Many posts about one of the dear friends that the Beatles made in Germany named Klaus Voormann, have appeared on this blog in the past.
As I have been rummaging through the collection to find items that I thought would be of interest to the viewing audience and I came upon this book issued In 2010 and independently produced by Klaus and his dear wife Christina Voormann. Klaus Voormann issued this special paperback book which was sold through his website.
There was a special signed and numbered edition of 500 copies of the book that were issued of which you see a copy below:
Unfortunately due to changing customs regulations, there is the following notice that appears at the Voormann website:
“Due to changed U.S. customs regulations, our German shipping partner DHL is temporarily unable to deliver any commercial or private parcels to the United States.
This restriction applies exclusively to the U.S. and does not affect domestic or other international deliveries.”
Klaus Voormann – The official shop and archive
Drawings & More 1960–2010 – KLAUS VOORMANN
Back cover of the book. The book is written in both German and English:
A sketch of a book that Klaus designed the cover of called StarArt which contained samples of the artwork of Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), Commander Cody, John Mayall, Ron Wood, and of course, Mr. Voormann himself.
I have a copy of the special edition of this book which had a slipcase and leather binding that is signed by all of the artists with the exception of Cat Stevens. That book is featured in a distinct and different posting on this blog:
SOME GET AWAY AND SOME ARE FOUND AGAIN!!! – The Beatles Bookstore
Klaus’s numbering and signing of his book entitled: Klaus Voormann Drawings and More 1960-2010
The book featured an ad for a great Voorman project entitled: Voorman and Friends A Sideman‘s Journey.
In the future I will do a special post about my special copy of this set.
The musical set had Klaus playing bass along with many of the artists he had backed over the years on musical numbers that meant a lot to him! There was also a special video about the making of the album!
The ad makes a special reference to a favorite cause of the Voormann’s, the support for the Lakota Tribe in the US and the Clean Water project.
A page excerpt from the book featuring special photos of Klaus and his wife and family. Love the photos of Klaus with the Dakota looming in the background:
Some Klaus Voormann biographical information featured in the book:
I love the unique artitstic style of Klaus Voormann and I hope you do as well. He is, and was, a faithful friend to our favorite group, and he made major contributions to their legacy! We humbly salute you, Klaus Voormann!!!
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