The author:
Adrian Whittaker has written for The Wire, Shindig! and Record Collector. In 2003 he edited Be Glad, an Incredible String Band Compendium, the definitive book on the ISB. He has also presented a range of documentaries for art radio station Resonance FM on topics including The Chelsea Hotel, 70s art/performance outfit The Moodies, the ISB and Dr Strangely Strange.
Working with Hux Records, he has curated three CDs of early Strangelies recordings.
He lives with his partner Deena in North London. Until 2020 he worked teaching adults in Further Education but is now retired.
Ozymandias Books:
Ozmandias Books was established in 2003 to publish a collection of short stories and poems titled 'Despite Anything.'
This was a book by my late brother, Mark Whittaker, which is now out of print.
Fitting Pieces To The Jigsaw is the second publication by Ozymandias Books, named after a sculpture by Mark which is now in my garden. The logo, designed by Mychael Gerstenberger of Malbuch, is based on a silhouette of the sculpture.
Sorry, but we do not accept manuscripts etc.
Adrian Whittaker.
Adrian Whittaker has written for The Wire, Shindig! and Record Collector. In 2003 he edited Be Glad, an Incredible String Band Compendium, the definitive book on the ISB. He has also presented a range of documentaries for art radio station Resonance FM on topics including The Chelsea Hotel, 70s art/performance outfit The Moodies, the ISB and Dr Strangely Strange.
Working with Hux Records, he has curated three CDs of early Strangelies recordings.
He lives with his partner Deena in North London. Until 2020 he worked teaching adults in Further Education but is now retired.
Ozymandias Books:
Ozmandias Books was established in 2003 to publish a collection of short stories and poems titled 'Despite Anything.'
This was a book by my late brother, Mark Whittaker, which is now out of print.
Fitting Pieces To The Jigsaw is the second publication by Ozymandias Books, named after a sculpture by Mark which is now in my garden. The logo, designed by Mychael Gerstenberger of Malbuch, is based on a silhouette of the sculpture.
Sorry, but we do not accept manuscripts etc.
Adrian Whittaker.
The book designer: Mychael Gerstenberger and Malbuch
Since 1980 the Malbuch Studio in Berlin has illustrated and designed books, advertisements, pinball machines and record covers. Since 2007 Mychael Gerstenberger has designed numerous box sets, books and other projects for the German reissue labels Bear Family, BE Records and RUF Records (these have been acknowledged with, at last count, eight Grammy nominations). In 2015 he received a Special Award for Best Graphic Design from the International Bluegrass Music Association IBMA in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mychael works in English and German, is available for other book projects and can be contacted at: malbuch@malbuch-berlin.de
He’s currently working on archive NWOBHM long players and an expansive set documenting the complete recordings of Fats Domino. You will find news, rumours, diaries and other musings on his blog: https://malbuch.wordpress.com/2018/07/17/neu-die-teldec-story/
There’s another blog dedicated to a long-running project – a 2500-page compendium documenting the era of the 78rpm record in Germany: https://labelbuch.wordpress.com/2019/02/24/inhalt-band-2/
Mychael has been drawing while listening to music since his childhood days, and sees no reason to stop:
www.facebook.com/mychael.gerstenberger/media_set?set=a.10155463222582643&type=3
Since 1980 the Malbuch Studio in Berlin has illustrated and designed books, advertisements, pinball machines and record covers. Since 2007 Mychael Gerstenberger has designed numerous box sets, books and other projects for the German reissue labels Bear Family, BE Records and RUF Records (these have been acknowledged with, at last count, eight Grammy nominations). In 2015 he received a Special Award for Best Graphic Design from the International Bluegrass Music Association IBMA in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mychael works in English and German, is available for other book projects and can be contacted at: malbuch@malbuch-berlin.de
He’s currently working on archive NWOBHM long players and an expansive set documenting the complete recordings of Fats Domino. You will find news, rumours, diaries and other musings on his blog: https://malbuch.wordpress.com/2018/07/17/neu-die-teldec-story/
There’s another blog dedicated to a long-running project – a 2500-page compendium documenting the era of the 78rpm record in Germany: https://labelbuch.wordpress.com/2019/02/24/inhalt-band-2/
Mychael has been drawing while listening to music since his childhood days, and sees no reason to stop:
www.facebook.com/mychael.gerstenberger/media_set?set=a.10155463222582643&type=3