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The hectic cultural and political upheavals occurring in the 1960s marked a divide between the relatively stable cultural environment of the previous decade and what is now regarded as the golden age of pop music and youth culture. Flourishing alternative cultures in the latter part of the decade laid many of the foundations of later trends and subcultures and this influence is nowhere more apparent than in record packaging, with classic graphic design and layouts reappearing again and again. This newly reformatted edition of "Classic Album Covers of the 60s" is a collection of over 200 of the very best (and in some cases worst) that designers had to offer throughout the decade. Representative designs from each period are illustrated in full color, taking the reader on a journey from the wholesome joviality of the Very Merry Macs and "Muscle Beach Party", through stylish and understated jazz cover designs, to the best psychedelic designs of the late 60s such as the Beatles' "Sgt Pepper" and the Incredible String Band's "The 5000 Spirits". The changing style of album cover design illustrated in "Classic Album Covers of the 60s" provides a fascinating reflection of changing cultural trends during a decade whose ideas and artistic expressions sought to break the prevailing rules and, so doing, laid the foundations for cover design today.
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Storm Thorgerson is a graphic designer and filmaker who shot to prominence in 1968 as one half of Hipgnosis. Along with Aubrey Powell he designed iconic record covers for the likes of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Genesis. In 1983 Storm formed Green Back Films and made clips for Paul Young, Yes, Robert Plant, Nik Kershaw and others. Today, Storm continues to design album covers (Phish, Cranberries, Pink Floyd, Catherine Wheel, Megadeth, Muse), to execute assorted graphics for DVDs, websites, programmes, T-shirts and to direct the occasional film. He has written and designed several books including '100 Best Album Covers' (Dorling Kindersley) and 'Eye Of The Storm' (Sanctuary Books).
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Book Description 4°. 223 S. reich illustriert. Leinen mit geprägtem Rückentitel und Schutzumschlag. - Über 200 der besten Schallplattenhüllen aus den 60ern. - sauber, frisch. Seller Inventory # 6278
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CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS OF THE 60s. Über 200 der besten Schallplattenhüllen aus den 60ern. Compiled and Written by Storm Thorgerson. House Editor: Michael Downey. Research: Jane Manley. Design: Anne Fisher.
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Book Description 1.Auflage. 223 S. ; farbig ill. Original-Schutzumschlag, überwiegend ill. mit farbigen Abbildungen. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Farbabbildungen im LP-Format mit allen wichtigen Angaben zum Design der Platte. "Representative designs from each period identified are illustrated in full-colour, taking the reader on a visual journey from the wholesome joviality to the 'Very Merry Macs' and 'Muscle Beach Party', through stylish and understated jazz cover designs to the best psychidelic designs of the late 60s such as the Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper'." (Covertext) Leichte Gebrauchs- oder Lagerspuren. Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, Buchschnitt leicht angestaubt. Insgesamt sehr gutes Exemplar. Versand als Paket! Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1888 4°, 30 x 30 cm, gebundene Ausgabe, schwarzes Leinen mit goldgepr. Rückentitel. Seller Inventory # 12593
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Classic Album Covers of the 60's - Über 200 der besten Schallplattenhüllen aus den 60ern.
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Book Description 2°, 222 Seiten mit sehr zahlr. farbigen Abbildungen, OPbd. mit farbig illustr. OUmschlag - sehr guter Zustand - 1990. a89593 ISBN: 3283002363 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1010. Seller Inventory # 113093
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Book Description 4°. 30,5 cm. 223 Seiten. Original-Pappband. Original-Schutzumschlag. 1. Auflage. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Schnitt minimal angestaubt. Sehr gutes Exemplar. First edition. English language edition. Original hardcover with dust jacket. With many illustrations. Fine copy. Sprache: englisch. Seller Inventory # 8697DB
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