Debbie Harry Signed sealed 1st Chris Stein HR Giger Metamorphosis Kookoo Blondie

Description: A double-signed sealed 1st edition of this quickly sold out coffee table book which covers the striking collaboration between iconic American singer, musician and actress Debbie Harry of Blondie - leader of one of the biggest musical acts in the world during the late 1970's/early 1980's, during which she was one of the most photographed women on the planet - and influential Swiss artist HR Giger (1940 - 2014), who was perhaps best known for his design work on the 1979 movie 'Alien'. This is written by Debbie Harry's long-term partner, Blondie guitarist Chris Stein, covering the concept, design and production of the artwork of Debbie Harry's debut solo album 'Kookoo', which was released in 1981, produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic. 'H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis: Creating the Visual Concept for KooKoo ' by Chris Stein, published by Titan Books in London on 18 April 2023, 1st edition, folio modern hardback (13in x 10.5in), 192 pages. Extensive photos and images within. Introduction by Debbie Harry. These copies will be double-signed, by both Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, to a special bookplate featuring an HR Giger image from the album. In New sealed unread condition, still within the publisher sellophane. Retailer 'signed' sticker affixed to the front of the dustjacket. I have, at photo 6, included an image from an open example of the book for sale to show how the sigantures of Debbie Harry and Chris Stein are presented on the special bookplate. ** Quite a hefty coffee table book that weighs 1.55kg before being securely packed ** A beautiful coffee table art book chronicling the extraordinary collaboration between Debbie Harry and H.R. Giger for Harry's 1981 solo album KooKoo. When the visual artist H.R. Giger, best known for his biomechanical creature and set design for seminal 1979 sci-fi-horror film Alien, encountered Debbie Harry, the punk icon and lead singer of globally successful New Wave band Blondie, the results were sublime. The artwork for Harry’s 1981 debut solo KooKoo album cover was deemed so frightening it was originally banned on the London Underground. The fantastical videos for two of the tracks on the album, ‘Backfired’ and ‘Now I Know you Know,’ featured Giger himself piercing an Egyptian sarcophagus and a newly brunette Harry reimagined as a xenomorphic Giger creature. With photographs and words by Chris Stein, Harry’s long-term collaborator, artefacts and sketches from the Giger archive, and an introduction by Debbie Harry, this is an essential behind-the-scenes insight into the processes of an incredible creative partnership. Estimated non-UK direct postage costs by signed for airmail delivery - Europe £20, Canada/Japan £32, Aus/NZ £36, US £39. Additional books can always be added to a combined order for an additional postage cost based on extra 0.25kg bands of weight, with an extra postage cost per extra 0.25kg of £1.20 for Europe / £2.00 everywhere else - please contact if any questions. Multiple items - Please review my other listings to see if there are any other items which are of interest to you. I will be pleased to provide a suitable invoice for combined postage cost for 2 or more items. If you have won an item and intend to bid on any other items which end on different days, I would be grateful if you would drop me a message. Postage – All of my books are triple wrapped for delivery to maximise their safety - firstly in bubble wrap protection, secondly in either a padded envelope or a cardboard box, and finally in thick parcel paper. For UK mainland - all items above a fairly modest value I will send via either signed for Royal Mail and/or courier options whichever is the best, this being largely dependent on the weight of the object. I am more than happy to post overseas on the basis that all items will be posted by Airmail with a signature required on delivery. If you are overseas, please feel free to enquire about postage charges ahead of registering a bid if you are unsure of the cost I may have outlined above, where costs may be prohibitive depending upon where you are in the world and the weight of the item, many thanks. Feedback – I will be delighted to provide feedback for a winning bidder once they have done so first to ensure that the item has arrived safely. In the event a winning bidder has any queries around a product following receipt, I would be pleased to deal with any queries via my business e-mail address or the Ebay message function in an effort to resolve matters ahead of any mutual feedback being provided, thanks. Many thanks for looking at my items and good luck with any bids you make. I will be regularly listing items for sale, please save me as one of your favourite sellers for the future, thanks.

Price: 124.99 GBP

Location: Telford

End Time: 2025-01-27T15:47:16.000Z

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