Love-Hounds-request@gaffa.MIT.EDU (01/13/91)
Really-From: graham@ug.cs.dal.ca (Michael Graham) Does anyone know anything about "Kate Bush The Whole Story" by C. Juby, 1988? It sounds good - 192 pgs, color pics and hardcover. Is it any good? I can get it for less than the price of "A Visual Documentary" I have received a recomendation for "Kate Bush - AVD", but it is much shorter, less recent and more expensive. Any thoughts/reviews/advice/etc. would be greatly appreciated...please hurry - i am dying to get a biography. thanks in advance, mike
Love-Hounds-request@gaffa.MIT.EDU (01/13/91)
Really-From: ed@das.llnl.gov (Edward Suranyi) In article <1991Jan12.183904.9243@cs.dal.ca> you write: >Really-From: graham@ug.cs.dal.ca (Michael Graham) >Does anyone know anything about "Kate Bush The Whole Story" by C. Juby, 1988? >It sounds good - 192 pgs, color pics and hardcover. Is it any good? Unless it's a revised edition, which I doubt, the problem with this book is that it is loaded with errors. Andy Marvick wrote a review of this book for Homeground in which he found an average of one error per page! Later, Homeground reported that the book was involved in all sorts of complicated legal proceedings involving the author, the publisher, and I think a magazine. Some British magazine wrote an awful review of the book, and that combined with the negative reaction in Homeground caused the publishers to sue the author, or something like that. Homeground describes the history of this book, and the interesting thing is that originally, the Visual Documentary people and Juby were collaborating to make one book. They had a falling-out, with the result that the two separate books were published at almost the same time. Despite what is implied in the jacket, Juby's book did NOT have authorization from the Bush family. -- Ed Suranyi | "I couldn't hope to do it anywhere near as well ed@das.llnl.gov | as Kate Bush because she is a Goddess." (415) 447-3405 | -- Sinead O'Connor
Love-Hounds-request@gaffa.MIT.EDU (01/13/91)
Really-From: nrc@cbema.att.com (Neal R Caldwell, Ii) From article <9101122203.AA16756@das.llnl.gov>, by Love-Hounds-request@gaffa.MIT.EDU: > Really-From: ed@das.llnl.gov (Edward Suranyi) > > In article <1991Jan12.183904.9243@cs.dal.ca> you write: >>Really-From: graham@ug.cs.dal.ca (Michael Graham) > >>Does anyone know anything about "Kate Bush The Whole Story" by C. Juby, 1988? >>It sounds good - 192 pgs, color pics and hardcover. Is it any good? > > Unless it's a revised edition, which I doubt, the problem with this book > is that it is loaded with errors. Andy Marvick wrote a review of this > book for Homeground in which he found an average of one error per page! If Michael's information is correct it may be a revised edition. My second reprint edition has only black and white photos and only 160 pages. > Later, Homeground reported that the book was involved in all sorts of > complicated legal proceedings involving the author, the publisher, and > I think a magazine. I think part of the problem with this book is that the author gathered most of his information from magazine articles and such. Of course being fans we know how silly some of the stuff they print in magazines is but Juby seems to take it all as gospel. > Homeground describes the history of this book, and the interesting thing > is that originally, the Visual Documentary people and Juby were > collaborating to make one book. They had a falling-out, with the result > that the two separate books were published at almost the same time. > Despite what is implied in the jacket, Juby's book did NOT have > authorization from the Bush family. I recommend the Visual Documentary over the Juby book. It's got errors of its own but they're fewer and less serious. It's got less text but nicer photographs. "Don't drive too slowly." Richard Caldwell AT&T Network Systems att!cbnews!nrc nrc@cbnews.att.com
Love-Hounds-request@gaffa.MIT.EDU (01/13/91)
Really-From: graham@ug.cs.dal.ca (Michael Graham) Thanks for the help guys - more is welcomed.... Is Burning Airlines the only source for this book - A Visual Documentary? Their postage rates are outrageous. If anyone can find this book elsewhere I would gladly reimburse you... How comprehensive are these books? mike