Lights, Camera, Accordion!: Eye-Popping Photographs of "Weird Al" Yankovic, 1981–2006

It came a little damaged, which made me give four stars.

I've been a Weird Al fan my entire life, and this was a splurge purchase for me (we don't have a coffee table). I loved looking through this, and I'll continue to do so over the years. From when I was a child, Weird Al's exploits on MTV were magical to me, so it's neat to see the behind-the-scenes shots from so many iconic video shoots, as well as the candid shots on tour and in the studio. John "Bermuda" Schwartz did the world a service by cataloguing these moments in time.The book is high quality, bound well, on thick, durable pages. One of my favorite "look at this" type books.

The book itself is beautiful, filled with wonderful behind-the-scenes photos of Weird Al, from his drummer’s own photo collection.Unfortunately, it arrived damaged and I had to return it. The book was shipped loosely in a cardboard box, with no bubble wrap or other padding to prevent it from sliding around in the box during shipping. A large section of pages were damaged in one corner as a result.Due to Amazon’s lousy packing job, I decided to order the book again directly from the publisher.

A wonderful photo montage of years of Al in the studio and on the road.

Essential for Weird Al fans.