- Hardcover: 1088 pages
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd; illustrated edition edition (20 April 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750942487
- ISBN-13: 978-0750942485
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 25 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 730,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The Stones: A History in Cartoons" combines previously unpublished entries from Bill Wyman's personal diaries with cartoons by some of the greatest satirical artists of the last 40 years. Over more than four decades, The Rolling Stones have been the inspiration for hundreds of cartoons and Bill Wyman has collected them, meticulously recording when and where they appeared. Arranged chronologically, this book combines 150 individual cartoons with the entry from Bill's diary written on the day the drawing was published. Covering everything from the infamous drugs bust to Wyman's leaving the band, and from screaming fans to the day a Bristol hotel refused to serve the Stones lunch because they weren't smart enough, this is a unique and personal look at one of the greatest bands of the twentieth century.
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Bill Wyman was born in London and joined The Rolling Stones in 1962. His previous books include Stone Alone: The Story of a Rock and Roll Band, Wyman Shoots Chagall, Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey and Bill Wyman's Treasure Islands (Sutton, 2005). He is a dedicated historian and archaeologist, with many of his finds now housed in museums. Richard Havers co-authored Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey and Bill Wyman's Treasure Islands. He is the author of several other books.
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Format:Hardcover
The book is printed on very nice glossy paper, the cartoons are set out chronologically and come from Bill's own archive. Some are very funny, but they give you a time capsule of the times they come from, definitely worth a read, especially for the Stones fan - which I am.
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The History of the Stones Through Cartoons--Five Stars
12 July 2007
Format:Hardcover
If you are a fan of the Rolling Stones, you owe it to yourself to get this book. Bill Wyman was the historian of the group, clipping and saving everything, including, I assume, many of these cartoons.
The cartoons are laid out in chronological order from the beginnings of the Stones career through the present. The gags have changed over the years, of course. First, it was the hair-length. Next, the sexual escapades. Still later, the geriatric nature of the boys in the band.
The cartoons run the gamut and are hilarious, with text to put them in context.
A great quote that sums up the controversial boys from a British newspaper of the early sixties: "Perverted, outrageous, violent, repulsive, ugly, tasteful, incoherent. A travesty. That's what's good about them." Like any great artists, full of contradictions.
Highly recommended. Five stars.
The cartoons are laid out in chronological order from the beginnings of the Stones career through the present. The gags have changed over the years, of course. First, it was the hair-length. Next, the sexual escapades. Still later, the geriatric nature of the boys in the band.
The cartoons run the gamut and are hilarious, with text to put them in context.
A great quote that sums up the controversial boys from a British newspaper of the early sixties: "Perverted, outrageous, violent, repulsive, ugly, tasteful, incoherent. A travesty. That's what's good about them." Like any great artists, full of contradictions.
Highly recommended. Five stars.
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