Mekons Hello Cruel World: Selected Lyrics

(Hardback)

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Collecting over 100 lyrics from the Mekons' 18 albums, many of them distinctively illustrated by band members in a style that pays tribute to the illuminated printing of William Blake, this comprehensive look at the multifaceted artistic collective that has been going since 1977 also features reproductions of hand-written lyric drafts and additional artwork, plus 16 pages of intimate, evocative photos of the Mekons on the road by noted photographer Anne Lehmen.

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"One of the greatest rock 'n'roll bands, a staggering multi-continental hydra with a two-inch-thick songbook and a six-foot-wide mythology." - The Village Voice