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The Corrs
- Corner To Corner
By Paul Gaster

Hardcover - 163 pages
ISBN: 0233996346
Andre Deutsch Ltd

Available at all good bookstores or Amazon.com





The Corrs - Corner To Corner is a unique collection of photographs that follows the rise of the Irish band The Corrs from unsigned hopefuls to a group that has sold twenty five million albums, topping the charts around the world.

Through the eyes of one man, photographer Paul Gaster, we see at first hand the evolution of the band that have captivated hearts all over the world. From their first gigs in the clubs of Dublin to an audience of friends and well wishers, through tours around the world, to the finale that was their triumphant homecoming concert in front of 42,000 fans at Landsdowne Road, Dublin, we follow The Corrs' climb.

The collection, a culmination of eight years collaboration between band and photographer, is made up of hundreds of previously unseen photographs taken from an archive of thousands. With its accompanying text it amounts to an intimate portrayal of a life on the road.

Excerpt From The Book:

The Corrs' manager, John Hughes reckons that 'a photographer is about as welcome as sand in your eye'. You can still manage to function if you have to but it's really annoying.

Seven years and thousands of photographs on since I'd first started shooting an unknown band from Dundalk, Ireland I was standing on stage waiting for The Corrs to come on for the biggest concert of their lives. This was their first headline stadium concert, a sell-out gig in front of 42,000 people all of whom had come to see just one thing, The Corrs.

All I could think of was 'I hope to God I get some good pictures'. The whole of the rest of this book depended on the next two hours. I would have to climb over practically every inch of the stadium, fighting through fans and security in an effort to capture the feel of this finale.

The intro music ended, the curtains opened and there they were. 42,000 people demanding to be entertained. 'Wow', all you could see were people. 'Wow', I kept saying to myself, 'Wow, I should have become a musician'.