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1 Giant Leap is a British electronic music duo consisting of the two principal artists, Jamie Catto (Faithless founding member) and Duncan Bridgeman.

Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle. They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock.

Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias were formed in 1972 by Chris "C.P." Lee, Jimmy Hibbert (vocals, bass) and Bob Harding (vocals, guitar, bass), the comedy sketch outfit became a musical group in 1974 and was joined by drummer Bruce Mitchell, with Les Prior (vocals), Simon White (steel guitar, guitar), Tony Bowers (bass, guitar) and Ray "Mighty Mongo" Hughes (drums) .

Ann "Annie" Lennox, OBE (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s as part of the New Wave band The Tourists, she and fellow musician David A. Stewart went on to achieve major international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Lennox is the most recognized female artist at the Brit Awards, winning a total of eight awards. She has also been named the "Brits Champion of Champions".%0ALennox embarked on a solo career in the 1990s with her debut album, Diva (1992), which produced several hit singles including "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". To date, she has released five solo studio albums and a compilation album, The Annie Lennox Collection (2009). She is the recipient of eight Brit Awards, four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. In 2002, Lennox received a Billboard Century Award; the highest accolade from Billboard Magazine. In 2004, she won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Into the West", written for the soundtrack to the feature film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.%0AIn addition to her career as a musician, Lennox is also a political and social activist, notable for raising money and awareness for HIV charities in Africa. She also objected to the unauthorised use of the 1999 Eurythmics song "I Saved the World Today" in an election broadcast for Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni in 2009. In 2011, Lennox was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for her "tireless charity campaigns and championing of humanitarian causes". On 4 June 2012, Lennox performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace, London.%0A- courtesy wikipedia.org

Any Trouble are a British rock band, originating from Crewe, England.

Alison Moyet is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.

Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish new wave/post-punk band. Fronted by singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music, having six UK top 40 hit singles and three top 30 albums between 1981 and 1983

Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in 1967

ric Patrick Clapton, CBE is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time.

Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982.

The Beautiful South was an English pop group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins,

Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) is a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of the Clash, Mick Jones. The group is noted for its effective mixture of varied musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip hop, reggae, and funk. BAD's one constant throughout frequent shifts in membership and musical direction is the vocals provided by Mick Jones. After releasing a number of well received albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Big Audio Dynamite disbanded in 1997, but had a reunion tour in 2011. Thankyou - wikipedia.org

Bill Bruford (born 17 May 1949) - drummer, percussionist, songwriter, producer, and record label owner who first gained prominence as the original drummer of the rock band Yes, from 1968 to 1972 and again from 1989 to 1992. After his departure from Yes, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s playing in King Crimson, touring with Genesis and eventually forming his own group, Bruford.

Billy Bragg is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes. His music career has lasted more than thirty years.

Bombay Bicycle Club are an English indie rock band from Crouch End, London.

Brand X is a jazz fusion band, originally active between 1975–1980 and 1992–1999. Noted members included John Goodsall (guitar), Percy Jones (bass), Robin Lumley (keyboards) and Phil Collins (drums).

Bow Wow Wow are an English 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines.

Cast are an English rock band from Liverpool, formed in 1992 by John Power (vocals, guitar) and Peter Wilkinson (backing vocals, bass)

Yusuf Islam, commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam.

The Claytown Troupe were formed in 1984 in Bristol by lead singer Christian Riou, who claimed in an NME interview that a local clairvoyant advised him to form a band called "the Clayton Troop" who would have minor success %26 see America which is exactly what happened to the band.

Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist.

The band played soulful, jazzy, and funky pop music and was initially signed to Phonogram Records' Mercury imprint. They first came to notice of the UK music press when they hooked up with Andy Warhol for the video of the 1986 single "Misfit".

Damon Albarn - Musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Frontman for Blur and Gorillaz. Showcasing world music with a series of concerts under the banner of Africa Express.

Dave Edmunds is a Welsh singer/songwriter, guitarist, actor and record producer. Although he is mainly associated with pub rock and new wave, having many hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s style rock and roll.

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. These images were taken during a 1981/82 video shoot featuring the Marilyn Monroe impersonator Kay Kent.

DarkMata Drum and Bass outfit perform at the Glade stage Glastonbury

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex.

Dexys Midnight Runners are a British pop group with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s.

Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed in 1977 by former journalist and teacher Mark Knopfler,

Doctor and the Medics are a London based psychedelic rock band, which enjoyed their greatest success in the 1980s, and are best known for their UK No. 1 song, "Spirit in the Sky". The band currently perform, with a different line-up, as a tribute act to various artists.

Dr. Feelgood are a British pub rock band formed in 1971. The band's name derives from a slang term for heroin or for a doctor who is willing to overprescribe drugs.

