Reasons To Be Cheerful: The Life and Work of Barney Bubbles - Tapa dura

More than a quarter century after his death, graphic design genius Barney Bubbles remains a powerful influence on contemporary artists. Bubbles is perhaps best known for the legendary record album covers and posters he created for Hawkwind, in styles ranging from Art Deco to Constructivist to black light/acid trip. His art also graces the covers of albums by Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello (the stampeding elephants on Armed Forces are his work, as is the camera-wielding Costello of This Year's Model), The Damned, Depeche Mode, Ian Dury and Nick Lowe, and he designed as well for Sir Terence Conran and underground magazines Oz and Friends. When the first edition of Reasons to Be Cheerful was released in 2009, reviewers pronounced it "joyous, playful and rich in meaning" and Mojo named this marvelous compendium its Book of the Year. This first edition quickly sold out, making this reissue a welcome opportunity to see Bubbles' work anew. This new and expanded edition contains hundreds of rare and previously unpublished images, photographs, working sketches, notebooks and original artwork. It includes more than 50 new images, for a total of over 600 in all, as well as fresh interviews, exclusive facts and information, writings by Peter Saville and Malcolm Garrett and an introduction by Billy Bragg.

Gorman is a best-selling author and one the of UKs leading authorities on music and fashion. His books include The Look: Adventures in Rock & Pop Fashion (Adelita 2006), In Their Own Write: Adventures In the Music Press (Sanctuary 2001), Nine Lives with Goldie (Hodder & Stoughton 2002), Straight with Boy George (Century 2005), Blood & Fire with Robin & Ali Campbell (Century 2005). Gorman is also one of the authors for the Official Live 8 book. He has contributed to publications from GQ, Mojo and Heat to The Daily Telegraph and Radio Times