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Reasons to be Cheerful: The Life and Work of Barney Bubbles [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Paul Gorman (Author), Barney Bubbles (Illustrator)

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Publication Date: 7 Oct 2010

REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL celebrates the graphic design genius of Barney Bubbles, whose work links the underground optimism of the 60s to the sardonic and manipulative art which accompanied punk's explosion. He remains a powerful influence on contemporary artists more than a quarter of a century after his death.

Bubbles designed for Sir Terence Conran and underground magazines Oz and Friends and created remarkable record sleeves and postersfor Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello, Depeche Mode, Ian Dury, Hawkwind, The Damned and Nick Lowe. He collaborated with artists and photographers, including Derek Boshier and Brian Griffin, and produced paintings, furniture, set designs and promo videos.

This new edition of REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL contains hundreds of rare and previously unpublished photographs, working sketches, notebooks and original artwork. It includes more than 50 new images, a number of fresh interviews plus additional and exclusive facts and information

'Surprisingly moving and lovingly researched.' - Dylan Jones, The Independent

'Fascinating, definitive.' - Sunday Times

'Joyous, playful and rich in meaning.' - Alice Rawsthorne, New York Times

'Sumptuous, stylish, informed...Book Of The Year.' - Mojo

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Bubbles designed for Sir Terence Conran and underground magazines Oz and Friends and created remarkable record sleeves and postersfor Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello, Depeche Mode, Ian Dury, Hawkwind, The Damned and Nick Lowe. He collaborated with artists and photographers, including Derek Boshier and Brian Griffin, and produced paintings, furniture, set designs and promo videos.

This new edition of REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL contains hundreds of rare and previously unpublished photographs, working sketches, notebooks and original artwork. It includes more than 50 new images, a number of fresh interviews plus additional and exclusive facts and information

'Surprisingly moving and lovingly researched.' - Dylan Jones, The Independent

'Fascinating, definitive.' - Sunday Times

'Joyous, playful and rich in meaning.' - Alice Rawsthorne, New York Times

'Sumptuous, stylish, informed...Book Of The Year.' - Mojo

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Adelita Ltd; 1 edition (7 Oct 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0955201748
ISBN-13: 978-0955201745
Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 2.5 x 28.7 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A real tribute to a artistic genius 8 Dec 2008

By J. John Foyle

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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 .

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5.0 out of 5 stars Master of the picture sleeve 13 Feb 2011

By 55sounds

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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!

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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

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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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