Ritchie Blackmore by Ross Halfin Hardback Book Signed by Ross Halfin New

Ritchie Blackmore by Ross Halfin (Deluxe Edition - signed by Ross Halfin). Rufus Publications and Ross Halfin are proud to present a new, limited edition book "Ritchie Blackmore" featuring hundreds of unseen images from Ross's extensive library. Ritchie Blackmore, from Deep Purple through to Rainbow and now Blackmore's Night is one of our most influential guitarists and Ross started photographing him and Rainbow from 1980 onwards. This new book is an intimate portrait of Blackmore both on and off stage and captures the brilliance and madness of Rainbow during those years. Ross had unparalleled access for several years and the images in this book often show Ritchie as you've never seen him before.

It finishes with shots of early Blackmore's Night in action. With an introduction by Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen who first saw Blackmore on stage at the age of 14 (and features in a photograph on the back of the legendary Made in Japan cover) and words by Ross and journalist Pete Makowski who knew and worked with Ritchie and Rainbow at the time. "Around this time I met writer Peter Makowski who Geoff Barton (the features editor at Sounds) introduced us with the prophetic words "You two will be bad for each other. Never has a truer word been spoken.

Now the one thing I knew about Pete was he knew Blackmore - and I don't mean "knew" him in a music industry sense - he really did know Ritchie and was a friend of his and as Pete said one day - "let's go and do Blackmore". I actually can't remember where I finally met him but I was pleasantly surprised. Ritchie, who I expected to be off and aloof, was completely the opposite.

Once I'd met him he was funny, liked a drink and was fantastic company. Pete and I for the period around this book - I suppose you could say were in his inner circle.

We travelled with him, we hung out with him. As you can see from some of the pictures in this book, Ritchie once you knew him was very accessible and as a photographer I could shoot with him more or less anything I wanted - he would never say no - or I would have to give him a funny, twisted reason to want to do it.

The book also includes contributions from Billy Corgan and Colin Hart. It also features feature an animated 3D lenticular on the cover of Ritchie throwing his guitar into the air. This item is in the category "Books, Comics & Magazines\Books". The seller is "rufus_stone_limited_editions" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, United States, Canada, Australia, Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, New Zealand, Mexico, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, South Africa, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago.

Features: Numbered Copy, Re-cycled Leather bound, Lenticular on the cover, Slipcase, Leather Bound
Format: Hardcover
Item Width: 25 cm
Time Period Manufactured: 2020-Now
Number of Pages: 304
Item Length: 3 cm
Item Height: 34.5 cm
Illustrator: Ross Halfin
Topic: Books, Heavy Metal, Rock Music, Fender, Stratocaster, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Music, Performing Arts
Personalise: No
Era: 1970s - 1990s
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Personalised: No
Ex Libris: No
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Character: Ritchie Blackmore
Publication Year: 2021
Item Weight: 2.6 kg
Book Title: Ritchie Blackmore by Ross Halfin (Deluxe Signed Edition)
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Author: Ross Halfin
Original Language: English
Signed By: Ross Halfin
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Rufus Stone Limited Editions Ltd
Inscribed: No
Signed: Yes
Genre: Classic Rock
Type: Picture Book
ISBN: 9781919603360