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This is a lavishly produced photo book of the band acclaimed by many as the most important UK act of the 80s. Photographer Paul Slattery was allowed unprecedented access to the Smiths during the crucial early period of their career and this book is a permanent record of an era when their remarkable music struck a lasting chord in a generation alienated by Thatcherism. Slattery could be found backstage, front of stage and anywhere in Manchester where the Smiths plied their trade. This first ever book of his work features many photos never seen before, in both colour and black & white.
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Format:Paperback
This is a book of photographs. But it is a collection of photographs of the greatest band in the history of popular music. Pictures of The Smiths between 83-84 when they were fresh faced mavericks wielding gladioli and Woolworth's jewellery as they took on the world.
I know very little if anything about photography but I do know that these pictures moved me and left me very nostalgic for a time in my distant past when I would have readily sold my grandmother to a travelling circus had Steven Patrick Morrissey or Johnny Marr ever asked me to.
If you have ever loved The Smiths (and you had to love them, you could never just `like' them) then you need this book more than your kidneys. Drape yourself on the settee , throw on `Hatful of hollow' (preferably vinyl) and savour these images as the handsomely devilish memories come flooding back. Unutterable bliss!
I know very little if anything about photography but I do know that these pictures moved me and left me very nostalgic for a time in my distant past when I would have readily sold my grandmother to a travelling circus had Steven Patrick Morrissey or Johnny Marr ever asked me to.
If you have ever loved The Smiths (and you had to love them, you could never just `like' them) then you need this book more than your kidneys. Drape yourself on the settee , throw on `Hatful of hollow' (preferably vinyl) and savour these images as the handsomely devilish memories come flooding back. Unutterable bliss!
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I'm trying desperately to find a book that features all or most of The Smith's artwork for their 7", 12" and LP/CD covers. Any help would be appreciated. Marr&Moz live on! Cheers, William
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