Dreadzone were formed in London, England in 1993 when ex-Big Audio Dynamite drummer Greg Roberts teamed up with Tim Bran, who had previously worked as a musician and sound engineer for Julian Cope and who has done production work for artists including London Grammar, Birdy, and the Dutch duo HAEVN. The name Dreadzone was suggested to Roberts and Bran by Don Letts.

Associates were a Scottish post-punk and New Wave band of the early 1980s. They were known for the operatic voice and theatrical antics of singer Billy Mackenzie, who committed suicide in 1997.

Duran Duran are an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s.

Eddie and the Hot Rods are a pub rock band from Essex founded in 1975.

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.

Elvis Costello is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British Punk/New Wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s.

Erasure are an English duo, consisting of singer and songwriter Andy Bell and songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke. They formed in London, and entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That".

10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s.

Brown Punk artist - Face

Fischer-Z is a British rock band formed in 1976 by John Watts and Steve Skolnik at Brunel University, Uxbridge. The original line-up consisted of Watts (vocals, guitar), Skolnik (keyboards), David Graham (bass) and Steve Liddle (drums).

Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s.

Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric%3F" and "Cars".

Gerry Rafferty was a Scottish singer-songwriter best known for his solo hits "Baker Street" and "Right Down the Line".

After starting out on pirate radio, and having shows on various legal London-based radio stations, most notably Kiss FM dance music station, he was recruited to the BBC's youth-oriented Radio 1 in 1998. Peterson is known for his eclectic musical selections, and has even been occasionally mentioned as the new John Peel

George Ezra plays Glastonbury, 2019,

Genesis were an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey in 1967. The most successful and longest-lasting line-up consisted of keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford and drummer/singer Phil Collins. Significant former members were original lead singer Peter Gabriel

Glen was friend of Kenny Pickett and was in charge of setting up Bonzo's drumkit for the UK 1968 College gigs. He also assisted in setting up the PA and the Hammond organ for John Paul Jones. Colson also was in attendance for Zeppelin recording their 2nd album in Olympic studios in London in June 1969. Colson stayed in the music business, becoming a drumer for the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah band and he later worked in PR.

Gordon Giltrap is an English acoustic and electric guitarist and composer, whose musical styles cross multiple genres, including folk, blues, folk rock, pop, classical and rock.

Grace Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model, record producer, and actress. These photographs were taken in London and New York. Grace at Studio 54 and Live at the Island 50 concert.

Audience and atmosphere at Rock festivals and concerts

Graham Parker is a British rock singer and songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.

Haircut 100 are a British New wave group formed in 1980 by Nick Heyward. The band had four UK Top 10 hit singles between 1981 and 1982, including "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)", "Love Plus One" and "Fantastic Day".

Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980

eaven 17 are an English new wave and synth-pop band that formed in Sheffield in 1980. The band were a trio for most of their career, composed of Martyn Ware (keyboards), Ian Craig Marsh (keyboards) (both previously of the Human League) and Glenn Gregory (vocals).

Hozier is an Irish musician, singer, and songwriter from County Wicklow Ireland .. not UK

Under the management of Andrew King and Peter Jenner, the original managers of Pink Floyd, Ian Dury and the Blockheads quickly gained a reputation as one of the top live acts of New Wave music. These photo-sessions span from early Kilburn and the High Roads through to the Blockheads. Ian was a fantastic bloke .. always the gentleman with me .. although I did witness a few tantrums directed at others less fortunate.

Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, who originally found success with, and is best known as, the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple.

Eliot Paulina Sumner, also known as Coco, is an English musician recording under the band name I Blame Coco.

Jah Wobble, is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s

Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in Luton, Bedfordshire, in December 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson.

John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues singer, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice andidiosyncratic arm movements while performing.

John Martyn, OBE was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40 year career he released 21 studio albums.

John Peel, DJ, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio, and he is widely acknowledged for promoting artists working in various genres, including pop, reggae, indie pop, indie rock, alternative rock, punk, hardcore punk, breakcore, grindcore, death metal, British hip hop, electronic music and dance music.

Johnny Marr is an English musician, songwriter and singer, best known as the guitarist and – with Morrissey – co-songwriter of the Smiths

Judas Priest are a British heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1969. The band has sold close to 50 million albums to date.[1] They are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time.

Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.

Keane are an English alternative rock band from Battle, East Sussex, formed in 1997.

Kosmo Vinyl was a longtime associate and sometime manager for The Clash, as well as being associated with Ian Dury & the Blockheads and The Jam,

Singer-songwriter Kevin Ayers, who founded Sixties band Soft Machine, has died aged 68.

