The book blends fact and fiction throughout, interspersing commentary from the band members with actual quotes from their creators, collaborators and critics. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

But it's easy to see the underlying notes throughout the book give little hints and glimpses of the real story, with the real people that brought it together, but it's so subtle you'll kindly smile because they did this so well it doesn't interrupt the pacing of the book at all. The band has shot to popularity in the UK following their debut album, Gorillaz , and have been named "World's Most Successful Virtual Band" according to the Guiness Book of Records. My only wish is that they would release the book with added info, since Plastic Beach came out afterwards. Signed by Cass and Hewel, with the original fake library pouch~~VG/Good+ 1st ed 2006 hardback, unclipped DJ.

The front cover of the book, when flipped sideways, is a silhouette of Murdoc Niccals' pet raven 'Cortez'. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include From the library of labels or previous owner inscriptions.

Even if you haven't paid much attention to Gorillaz (or if you have no idea what, exactly, they are), I still strongly recommend getting this book. I bought a used version a whole 7 years after it was published for a total of 28 pounds which is a bargain considered this book sells for more than 70 in some instances.Feel free to contact one our staff team members for help, or visit our Discord server for more information. A community-maintained environment where you can find or share information about everything regarding the virtual band Gorillaz.

As a long time fan of Gorillaz, I enjoy watching, listening, and reading anything they come up with. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I just recently got into the band gorillaz and was so excited to learn more about the lore and the story and everything I was quite disappointed when I found that the hardcover book is so expensive. The original idea for the book was to be a compilation of all press interviews with Gorillaz from phases one and two. At the front of the book, there is a ‘Demon Disclaimer’ stating the information is not all true, ‘especially the stuff Murdoc says’.Bits like this help you enjoy this book twice as much as if you would only see it as one or the other. It covers the band from 2000 and their first EP, Tomorrow Comes Today through their 2006 tour ending at the Apollo Theater. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The back cover of the book features Jamie's interpretation of what all of the band would look like combined. While they could have gone and made a quick small book with existing artwork, they laboured in creating a genesis of a band showcasing every little minute detail in their lives to the present.