U2 BY U2

Book ID/图书代码： 06040005B09906

English Summary/英文概要： The illustrated autobiography of ‘the biggest rock band in the world’. The book is written by U2 and Neil McCormick, respected music editor and a personal friend and confidant of the band since their school days, and will be published in a large format anthology style, containing more than 1000 photographs, many published for the first time. It will cover their entire career from the early days in Dublin through to their most recent tours and recordings. It will be designed by Steve Averill who has designed all of U2’s album covers, as well as their fanzine, tour programmes and just about anything else that has been sent out under U2’s name.

Think BEATLES ANTHOLOGY. Think ROLLING STONES. Think U2.

On the occasion of U2’s 25th birthday, Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry have come together to provide the inside track on the U2 story so far. They have given hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews and provided rare and previously unpublished photographs to record, in their own words, the definitive history of the world’s biggest and best rock band. For the first time U2 will tell their own story in their own words and in glorious technicolour. This is the first book that they have initiated and, in their 25th anniversary year, it will be the definitive account of one of the biggest bands the world has known. This official history of U2 provides the fullest and most personal account of the life and times of the legendary band, and features hundreds of photographs, including some which are exclusive to the book, and many from the band member’s personal collections. U2 BY U2 covers the band members’ lives before U2, taking us through their early family history to that first fateful meeting in Larry’s kitchen, through the evolution of the band from playing church halls to 100,000 seat stadiums, not to mention the 14 Grammy Awards and an astonishing 130 million album sales along the way. Large format and visually stunning, the book has been designed by the U2 creative team of Steve Averill and Shaughn McGrath who have created the majority of the band’s iconic record covers.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是写U2乐队故事的书，是U2成员和他们的音乐制作人Neil McCormick写的书中还有一些他们的照片。书中记录了乐队早期在都柏林时候的事情到最近的一些巡回演出和唱片，告诉读者他们一些不为人知的事情：难看的发型，宿醉行为，狂野的派对，与总统和教皇的会面，他们怎样创作出一些经典的歌曲，还有他们歌唱事业中的一些细节。书中还包括有超过1000张照片，可以让读者更深入的了解他们的生活和事业，而且还可以作为收藏。

Awards/获奖情况：There are no shortage of books about U2 and many of them aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. This is different because the cod psychology is abandoned and the boys simply tell their story---Irish Independent

This book is more like an experience with U2 and is an essential piece of memorabilia for any fan of the band. It’s so alive it almost has a pulse and you genuinely feel that U2 have put their heart and soul into this as much as they would a new album. ---The Irish Post

Curious onlookers will find much to admire here and, to U2’s credit, it’s a book none of their fans will want to be without.---Classic Rock Classic Rock

About the Author/作者介绍： Neil McCormick, U2’s amanuensis, is one of the UK’s leading music journalists. Neil attended Mount Temple School in Dublin with Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry and witnessed U2’s first ever performance. He has followed their career ever since, as a fan, friend and occasional critic. Neil writes a weekly newspaper column for the Daily Telegraph. He is a regular pundit on BBC television and radio. Neil is author of the best-selling memoir I Was Bono’s Doppelganger, aka Killing Bono. Art Director Steve Averill has worked with U2 since their inception, firstly offering advice based on his role as a member of The Radiators from Space and then, in a more lasting role, as designer and art director of Four5One Creative he works with a design team that includes fellow long-time U2 designer Shaughn McGrath and the book’s designer Gary Kelly.
这本书是由U2乐队中的成员和他们的音乐制作人Neil McCormick共同创作的，Neil McCormick是他们的好朋友而且还是学校时候的知己。

Format:HARDCOVER ILLUSTRATED

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

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