The most intriguing stories of creative endeavor, volatile relationships, excessive lifestyles, and bizarre events from the world of rock, as told by Hipgnosis cofounder, creative designer, photographer, and filmmaker Aubrey Powell.

Founded in 1967 by Aubrey "Po" Powell, Storm Thorgerson, and Peter Christopherson, graphic design firm Hipgnosis gained legendary status by transforming the look of album art through their designs for AC/DC, Black Sabbath, the Police, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Syd Barrett, and the Who. In this lively volume, Powell presents brutally honest, entertaining, and revealing insider stories from the world of rock, featuring an eclectic cast of pop stars, comedians, actors, managers, gangsters, and inspirational world gures from 1966 on. His thrilling narrative is packed with anecdotes―from the founding of Hipgnosis to surviving drugs busts―and is richly illustrated with Hipgnosis artwork and Powell's own photographs.

Drama and creativity are the common threads throughout this unique account. With candor and insightful reflection, Powell reveals how the final color artwork for Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy was created; how the most iconic album cover of all time―Dark Side of the Moon―came about; and how the 2017 Pink Floyd retrospective became the most successful music exhibition ever mounted by the Victoria and Albert Museum, despite the deeply antagonistic and dysfunctional relationship between Roger Waters and David Gilmour. Throughout, Powell exposes how the trappings of fame and glory upset the balance of everyday life, bringing creativity and destruction in equal measure.

Packed with exciting insider stories and anecdotes featuring famous musicians, managers, and actors, Through the Prism is a must-have for music and pop-culture fans.

由Hipgnosis联合创始人、创意设计师、摄影师和电影制片人奥布里·鲍威尔（Aubrey Powell）讲述摇滚世界中的创意努力、不稳定的关系、过度的生活方式和怪异事件。

平面设计公司Hipgnosis由奥布里·鲍威尔和斯托姆·索格森（Storm Thorgerson）于1967年创立，后期第三位合伙人彼得·克里斯托弗森（Peter Christopherson）加入，是AC/DC、黑色安息日乐队、警察乐队、创世纪乐队、齐柏林飞艇乐队、平克·弗洛伊德乐队、保罗·麦卡特尼（Paul McCartney）、 西德·巴雷特（Syd Barrett）、谁人乐队等知名音乐人和乐队的长期合作伙伴，改变了专辑艺术的外观，获得了传奇的地位。在这本生动的书中，鲍威尔展示了来自摇滚世界的残酷、有趣的内幕，介绍了1966年以来的流行明星、喜剧演员、经纪人、黑帮分子和世界名流。他精彩的叙述中充满了各种轶事，从Hipgnosis的成立到在缉毒行动中幸存，并配有丰富的Hipgnosis艺术品和鲍威尔自己的照片。

戏剧性和创造性是贯穿这一独特叙述的共同线索。鲍威尔以坦率而深刻的反思，揭示了齐柏林飞艇乐队的最终彩色艺术作品是如何创作的；有史以来最具标志性的专辑封面《月之暗面》是如何诞生的；以及尽管平克·弗洛伊德乐队成员罗杰·沃特斯（Roger Waters）和大卫·吉尔莫（David Gilmour）之间存在不和，2017年平克·弗洛伊德的回顾展还是在V&A博物馆成功举办的原因。在整本书中，鲍威尔揭露了名誉和荣耀如何打乱了日常生活的平衡，带来了同等程度的创造力和破坏力。

本书充满了令人兴奋的内幕故事和轶事，以知名音乐家、经理人和演员为主角，是音乐和流行文化爱好者的必读之作。