A celebration of the life and work of one of the greatest designers of recent times, the mysterious and tragic cult figure Barney Bubbles. Bubbles - real name Colin Fulcher - was a true giant of graphic design whose prodigious output is revered by musicians, artists, fellow designers and music and pop culture fans. Published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the artist's death.
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''A glorious tribute'' --The Word, November 2008
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A stylish collection of Barney Bubbles' sleeve art is top of your coffee-table's Christmas list.
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've been leafing through a copy of this for the last few days . It's a sumptuous affair , beautifully printed , a real tribute to a artistic genius. Words really cannot do it justice - just get it and wallow in it.
A minor quibble would be that the text isn't concurrent with images. We get all the background story to the Armed Forces sleeve on P.137 but the illustrations don't appear until Pp. 148 -153. Once , however, you get used to that it's alright. That's six pages of slightly larger than A4 pages of reproductions for just one album - the book really is that detailed.
Besides the many specifically Costello related features(I'm a big E.C. fan)I was particularly taken by the bio. detail that Barney - born Colin Fulcher - grew up in Whitton, Middlesex. Since Elvis live there in 1970's I daresay that may have been another bond they had.
New - to me- details about the Armed Forces sleeve is that the main cover image, the elephants etc, are painted by Tom Pogson. Other images in the package are by the 'French design collective Bazooka' , ' led by artists Christain Chapiron and Jean-Louis Dupre ( who worked under the pseudonyms Loulou and Kiki Picasso'. Additionally ' one of the animal prints derives from a pair of Bubbles' assistant Diana Fawcett's knickers'.
And so on. Definitely a book worth getting - short of the original sleeves it's the only way to see these images properly .
A minor quibble would be that the text isn't concurrent with images. We get all the background story to the Armed Forces sleeve on P.137 but the illustrations don't appear until Pp. 148 -153. Once , however, you get used to that it's alright. That's six pages of slightly larger than A4 pages of reproductions for just one album - the book really is that detailed.
Besides the many specifically Costello related features(I'm a big E.C. fan)I was particularly taken by the bio. detail that Barney - born Colin Fulcher - grew up in Whitton, Middlesex. Since Elvis live there in 1970's I daresay that may have been another bond they had.
New - to me- details about the Armed Forces sleeve is that the main cover image, the elephants etc, are painted by Tom Pogson. Other images in the package are by the 'French design collective Bazooka' , ' led by artists Christain Chapiron and Jean-Louis Dupre ( who worked under the pseudonyms Loulou and Kiki Picasso'. Additionally ' one of the animal prints derives from a pair of Bubbles' assistant Diana Fawcett's knickers'.
And so on. Definitely a book worth getting - short of the original sleeves it's the only way to see these images properly .
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By 55sounds
Format:Hardcover
Barney Bubbles is revealed as the master designer behind sleeves of artists ranging from Hawkwind to John Cooper Clarke via Ian Dury and specifically Elvis Costello. The book (a revised and updated version of the 2009 first issue) not only tells the story of his tragically ending life but contains beautiful reproductions of many record sleeves, tour posters and other designs by the artist. The highlights to me are his 'borrowing' from a range of art movements and his gift for designing beautiful lettering. Think Generation X's Your Generation 7" and Elvis Costello's Armed Forces LP.
A must for anyone still involved in the habit of looking at record sleeves whilst listening. Warning: reading this book may cause urge to collect!
A victim
A must for anyone still involved in the habit of looking at record sleeves whilst listening. Warning: reading this book may cause urge to collect!
A victim
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book, especially love the Hawkwind artwork - this guy was way beyond his time
6 May 2013
By Danny Rudman
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
All the images are bold and clear, even the old LP record covers look real. The background on Barney is thorough and real - fab coffee table decoration.
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Barney Brilliant
Great in depth book.
Good balance of image and text
Ideal for students, or anyone looking to lift the anonymity.
Good balance of image and text
Ideal for students, or anyone looking to lift the anonymity.
Published 1 month ago by razman
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Essential purchase!
This book is an essential purchase for anyone with even a passing interest in any of the following - graphic design, vinyl albums, record sleeves, the art scene in the UK in the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Smitty Werbenjaegermanjensen (real name)
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A Design Genius
It's hard for the present generation to understand how important record covers were to those of us who grew up in the 70s. Read more
Published 4 months ago by MR D A WRIGHT
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FAB Work :)
Paul Gorman's recently expanded and totally great read - You Need This Book :)
I was lucky enough to get this, sometime ago now, and couldn't put it down.
I was lucky enough to get this, sometime ago now, and couldn't put it down.
Published 5 months ago by Geez_UK
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Great book on a great artist
A truly well done effort in collecting, presenting and putting so much of Colin Fulcher's work in the proper context - and most importantly: it gives him the recognition he... Read more
Published 21 months ago by zwentzen
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Forever blowing Bubbles!
What can I say?
Finally just recognition for Barney Bubbles. I nearly bought this book when the first edition came out, hesitated, and then it was gone, out of print and I... Read more
Finally just recognition for Barney Bubbles. I nearly bought this book when the first edition came out, hesitated, and then it was gone, out of print and I... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. N. P. Ritchie
4.0 out of 5 stars
excellent book
This is an excellent book, full of record covers pictures (but also other stuff) and interesting texts on barney bubbles, i guess you won't be disappointed.
Published on 26 Jun 2009 by H. Perret
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