May 15, 2014

JOSEPH O'CONNOR - The Thrill Of It All

“O'Connor writes with such passion, such precision, such beautiful sentences, with such an ear for language and with such knowledge and hilarity, that this book could only come from an extremely gifted Rock'n'Roll obsessive… A brilliant and vital document” - Bob Geldof

Spanning 25 years, The Thrill of it All rewinds and fast-forwards through an evocative soundtrack of struggle and laughter. Infused with blues, ska, classic showtunes, New Wave and punk, the tale stretches from suburban England to Manhattan’s East Village, from Thatcher-era London to the Hollywood Bowl, from the meadows of the Glastonbury Festival to a wintry Long Island, culminating in a Dublin evening in July 2012, a night that changes everything.

For the cover there was only one image we had in mind. Once we were happy with the guitar crop we went about creating our very own band logo to be used for the title. The guitar spans the whole of the jacket and features embossed strings and a mixture of matt and gloss finish to create the desired texture.

You can read more about the music that inspired The Thrill of it All from Joseph himself on the Vintage Books website here.

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