A docu-book is an interesting idea. A book of documentary? That is what the latest Rufus Stone Limited Editions Publishing offering is being called.
On April 6, 1974 stepped on stage at the Ontario Speedway in California as top billing at the all-day event, and with great weather, Deep Purple and the other bands drew a crowd of around 165,000 people. It became the largest single-day paid attendance in U.S. rock concert history. Crazy dontcha think? That's a ridiculous crowd.
The book will be made up of black and white as well as color photos by those granted press passes to the event, professional photographers and fans who were there for the historic event. The 12 x 12 book will look mighty fine on your coffee table screaming to the world that you have the cash to own one of these collectors items.
Yup- collectors items as there are a few offerings. Jon Lord signed the book in June this year, just 3 weeks before he passed away and the books were then shipped to other Deep Purple members for signing. So these really are rare offerings and the cost shows it. The extremely limited number at each level is also rather stunning.
The Signature Edition £$500 350 copies
This premium edition is numbered and individually signed by the great Jon Lord in June 2012. Subsequently it has also been signed by David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes and Ian Paice. The 288 page hand-bound coffee table book is bound in Purple recycled leather with a silver foil emboss to the front. Printed on 170gsm artpaper, the pages will be gilt edged and hand stitched. The book comes in a recycled leather slipcase and is presented in a beautiful leather style clamshell box with inlaid color graphic. Alongside this is a heavyweight double vinyl album of the live recording from the concert, together with reproduction back stage passes, poster and certificate of production.
The Vinyl Edition $350 150 copies
Presented in slipcase together with the vinyl recordings this edition of the book is the same book without the gilt edging to the pages. Individually numbered with a certificate of production.
The Standard Edition $250 500 copies
The book on its own and quarter bound with a photographic cover and supplied in a card slipcase. Individually numbered
They're pretty cool and if you only know them from "Highway Star", you're missing out. They were sorta foxy too, in a long haired sorta way.