"Obscure" is a new book by longtime Cure "designer" Andy Vella:
(http://dpygxmdlnp7ou.cloudfront.net/sites/forulicodex.com/files/styles/image-wx460/public/9781905792443-vella-hardback-cover-recto-lores.jpg?itok=MQqMZw7b)
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**TO BE PUBLISHED WORLDWIDE IN SEPTEMBER 2014**
Fleeting moments... altered faces... unexpected spaces. By turns dreadfully funny, terribly honest, strangely melancholic. – Robert Smith, 2014
Andy Vella has been observing Robert Smith and The Cure since 1981. He has designed the majority of the artwork for The Cure's record releases, either as one half of Parched Art or working solo, and has photographed the band in its multiple incarnations.
Obscure is a unique collection of rare and unseen photographs of The Cure in the studio and in performance. This visually stunning and beautifully designed volume has been compiled with the full cooperation and input of Robert Smith, who has also written the foreword.
Format: hardback
Page count: 160 pages
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-905792-44-3
Dimensions: 21.6 x 21.6 cm
- See more at: http://forulicodex.com/catalogue/obscure#sthash.mzBeDaJW.dpuf (http://forulicodex.com/catalogue/obscure#sthash.mzBeDaJW.dpuf)
Found via:
http://craigjparker.blogspot.it/2014/07/andy-vella-book-out-this-autumn.html (http://craigjparker.blogspot.it/2014/07/andy-vella-book-out-this-autumn.html)
Thanks Ulrich! I want it!
From The Cure's Facebook:
"Andy Vella has been observing The Cure since 1981. Foruli Codex (@foruli) is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of 'Obscure', Vella's book of rare and unseen photographs of the band. 33 years in the making, 'Obscure' will be published worldwide in September 2014. This visually stunning and beautifully designed volume has been compiled with the full input of Robert Smith, who has also written the foreword"
For further details go to http://forulicodex.com/catalogue (http://forulicodex.com/catalogue)
ups! thanks Ulrich for posting this. This will be surely an interesting material to have.
Quote from: dsanchez on July 29, 2014, 20:05:22
ups! thanks Ulrich for posting this.
Oh, thanks for merging the topics. Of course this part of the forum is fitting it better.
Quote from: Ulrich on July 29, 2014, 17:48:38
"Obscure" is a new book by longtime Cure "designer" Andy Vella:
(http://dpygxmdlnp7ou.cloudfront.net/sites/forulicodex.com/files/styles/image-wx460/public/9781905792443-vella-hardback-cover-recto-lores.jpg?itok=MQqMZw7b)
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**TO BE PUBLISHED WORLDWIDE IN SEPTEMBER 2014**
Fleeting moments... altered faces... unexpected spaces. By turns dreadfully funny, terribly honest, strangely melancholic. – Robert Smith, 2014
Andy Vella has been observing Robert Smith and The Cure since 1981. He has designed the majority of the artwork for The Cure's record releases, either as one half of Parched Art or working solo, and has photographed the band in its multiple incarnations.
Obscure is a unique collection of rare and unseen photographs of The Cure in the studio and in performance. This visually stunning and beautifully designed volume has been compiled with the full cooperation and input of Robert Smith, who has also written the foreword.
Format: hardback
Page count: 160 pages
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-905792-44-3
Dimensions: 21.6 x 21.6 cm
- See more at: http://forulicodex.com/catalogue/obscure#sthash.mzBeDaJW.dpuf (http://forulicodex.com/catalogue/obscure#sthash.mzBeDaJW.dpuf)
Found via:
http://craigjparker.blogspot.it/2014/07/andy-vella-book-out-this-autumn.html (http://craigjparker.blogspot.it/2014/07/andy-vella-book-out-this-autumn.html)
Thanks Ulrich for sharing the news and thanks Robert!
Can't wait to order this book!
Found via CoF:
http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2014-08-18/the-cure-photo-book-confirmed (http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2014-08-18/the-cure-photo-book-confirmed)
(a mini interview with A. Vella)
Ulrich,I'm still waiting for the pre-order notice from Foruli for "the rest of the world",or
is it exclusively available at A****n,isn't it?
:?
Quote from: MeltingMan on August 26, 2014, 13:26:17still waiting for the pre-order notice from Foruli... or is it exclusively available at A****n...
Well, I can't tell much about it, I haven't pre-ordered it, as I'm in no hurry to get it. (Will probably put it on my Xmas wish-list...)
Amazon (German branch) mentions it to be released on Sept 18 too, but almost no other info (yet):
http://www.amazon.de/Obscure-Observing-Cure-Andy-Vella/dp/1905792441/ (http://www.amazon.de/Obscure-Observing-Cure-Andy-Vella/dp/1905792441/)
According to the info given in the original article, it is
not exclusive to any retailer. With the title and/or the ISBN you should be able to order it in any good book shop.
Thanks.I was informed,that the book is available for pre-order,but only in the UK (last week or earlier).
;)
Anyone receive it yet? What do you guys think about it?
No,not yet.The delivery delayed until next week. :?
Just arrived!!!
Lucky Susanna! :)
Mine was dispatched yesterday. ;)
Quote from: mooki on September 20, 2014, 00:19:12
What do you guys think about it?
I think it fits perfectly well to the "After The Rain" book.
Otherwise it will offer some inevitable gaps.In any case a must-have edition!
those who already got this, can you please comment more on the book? thanks!
Of course.In his foreword wrote Robert,interestingly enough,about the "disappeared worlds".
It concerns The Cure,but also the photography.When I saw the contact prints and large format
polaroids it reminds me of hundreds black and white negatives in the cellar.All of them my own
35mm and 6✕7 format waiting for archiving.
The book is like a "family album" with known and yet unknown pictures and,last but not least,
very topical photographs from TCT 2014.That's why it is a must-have for every fan and when
you're familiar with "slow" photography-even better! Nevertheless,"After The Rain" is indispensable.
On his new website, you can view a little bit of the book incl. Robert's foreword:
http://www.velladesign.com/filter/work/obscure (http://www.velladesign.com/filter/work/obscure)