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The definitive collection of Mick Rock's photographs -- both intimate and iconic -- portraying one of the world's greatest rock bands at the zenith of their fameThe early 1970s were a time of experimentation and excess, glitter and glam. Mick Rock was fast establishing his reputation as the inimitable glam rock photographer -- having shot Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Lou Reed -- when he met the new and largely unknown group, Queen. He first photographed the band in November 1973 at their breakthrough gig at Imperial College, London, beginning a collaboration that lasted through the mid-1970s as Queen rocketed to fame, and resulted in a wealth of defining images. From his vast archive, Mick Rock has selected over 250 exceptional images -- from the iconic album cover shoots for Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack to live performances, as well as unseen outtakes, test Polaroids and informal shots of the band members at home, in the studio and backstage.
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Mick Rock was the man who photographed rock 'n' roll in the seventies, especially glam. He was the official photographer of David Bowie through all his personas. A photographer best known for his iconic shots of rock and roll legends such as Queen, David Bowie, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Joan Jett, Talking Heads, Roxy Music, Crossfade, Thin Lizzy, Motley Crue, and Blondie. Rock has had major exhibitions in London, Liverpool, Berlin, Manchester, New York, Los Angeles, Oslo, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Tokyo, San Francisco, and Las Vegas.
