BUY signed copies of the new edition
Signed copies of the new enhanced and revised edition of Reasons To Be Cheerful are now available exclusively from this site at just £14.99 + p&p.
With a remixed cover featuring the famous paint splash logo from the promotional campaign for Ian Dury & The Blockheads’ 1979 album Do It Yourself, the fully illustrated 224-page second edition of the acclaimed biography features many additional elements:
- Nearly 60 NEW images of letters, postcards, photographs and sketches, proofs and finished artwork for record sleeves, posters, stickers, drumheads, etc
- NEW author’s note and afterword by Paul Gorman
- ADDED: A chat with foremost US designer Art Chantry about the relevance of Barney Bubbles’ artistic legacy to contemporary design
- Interviews with a host of NEW contributors from Wreckless Eric to “Record John” Cowell – Bubbles’ one-time room-mate and the half brother of Simon Cowell
- REVISED chapters updated with FRESH research and information, including never-previously published facts and quotes about Bubbles’ first full-time job at leading British commercial art studio Michael Tucker + Associates
Author Paul Gorman will inscribe personalised signatures for all orders via this page.
Price is £15 plus p&p.
***NOTE: As you will have gathered this is a heavyweight book; p&p to continental Europe is £15 and to the US £25.00 (with tracking).***
