Breaking Stones. 1963-1965. A Band On The Brink Of Superstardom

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: ACC Editions
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2016
Edition: First Edition

Description: 239 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: "I was impressed by The Stones. They were dressed casually, had mischief in them and were different to other bands." -- Terry ONeillIn July 1962, a group of young men played a gig at The Marquee Club on Oxford Street, London. They called themselves The Rollin Stones and little did they know they would soon be making music history.This brilliant new book captures the youth, the times and the spirit of The Stones formative early years. And documenting 1963-1965 were two young photographers just starting out in their careers. Terry ONeill, aged just 25, had a few years experience photographing musicians and knew that this group had the same magic as another British phenomenon that just recently started to chart, The Beatles. Gered Mankowitz was a mere 19 when he picked-up his camera and joined the band on stage in 1965. His first shoot, the now famous Masons Yard session, was so fruitful, Gered was asked to tag along on tour to America.Between these two legendary photographers, they document the bands beginnings and these indelible images are forever placed in musics consciousness.The photography throughout this book is embellished with various memories and interviews, celebrating the early days and giving an insight into what it must have felt like to go from a small club in Soho with no record deal to touring the world a few years later with a number one record. Terry ONeill and Gered Mankowitz, two of the most respected, collected and exhibited photographers in the world were sitting in the front-row.2016 is set to be a huge year for the Rolling Stones, as Londons Saatchi Gallery hosts the first ever major exhibition dedicated to the Exhibitionism, a career-spanning, museum-style display of Stones artifacts and memorabilia. ACC Editions publication of this book is due to coincide with the opening of this ground-breaking exhibition.

ISBN: 9781851498161