Editor: Alan Aldridge
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Publication: 2008, First Edition
Binding: Hardcover, section sewn
Pages: 240
Size: 230 x 290
Text: English
ISBN: 0500093423
(Preface) 'Alan Aldridge burst upon the creative world of sixties' London just like the Beatles, for whom he worked. His imaginative designs and intoxicating, colour-rich images captured the dreams and hallucinations of a generation - in The Beatles Illustrated Lyries, on album covers for the Who, Cream and Elton John, on the notorious Chelsea Girls poster for Andy Warhol, on innovative covers for Penguin Books. His effervescent career has continued unabated ever since. In the 1970s he produced bestselling children's books, including The Butterfly Ball and The Peacock Party, and the logo for the Hard Rock Cafe, then moved into animation in Los Angeles, working on film and TV projects as well as designing for bands such as Incubus and Tears for Fears.
This illustrated autobiography charts Aldridge's life as a graphic entertainer, covering his whole exuberant career from 1963 up to the present. Interspersed with hundreds of images are vivid stories about how the projects came about and Aldridge's encounters with famous people he has met along the way, which include a drawing duel with Salvador Dali, interviewing Paul McCartney, bike riding with Steve McQueen in the Hollywood Hills and pitching a film idea to Francis Ford Coppola. The result is a book that charts the life of a graphic genius: a visual feast to delight several generations from the 1960s through to the present day. With 528 illustrations, 421 in colour.'
Condition: Very Good. All titles are used and show shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing and tanning to dust jacket cover/edges.
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