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Post by Quoincidence on Jan 6, 2020 16:43:20 GMT
I've had quite a few people tell me to get this book and tbh I was expecting it to be quite a decent release, but, it's a shocking if I'm honest.
I was expecting it to contain more pages than it does... The pictures are here and there. Some are decent, whereas others are stretched to shit or they've cropped it to a certain part of a larger image.
Really disappointed and glad I got it cheap!
What are everyone else's thoughts on this book that came out in '95 / '96?
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Post by wolfman on Jan 6, 2020 17:05:52 GMT
Never got it..and after reading your post I wont bother..
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Post by Quoincidence on Jan 6, 2020 17:08:12 GMT
Never got it..and after reading your post I wont bother.. 2 of the best official photo book releases, IMO, are; John Shearlaws 20th Anniversary book from 1986 Just Doin' It, 40th Anniversary book by Rick, Francis and Bob |
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Post by paradiseflats on Jan 6, 2020 17:10:46 GMT
Never got it..and after reading your post I wont bother.. 2 of the best official photo book releases, IMO, are; John Shearlaws 20th Anniversary book from 1986 Just Doin' It, 40th Anniversary book by Rick, Francis and Bob Johns book is very good if you believe in fairy tales. |
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Post by Quoincidence on Jan 6, 2020 19:03:32 GMT
2 of the best official photo book releases, IMO, are; John Shearlaws 20th Anniversary book from 1986 Just Doin' It, 40th Anniversary book by Rick, Francis and Bob Johns book is very good if you believe in fairy tales. Not had a proper read of it... just a section that mentions how poorly Pete was treat at times whilst he was with the band due to being a quiet / kept to himself type of person. |
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Post by tramper on Jan 6, 2020 19:33:59 GMT
Haven't seen this one !
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Post by Quoincidence on Jan 6, 2020 19:36:23 GMT
its awful. I got it quite cheap on eBay, £20. Some sites sell it for near £100. It's rare, but it's not feckin' good enough to be sold at such a high price. |
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Post by jaynieeee on Jan 6, 2020 23:00:08 GMT
its awful. I got it quite cheap on eBay, £20. Some sites sell it for near £100. It's rare, but it's not feckin' good enough to be sold at such a high price. Should you not have flogged it at one of the sites where it sells at £100 before you slated it? Or is it a bluff and yer trying to drive the price down, buy other copies at rock bottom and then clean up?  |
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Post by Quoincidence on Jan 7, 2020 5:41:35 GMT
its awful. I got it quite cheap on eBay, £20. Some sites sell it for near £100. It's rare, but it's not feckin' good enough to be sold at such a high price. Should you not have flogged it at one of the sites where it sells at £100 before you slated it? Or is it a bluff and yer trying to drive the price down, buy other copies at rock bottom and then clean up? No, it genuinely is shite. I've been after it for a while and it's a massive disappointment to say the least. |
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Post by acoje on Jan 9, 2020 12:50:14 GMT
Johns book is very good if you believe in fairy tales. Not had a proper read of it... just a section that mentions how poorly Pete was treat at times whilst he was with the band due to being a quiet / kept to himself type of person. Never heard that about Pete before, wasn't the same sort of rumour going around about Matt too years later? |
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Post by Quoincidence on Jan 9, 2020 15:58:19 GMT
Not had a proper read of it... just a section that mentions how poorly Pete was treat at times whilst he was with the band due to being a quiet / kept to himself type of person. Never heard that about Pete before, wasn't the same sort of rumour going around about Matt too years later? Apparently the band didnt talk to Matt at all. But they used to mock Pete for having a very quiet personality and being the oldest band member at the time. He'd been there and done that as far as the drinking and drug taking (which I doubt he did) goes. Would love to know what he thought of Quo whilst he was with the band, especially Rossi Cheers |
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Post by tramper on Jan 9, 2020 20:24:17 GMT
Never heard that about Pete before, wasn't the same sort of rumour going around about Matt too years later? Apparently the band didnt talk to Matt at all. But they used to mock Pete for having a very quiet personality and being the oldest band member at the time. He'd been there and done that as far as the drinking and drug taking (which I doubt he did) goes. Would love to know what he thought of Quo whilst he was with the band, especially Rossi Cheers I'd love to see Pete and maybe Matt at the next convention doing an audience with. Bit fed up of John and Alan. |
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Post by cammythemortonfan on Jan 10, 2020 13:16:02 GMT
To be honest, I was quite happy with it at the time as it was good to see Quo product out there in the high street.
As for Matt- I don’t think there is any bad blood there.
There was a photo of Matt at Rick’s funeral in the press getting a big hug from Francis.....Francis doesn’t strike me as that type of person normally even if there isn’t an issue !!
Plus, Patty posted on Facebook that Matt was as Rick’s favourite Quo drummer to play with.
Maybe Matt just got fed up and wanted to leave?
We all love a conspiracy however maybe it’s really just as simple as that ?
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jan 11, 2020 12:06:34 GMT
The Matt situation is very strange from the outside. Who leaves a good job for no reason? I wonder if it was just that Francis wanted Leon in.
Who read the bits from Roy Lynes in the last fan club mag? He said Rick and Francis did schoolboy stuff mocking him about his lisp. Francis used to boast about "roasting" new crew members. Is this a boy thing? (Girls do it too but it's less visible and can be really mean ... ) Anyway I don't think F&R ever quite grew out of that. No Head Teacher to keep them in line ...
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Post by mortified on Jan 14, 2020 11:15:10 GMT
I've had quite a few people tell me to get this book and tbh I was expecting it to be quite a decent release, but, it's a shocking if I'm honest. I was expecting it to contain more pages than it does... The pictures are here and there. Some are decent, whereas others are stretched to shit or they've cropped it to a certain part of a larger image. Really disappointed and glad I got it cheap! What are everyone else's thoughts on this book that came out in '95 / '96? Yeah, I bought this at the time. I thought it was OK but it didn't really contain an awful lot I hadn't seen before. If I remember correctly anyway. Haven't glanced at it in rather a long time. It looked good on the table or on the shelf; all very hardback and glossy. I've just had a very quick look and it doesn't have the retail price on it so I have no idea how much I paid for it. A tenner or something probably. I'm glad I have it but, I must be honest, who looks at a book of photographs more than once or twice? I get the "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" book every single year for Christmas and I love it. But once it's been looked at a couple of times.... |
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