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If any band deserves to have homage paid to them with a lavish photographic
book, look no further than Thin Lizzy. With
their origins going back to the late ‘60s, by 1971 with the first album
release, Lizzy’s journey really began.
Incredibly no one has published a visual biography before, but now that has
been rectified.
Drawing on hundreds of images and items of memorabilia this large format
240-page book is a treasure trove for Thin
Lizzy devotees—crammed full of live and off stage shots that portray the
band’s journey through the decades. It also
includes loads of super cool memorabilia including backstage passes, gig
posters, media adverts and much more, all
reproduced on high quality art paper. This is one future collector’s item that
every self-respecting Lizzy fan will want
to own.
Rounding it off, Thin Lizzy A Visual Biography is topped and tailed with
18,260 words by Lizzy biographer and
world-renowned rock author Martin Popoff. With a Phil Lynott documentary
called Songs For While I’m Away due to hit the
silver screen soon, this lavish book will prove to be the perfect companion
and a valuable addition to any fan’s
collection.
Back to me talkin’:
Pretty as hell, but be warned: this is pricey.
Let me explain why:
- printed in Turkey, sent to me from the UK and shipping from my office in
Toronto and it’s heavy!
- mailed in custom-size box
- limited to 1000 copies (i.e. short print run for such an elegant tome) and
going fast
- hard cover, full colour throughout, 3.627 pounds or 1.645 kilograms of
enigmatic full-Phil-ing visuals
- large 8 ½” x 12” format
What do you get?
Well, what I didn’t want to do is have overlap with my other two Thin Lizzy
books, so for the reading part of the laser
show, what this is, is an 18,260-word timeline of the band’s career, along
with decade introductions and intro quotes
(the only lift from the old book I did).
But the main point, of course, is the visual presentation. This is a hard
cover book on thick 100 lb. gloss stock,
clocking in at 240 pages.
There are approximately 400 images, more than half of those being live shots,
the rest being rare memorabilia, magazine
ads, 45 sleeves from all over the world, promo items, buttons, ticket stubs,
passes… you name it, all curated and
approved by my Thin Lizzy partner in crime, Peter Nielsen.
Books will be signed by me to you unless you wave your arms wildly and tell me
otherwise within like half an hour of
ordering.
This book is completely sold out!
But good news: It is available in softcover format
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