Music Photography

ARCHIVUM shows for the first time in book form more than 50 unique black-and-white prints of Kevin Cummins's photographs of the band Joy Division, many printed by him just hours after concerts had finished. The book not only documents the history of a now...

From the filth and the fury to the elegant extravaganza, Peter Gravelle, the many named photographer, has remained in the shadows of punk rock, low culture and high fashion, deflecting attention while steadily producing an epic body of iconic work. The Death of Photography...

This wonderful body of photographs was created by Syd Shelton for and about the British Rock Against Racism movement (RAR) of 1976–1981. For Shelton, this work was a socialist act, what he calls a “graphic argument,” on behalf of marginalised lives. His practice of...

Rare & Collectible Throughout Les McCann’s incredible jazz career, he took hundreds of photos―at clubs, studios, and festivals around the world―and documented the vibrant cultural life of jazz and soul between 1960 and 1980.  McCann here captures a very young Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone,...

PLEASE NOTE: All copies are new and shrink-wrapped, but with slight discolouration to the spine crease on the cover - see final image for example. In Hit Me With Music, Jaffe reveals the world of the Wailers during their early years as an international...

A ‘cuckoo in the photographer’s pit’, who was only there thanks to modifying her father’s press pass, Jocelyn Fiske captured Roxy Music on stage between 1973 and their 2001 reunion. In this tribute to the group she presents hundreds of previously unpublished photographs, taken...

Rare & Collectible Mark NcNulty has documented the Liverpool music scene in the city and its proliferation worldwide. With over 100 photographs from his portfolio Pop Cultured celebrates a city, its music and its culture through the lens of an acclaimed and highly influential...

Legendary photographer Gered Mankowitz helped to shape the very image of the Stones, shooting record covers, portraits and intimate sessions with the band at home and on tour. Here, he delves deep into his incomparable archive, uncovering the hidden gems that have remained unpublished...

The life of the Man in Black is revealed through his lyrics and by rare photographs and ephemera, in this beautifully illustrated official hardback edition, fully authorised by the Cash estate and featuring 125 of his most iconic songs.Johnny Cash is one of the...

Normski was a vital witness to the period known as the Golden Age of Rap, when big US artists like Run DMC, LL Cool J and Public Enemy started to play in the UK. At the same time, a British music scene born of...

This is a striking distillation of over 30 years' unprecedented photographic access to the world's largest green-field music and performing arts festival. In over 120 memorable images, Liam Bailey invites us to share his experiences of being among its diverse tribes.Although Glastonbury has evolved...

This is the most comprehensive and exhaustive collection of pictures of the music of the 1990s. David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Nirvana, Oasis, Pete Doherty, Phil Collins, Prince, Motörhead to name a few - the internationally acclaimed and renowned music photographer Paul Bergen saw all the...

The ‘Warzone Collective’ began in 1984 in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland when a few local punks decided to consolidate their efforts and get their own venue, practice and social space. In 1986 the Collective opened its first premises in Belfast called ‘Giros’....

Rare & Collectible In 1957, New York photojournalist Jerry Dantzic spent time with the iconic singer Billie Holiday during a two-week run of performances at the Newark, New Jersey, nightclub Sugar Hill. The resulting images offer a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of Billie with her...

Nicole Trevillan's London Club is a series of fashion photographs from influential new-music nightclubs in London between 2000 and 2010. The club night Trash, founded in 1997, changed the direction of music experiences in London from ubiquitous mainstream techno to something more special and...

Rare & Collectible Being a young photographer, Sandra Mann decided to portray her own generation, or rather her generation's nightlife. She captures the nightly scenes in clubs and discotheques not only through the lens of her camera, but as a member of the scene...

Philip Glass is one of the most important pioneers of American minimal music and scores for for well-known films such as The Illusionist, The Truman Show, Fantastic Four and Cassandra's Dream. This beautifully produced photobook is a portrait of the life and work of the famous pianist...

Rare & Collectible The first visually led exploration of androgyny, the combination of female and male characteristics, from representations in antiquity to its current prevalence in the fashion world and beyond.‘This ad is gender neutral’, proclaimed a recent poster for Diesel; ‘I resist definitions’,...

This is the first ever collection of Willie Christie’s vibrant work and includes his collaborations with Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones. Willie Christie’s photographs are far more than a record of fashion, style or contemporary culture. Dynamic, cinematic and stylish, they present beautifully...

Supreme Glamour builds a complete picture of the charm and sophistication of The Supremes. With the assistance of her close personal friend Mark Bego, founding member Mary Wilson tells the complete story of the band, both on- and off-stage, from their beginnings as The Primettes...