Rhino Handmade Alert: Don Van Vliet - Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh
Hoodude
Don Van Vliet - Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh
Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart was a visual artist before he was
a musician. As a young child he drew serious accolades for his animal
sculptures and was offered a scholarship to study in Europe: his
parents declined. While continuing to create in the visual medium, Van
Vliet turned his attention to music, within ten years forming the
first incarnation of the legendary experimental outfit Captain
Beefheart and His Magic Band. The following 15 years are musical
history. But in 1983 Van Vliet retired from music to pursue painting
and drawing, the focus of this extraordinary boxed set.
Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh, named after a painting the
artist completed in 1987, provides an opportunity to own one of his
original, signed color etchings. Executed on paper and cataloged as
Untitled (Self-Portrait), the work measures 6 5/8" x 9 1/2". Van Vliet
produced only 1,500 copies of the piece, one for each individually
numbered copy of this Artist Ink Edition from Rhino Handmade. A deluxe
9 1/4" x 12 3/4" x 2 3/4" slipcase carefully houses the etching as
well as two museum-quality books, a CD, and a DVD.
The first book, entitled Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh (88
pages), is a monograph of sorts, containing an essay by art historian
Ben Watson and full-color reproductions of 60 of Van Vliet's paintings
and drawings, some of them previously unpublished. The second book,
entitled Splinters (96 pages), features portrait photos of the artist
by Anton Corbijn, along with a selection of personal archival material
supplied by Don and Jan Van Vliet -- including family snapshots,
newspaper clippings, drawings, and sketches. None of this material has
been seen by the public before.
The CD features the artist reading 11 of his previously unreleased
spoken-word pieces (which are also reprinted in the Splinters book).
Spanning 1977-1999, these readings have been personally selected by
Don and Jan Van Vliet. The DVD features Some YoYo Stuff, a 1994 filmed
observation by Anton Corbijn.
Since this unique package constitutes an irreplaceable work of art, it
will be shipped either by insured overnight (add $20) or international
insured overnight (add $50). For your protection, a signature will be
required upon receipt (please ship to an address at which you will be
present). Please note that your shipment will reach you overnight from
the time your transaction is approved and processed, not necessarily
from the time you place your order.
Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh is available as an
individually numbered limited edition of 1,500 copies. Get it at:
www.rhinohandmade.com
Other Rhino Handmade Releases You Might Enjoy:
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - I'm Going To Do What I Wanna Do:
Live At My Father's Place, 1978
Code Blue - Code Blue
The Fugs - Electromagnetic Steamboat: The Reprise Recordings
Meic Stevens - Outlander
Television - Live At The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, 6/29/1978
Charles Ulrich
Hoodude <dig_infinity!@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The first book, entitled Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh (88
> pages), is a monograph of sorts, containing an essay by art historian
> Ben Watson
...entitled The Negative Dialectics Of Octafish Play?
--Charles
John Henley
Rhino Handmade releases I am presently enjoying:
"A Child's Garden of Grass" - reissue of the
notorious 1971 comedy LP
Mance Lipscomb, "Trouble In Mind" - the Texas
guitarist & songster's semi-legendary LP released
on Reprise, Sinatra's label, and never before on
CD. Many old-time Mance fans count this one as
their favorite. LE of 2500 copies.
Someone at RH has decent taste.
John Henley
Fhqwhgads!
"Hoodude" <dig_infinity!@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:brii20loft4ei3ng1...@4ax.com...
Is anyone going to pick this one up? Pretty pricey for the casual fan. I'm
sure it will be worth tons when it's out of print, but I can't afford to
spend close to $700 CDN without hearing any music. I recommend the Grow Fins
box for the hardcore fans. And by the way, the Father's Place cd is OOP.
Someone should actually read their own website.
Biffy the Elephant Shrew
>pages), is a monograph of sorts, containing an essay by art historian
>Ben Watson and full-color reproductions of 60 of Van Vliet's paintings
>and drawings, some of them previously unpublished.
Whose idea was it to use a title that's already been used for a book
about Van Vliet's art?
Your pal,
Biffy the Elephant Shrew
"If substituting bugs for raisins in oatmeal cookies is wrong,
I don't want to be right."--Bucky Katt