Peter Green - The Albatross Man - Ultra Deluxe Edition - Signed by Peter Green

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Published:
08 Nov 2021
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Hardback
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Hand Signed by Peter Green
Hardback Slipcase Limited (50) Edition
Shipping w/c 8th November 2022

Peter Green - The Albatross Man - 'Ultra Deluxe Edition' - Signed by Peter Green

Hand Signed by Peter Green
Hardback Slipcase Limited (50) Edition
New & Unread - Published November 2022

This edition was personally signed by Peter and he only signed enough for 50 copies. So, we have created a special, very limited, larger version of the book, bound in green leather and presented in a beautiful box. Inside the box you will find the book, two vinyl singles (only recorded on one side each) unique to this edition (Need Your Love So Bad featuring David Gilmour and Peter Green and Man of the World by Kirk Hammett) in a special presentation box together with a CD of the music plus an original piece of Peter Green artwork in a special mount ready for framing. Each of these artworks are hand drawn by Peter and each one is unique. The package is numbered 1 to 50. This unique presentation is incredibly limited and will also come with presentation gloves. It will also ship with a copy of the standard edition of the book.

Legendary Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green passed away, peacefully in his sleep, on July 25th 2020.



For the past 4 years Peter worked directly with Rufus Publications to produce a huge, illustrated visual book of his life and career. Mark Smith at Rufus has been travelling down to Canvey Island on a regular basis to talk to Peter about his life, look through his personal archive and discuss his love for fishing, drawing and listening to a wide range of music on a daily basis. During this time a book of rare images, memorabilia, lyrics and notes from his time in Fleetwood Mac has been assembled with Peter having full control over the book's direction and details. Peter also played guitar for Mark on occasion, delicately going back through a lifetime of influential music. The resulting book, "The Albatross Man" by Peter Green, will be shipping in October 2021 on what would be his 75th birthday.



During the evolution of the book, it was decided to include some unique music as part of the project. A newly discovered vocal take by Peter, recorded in the mid sixties in his mother’s attic on a tape recorder, of "Need Your Love So Bad" formed the basis of the first song with guitars provided by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, a huge fan of Peter’s work. The track was produced by Laurie Latham. Peter heard and approved mixes of the track and the short promotional video created for "Need Your Love So Bad". The second track chosen was "Man of the World" and Kirk Hammett of Metallica, another huge Peter Green fan and current owner of the legendary Greeny guitar, was approached and quickly joined the project. He flew into London and on January 6th 2020 he went into London’s Abbey Road with producer Rob Cass to record the guitar parts for his revised vision of the song, all using Greeny. The following day Kirk went down to Canvey Island to meet with Peter and hand him Greeny once more, but also to play him the guitar parts to "Man of the World". Again Peter approved the music and approach. The track has now been mixed and finished in LA and also features Mick Fleetwood on drums. The bass and production were handled by legendary producer Bob Rock. Both tracks have been recorded for the book project and offer widely different interpretations of Peter’s work.



At over 450 pages the large, coffee table book, “The Albatross Man” is a perfect celebration of one of the UK’s leading guitarists, songwriters and performers. Not only does it feature Peter's personal pictures, Fleetwood Mac notes and essays and a stunning array of photography (many previously unpublished) it also includes written contributions from Mike and Richard Vernon, Neil Slaven, Dinky Dawson, Kirk Hammett and many others.

Book Specification

Binding and size: Threadsewn, 305mm wide x 425mm tall.
Cover materials: Hard back book, 3000 micron greyboard with recycled green leather quarter bind, printed front and back images.
Number of pages and paper type: 458 pages, 170gsm silk artpaper
Slipcase: Material box with book recess, artwork holder inside the cover and a special recess for the vinyl singles and CD. Fastened with magnetic catches.

This is an official Peter Green book, put together in collaboration with Peter over a four year period. It is also a Pre-order and will be released around what would have been his 75th birthday in October 2021.

Format: Hardback Sipcase Edition
ISBN: 5032077961222

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Please Note: By their very nature, all signed books will have been handled several times before they get to you. This may result in small marks to the dustjacket and title page, please also bear in mind that each signature will be a little different from the one we show here.

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Rest of the World £45.00 £60.00
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