Limited Edition Signed H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis (Limited Edition) Creating the Visual Concept for KooKoo

By: Chris Stein ,; Debbie Harry

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Limited edition, signed by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein on an exclusively designed tip-in sheet
Limited to 150 units only, worldwide
Presented in an exclusive slipcase
Featuring variant cover art with image of Debbie Harry taken from the KooKoo album cover

US/Canada $350.00

UK/Rest of World £300.00

Features

Book:

PAPER STOCK & WEIGHT:

140gsm Chinese Chen ming art matt art

SPECIAL FINISHES:

Interiors spot gloss machine varnish throughout

BINDING:

Sewn

DUSTJACKET:

Exclusive jacket, variant from standard edition with image of Debbie Harry taken from the KooKoo album cover on front and Giger masks on the back

SLIPCASE SPECIFICATION:

Printed 4-colour on 157gsm glossy art with matt lamination and spot UV varnish over 3mm boards

TIP-IN SHEET:

120gsm Zen with images of contact sheets of photography from the book

SIGNED:

Signed bound-in tip- in sheet signed by Chris Stein and Debbie Harry

NUMBERED:

1 to 150

LIMITED TO:

Limited to 150 copies

Description

When the visual artist H.R. Giger, best known for his biomechanical creature and set design for seminal 1979 sci-fi-horror film Alien, encountered Debbie Harry, the punk icon and lead singer of globally successful New Wave band Blondie, the results were sublime. The artwork for Harry’s 1981 debut solo KooKoo album cover was deemed so frightening it was originally banned on the London Underground. The fantastical videos for two of the tracks on the album, ‘Backfired’ and ‘Now I Know you Know,’ featured Giger himself piercing an Egyptian sarcophagus and a newly brunette Harry reimagined as a xenomorphic Giger creature.

With photographs and words by Chris Stein, Harry’s long-term collaborator, artefacts and sketches from the Giger archive, and an introduction by Debbie Harry, this is an essential behind-the-scenes insight into the processes of an incredible creative partnership.