Hurricanes of Color: Iconic Rock Photography from the Beatles to Woodstock and Beyond

Photographer Mike Frankel was a regular photographer at the Fillmore East and was onstage at Woodstock in 1969, documenting one of the most important events in American music history. His photographs of nearly every major rock figure from the 1960s and 70s, including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, and the Grateful Dead, are featured in the book Hurricanes of Color. Frankel developed an innovative style that layered images with multiple exposures to capture the spirit of the music and the experience of listening to the bands live.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 01 May 2024
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press

Fifteen-year-old Mike Frankel found himself among professional photojournalists covering a Beatles concert during the bands first tour in the United States. A few years later, he was a regular photographer at the Fillmore East, a storied venue in classic rock. And in 1969, he was onstage at Woodstock, documenting one of the most important events in American music history.

Featuring Frankels stunning photographs of nearly every major rock figure from the 1960s and 70s—including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, and the Grateful Dead—as well as many unpublished images of the Beatles, Hurricanes of Color chronicles an extraordinary moment. Frankel, who was for a time a personal photographer for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, developed an innovative style—one that layered images with multiple exposures to capture the spirit of the music of the era and the experience of listening to the bands live.

A must-have for fans of classic rock, this is a spectacular and profound collection of photography that complements the music of the worlds biggest performers.

Weight: 1202g
Dimension: 222 x 229 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780271094861