- A brilliant new book with photos by Terry O'Neill and Gered Mankowitz
that captures the youth, the times and the spirit of The Rolling Stones'
formative early years. - Breaking Stones coincides with the 2016 opening
of Exhibitionism - the first major exhibit dedicated to the Rolling
Stones, at London's Saatchi Gallery - Featuring many rare and unseen
photos, contact sheets, and original articles from the Record Mirror
(1963), Evening Standard (1964) and Detroit Free Press (1965) - Include
quotes from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman, and full
interviews with Terry O'Neill & Gered Mankowitz "I was impressed by The
Stones. They were dressed casually, had mischief in them and were
different to other bands." -- Terry O'Neill In 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 O'Neill, 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 Mason's Yard session, was so fruitful, Gered was asked to tag
along on tour to America. Between these two legendary photographers,
they document the band's beginnings and these indelible images are
forever placed in music's 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 O'Neill 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 London's Saatchi Gallery hosts
the first ever major exhibition dedicated to the band: 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.
