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Martin Aston
Author & Journalist
Facing The Other Way
The Story of 4AD
[Limited Edition] [sold out]

The Friday Project, an imprint of HaperCollins 2013
The book was also released in a limited edition of 1000 copies. It contains:
A stitched-in insert numbered and signed by the author and FTOW designer (and former 4AD in-house design guru) Vaughan Oliver.
New artwork, and packaging: a slipcase containing two volumes of the book, the first covering the 1980s (prefaced by the intro/Ivo’s early years) and the second covering the 1990s (concluding with 4AD’s post-Ivo era/closing chapter).
Two CDs (1980s and 1990s) totalling 42 tracks from 4AD’s back catalogue, chosen and sequenced by the author.
Singer-stitched ‘vellum’ insert with all track information: a piece of artwork in itself.





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