CucaMonga

VanderLans, Rudy

ISBN 10: 0966940911 / ISBN 13: 9780966940916

Published by Emigre Inc. / Gingko Press, Sacramento, CA, 2000

About this Item

First edition. Very Good minus: The book is tightly bound and the interior is fine but the cloth shows moderate or worse soiling. Cloth bound hardback with blind embossing, with a plastic CD pocket to the rear board. No dj as issued. Lacking the belly band and the CD. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, BOXED. 96 pages; 36 full-page or spread color photographic plates; 6 x 9 inches. Out of Print. Cucamonga, VanderLans' second book of photographs, is a tribute to Don Van Vliet, AKA Captain Beefheart. VanderLans retraces Beefheart's Magic Band's trail, photographing the places and neighborhoods frequented by them in the late '60's and early '70's. What emerges is a bittersweet picture of S. Calif. that shows the suburban landscape as it is today--a land of lush vegetation, concrete, deserts and subdivisions, all under the same vast blue sky.

Seller Inventory # 9302

Bibliographic Details

• Title: CucaMonga
• Publisher: Emigre Inc. / Gingko Press, Sacramento, CA
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0966940911
• ISBN 13: 9780966940916
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography

About this title

Synopsis

Cucamonga, VanderLans s second book of photographs in a series that began with Palm Desert, is a tribute to Don Van Vliet, the founder and leader of the cult outfit, Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. VanderLans retraces their trail, photographing the places and neighborhoods frequented by the Magic Band in the late 60's and early 70's. What emerges is a bittersweet picture of Southern California that blends a sense of nostalgia with the cold reality of passing time and urban development. The photographs show the suburban Southern California landscape as it is today a land of lush vegetation, concrete, deserts and subdivisions, all under the same vast blue sky. The book includes a bonus CD containing three musical tributes to Don Van Vliet created specifically for this publication by original Magic Band members Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo), John French (Drumbo) and Gary Lucas. Playing time 17 minutes. 96 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 36 full color photographs, cloth cover with blind emboss, sewn and case bound, with a CD attached in the back.

About the Author

Rudy VanderLans is the editor and designer of the quarterly design journal "Emigre." He is also the co-founder, with his wife Zuzana Licko, of the type foundry Emigre Fonts, and he runs Emigre Music, a small record label. "Cucamonga" is the second book of photographs in a series that brings together his love for music, photography and typography.