Rare books from DAVID DONALDSON

Scented Gardens Of the Mind is an excellent comprehensive guide to all of Europe's major prog rock scene (with the exception of The UK and Germany who had their own separate books)in the period between 1968-1980, including: Italy, Spain, France, Scandinavia, Netherlands, Eastern Europe, Greece etc... This is a book written by a collector for collectors and prog fans it includes detailed biographies, line-ups, discographies, off-shots and occasional analysis of important albums or tracks with many covers photos illustrating nearly every page. the book is divided to several sections, each country has it's own section set up in alphabetical order. in between every section, there is a nice comics depicting the adventures of two fanatic record collectors. The writing is clear and flowing with a dash of occasional humour.

OPENED ONLY ONCE TO INSPECT THE CONTENTS. Number 1258 Signed by Sheryl Crow, Sonny Landreth and Andy Fairweather Low but not Clapton.
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"Crossroads brought together all the players I had admired and respected over the years. It was like a magic circus, a dream come true. " – Eric ClaptonIn 1999 Eric Clapton invited a handful of musicians to join him on stage at New York's Madison Square Garden to raise money for his Crossroads Centre, an addiction rehabilitation centre in Antigua. Over the course of nearly 15 years, the festival grew into a celebration of guitar playing that drew musicians and fans from around the world.Telling this story through a wealth of stunning photographs and original commentary from world-renowned musicians, Sunshine of Your Love is Eric Clapton's official limited edition book and record set documenting the Crossroads Guitar Festivals, 1999-2013. Featuring archival photos and exclusive interviews with Eric Clapton and the performers who took part, each numbered copy is… Read More

Book and Records are as new; only opened to check the contents. Rare recordings by Miles Davis too!
Mati And The Music: 52 Record Covers 1955/2005 contains 52 record covers painted by Mati Klarwein. The book comes packaged with a 2xLP recording of a previously unreleased Miles Davis concert from the Copenhagen show on the 1969 European tour of Bitches Brew.
The show took place on 4 November 1969 and featured a line up of Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, Chick Corea and Jack DeJohnette.
Mati And The Music: 52 Record Covers 1955/2005 is put together by Antoine de Beaupré, and is published in an edition of 500. This is number 327/500.
The LP, which uses Klarwein's Zonked portrait of Betty Davis as the cover artwork is only be sold with the book
52 RECORD COVERS -- 1955/2005 A book on MATI KLARWEIN'S original paintings made for Lp & CD covers
Accompanying the launch of this book is a double album of a previously unreleased MILES DAVIS concert that was part of his 1969 'BITCHES BREW' European… Read More