Rufus Publications is proud to present: ‘Edward Van Halen: The Second Edition by Ross Halfin’

Rufus Publications is pleased to announce ‘Edward Van Halen: The Second Edition by Ross Halfin’, a 416-page revised and expanded celebration of rock’s iconic guitar player, a man who changed the way rock music would be played forever. This extensive photo book features many classic and unseen shots chosen by Ross from his personal archive together with an exclusive introduction from Eddie’s friend and fellow player Tony Iommi. Respected journalist Mark Blake provides a career essay on Van Halen’s hugely successful career. This original 364-page edition of the book has long since sold out and this new edition has been completely redesigned by Tom Jermann and now features 52 extra pages and many new images recently scanned for this edition. The book starts with the band’s first trip to the UK, and goes through to the Sammy Hagar era.

“Sabbath was making the ‘Cross Purposes’ album, and we were doing a song called ‘Evil Eye’. I suggested Eddie have a go. He played it with us and started doing all the guitar parts and solos. I still have a recording of it somewhere, which we may put out at some point in the future”, Tony Iommi, from his introduction.

The book is available in two editions including a standard edition, beautifully printed and bound, with a laminated card sleeve. The book measures 240mm x 345mm and is printed on 170gsm art paper. The book retails for £89 plus worldwide delivery.

An ultra-limited, oversized A3 Edition is also available, supplied in a beautiful clamshell case with a limited edition Ross Halfin photo print. Only 100 copies of this edition are available, signed by Ross Halfin, and costing £400 plus worldwide delivery.

The book can be pre-ordered at https://www.rufuspublications.com/rufusbooks/eddievanhalen/ from Wednesday November 27th at 3pm UK time and will ship in March 2025. A 10% discount will be available for all pre-orders placed before December 31st 2024

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