1ère édition tirée à 1000 exemplaires.
Probablement mieux connu comme collaborateur sur la légendaire pochette de l’album des Beatles du Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, la première monographie d’Al Vandenburg, « On a Good Day », réunit ses portraits de rue londoniennes des années 1970-80 qui saisissent le style vestimentaire, l’humeur et le ton de cette époque ; photos en n.b.
Dans sa postface Martin Barnes, Senior Curator of the V&A, note que ‘Vandenberg sees all this with a sincere and perceptive eye and a sensitive understanding of character, regardless of social standing and cultural background… Every picture in this book is imbued with a positive, uplifting intention. He was gifted with somehow being able to strike a rapport with, and feel empathy for, his subjects almost instantly.”
‘It’s a great time being young, with your whole life ahead of you. It’s a time for love, hope, dreaming, great creativity. It’s a time away from home, breaking free from parents, home, creating freedom. You feel you can be anything and do anything. The future looks very positive.’ — Al Vandenberg
