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Gallery - Hipgnosis Portraits: Pink Floyd, The Who, Rolling Stones & more

Gallery - Hipgnosis Portraits: Pink Floyd, The Who, Rolling Stones & more
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Hipgnosis, the design agency who created sleeves for the likes of Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Who and more have opened their archive for a new book.

Co-founder Aubrey Powell’s Hipgnosis Portraits, out now, tells the goes behind some of the world’s most iconic album covers via sketches, rare photographs and untold stories.

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Divided into two sections, Imagination tells the story behind the artwork with a host of material taken from the agency’s archives, while Realisation, showcases a series of band portraits, including previously unseen images of Syd Barrett, Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin and more.

For more information head to Thamesandhudson.com.

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