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(368 pages) this is the story of vivian stanshall, of the "bonzo dog doo-dah band". after chart success in 1968, the band broke up, with stanshall's many solo projects driving him to breakdown and his flamboyant lifestyle fuelling his alcohol and tranquilizer dependencies. he died in a fire in 1995. facsimiles, portraits edition new ed (paperback)

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This is the story of Vivian Stanshall, of the "Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band". After chart success in 1968, the band broke up, with Stanshall's many solo projects driving him to breakdown and his flamboyant lifestyle fuelling his alcohol and tranquilizer dep...

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Published by Fourth Estate Ltd in 2001. Binding: Hardback with Dust jacket. Number of pages: 352. Ex. Library copy-usual stamps and marks. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8554795 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.

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Hardback with D/J (clipped) in good condition but D/J creased. 2001 1st edition Fourth Estate. Review Vivian Stanshall, artist, musician, comic, broadcaster and all-round oddball, was a genuine English eccentric. Lucian Welsh and Chris Randall's Ginger Geezer: The Life of Vivian Stanshall is an attempt to unravel the tragic story of this enigmatic and idiosyncratic man. Stanshall, blessed with a forest of red hair, an excess of energy and an urge to shock, formed the Bonzo Dog Band just after art school. The band, who began life as a humorous trad jazz combo, evolved into the perfect vehicle for his many talents. Combining the best elements of cabaret, jazz, rock, performance art and musical hall comedy, the Bonzos gained critical acclaim and commercial success. The pressures of touring and the usual personal differences caused the band to implode at the end of the 1960s. Although they reformed intermittently, Stanshall never produced a consistent body of work again. Flashes of brilliance did occur: solo albums, a comic radio masterpiece Sir Henry at Rawlinson's End (later unsuccessfully filmed) and several songs co-written with Stevie Winwood all bear witness to this. Unfortunately alcohol, valium and his own mercurial nature prevented him from realising his full potential. Much of the 1970s were spent in a haze, often creating questionable drunken mayhem with fellow boozer Keith Moon of the Who--the pair once paraded through Soho dressed as Nazis. His dulcet tones however, were much in demand. Eloquently described here by friend and admirer Stephen Fry as "a Dundee Cake of a voice, astoundingly deep, rich and fruity", Stanshall graced Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and the Damned's Lovely Money. In later life voiceover and advertising work provided him (briefly) with a lucrative income. Vivian was never able to stay of the bottle for long and the offers slowly dried up. With friends and family alarmed by his drinking, Stanshall sought the company of street...