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Bad Company, Genesis, Yes, Peter Gabriel and 10cc to name but a few.