Ladyhawke, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. She was part of the Wellington-based band Two Lane Blacktop (2001–2003), named for the 1971 road film of the same name.

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed as the New Yardbirds in 1968, the band consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant. Most of these photographs are from the 1977 London Concerts and Live Aid 1985

Liam Gallagher live at Glastonbury 2019

Lightning Raiders were an English pub rock band, with Johnny Hodge being the most prominent member of the group.During their lifetime, they released two singles, an EP, and recorded a full-length album that would not see the light of day until 2013. Dropped by Island Records in 1981

Madness are an English ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976. The band continue to perform with their most recognised line-up of seven members, although their line-up has varied slightly over the years. They were one of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s 2 Tone ska revival. - Wikipedia

Manfred Mann's Earth Band was formed by South African musician Manfred Mann. Their hits include covers of Bruce Springsteen's "For You", "Blinded by the Light" and "Spirit in the Night". After forming in 1971 and despite a short hiatus in the late 1980s/early 1990s, the Earth Band continues to perform and tour.

Peter Mark Sinclair "Marc" Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell. He has sold over 30 million records worldwide.

Marc Bolan was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and poet. He is best known as the frontman of glam rock group T. Rex.

Marianne Faithfull is an English singer, songwriter and actress whose career has spanned five decades. These images are from an early 1978 studio session and a later shoot at Island Records in 1979.

Michael 'Mickey' Jupp is an English musician and songwriter, mainly associated with the Southend music scene. He was a Stiff Records artist. These pics are from or around the Be Stiff Tour.

Farren was the singer with the proto-punk band The Deviants between 1967 and 1969, releasing three albums. During 1970 he released the solo album Mona – The Carnivorous Circus which also featured Steve Peregrin Took, John Gustafson and Paul Buckmaster, before ending his music business to concentrate on writing.

Tubular Bells is the debut album of English musician Mike Oldfield, recorded when he was 19 and released in 1973. These photos were taken in 1981.

Motorhead are an English rock band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, professionally known by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to, or one of the earliest members of, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Nazareth are a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog.

Nicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe, is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave.

Nigel Kennedy is a British-born violinist and violist. He made his early career in the classical field, and he has performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti. He later included jazz, klezmer, and other genres in his repertoire. As much a rock star as a classical musician.

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English heavy metal vocalist and songwriter, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years.

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM. Ex Beatle and previous husband of Linda Eastman and Heather Mills. Most of these images were taken in 1980 or was it 1979? at their London Soho Square office. It was a series of interviews they did for the likes of Melody Maker, NME and Sounds. Some of these pics feature Paula Yates in happier times.

Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis.

Peter Tosh. Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones during the Don't Look Back video shoot - Strawberry Hill Jamaica 1978. Performed as a duet with Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, helped make Tosh one of the best-known reggae artists. 1978

Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO, CBE, is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist.

Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved international success with their progressive and psychedelic music.

Quadrophenia is a 1979 British film, loosely based around the 1973 rock opera of the same name by The Who. I spent two days in Brighton, on set, taking photographs for the Melody Maker.

UK Radio presenters and DJs

Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave.

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate and investor. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group. Photos at home on his barge - London 1984

Rick Astley is an English singer and radio personality. His 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a No. 1 hit single in 25 countries and won the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Single. By the time of his retirement in 1993, Astley had sold approximately 40 million records worldwide. 2017 and he's still on top with a world tour and new albumn.

Robert Fripp a guitarist for the progressive rock band King Crimson, Fripp has been the only member to have played in all of King Crimson's line-ups from the late 1960s to the early 2000s.

Robert Palmer 1949 – 2003, an English singer-songwriter and musician. Well known for his sharp dress sense and distinctive voice, and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues.

Robert Wyatt an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine.

Rockpile was a UK rock group in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band consisted of Dave Edmunds (vocals, guitar), Nick Lowe (vocals, bass guitar), Billy Bremner (vocals, guitar) and Terry Williams (drums). Also pictures of Carlene Carter on tour with Rockpile.

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter, born and raised in North London, England, and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry.

Rory Gallagher 1948 – 1995 was an Irish blues and rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader. Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste during the late 1960s. His albums have sold in excess of 30 million copies worldwide.

The genesis of Rosetta Stone came in 1973, as childhood friends Mitchell, Terry McKee, Damian McKee, and Colin McKee (not the footballer Colin McKee) formed a band called Young City Stars. They played local clubs and dance halls, often opening concerts for the Bay City Rollers with their sound engineer Brian Herron.

Roxy Music were an English art rock group formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter.

S'Express spelled S'Xpress or S-Express; otherwise known as Victim of the Ghetto were a British dance music act from the late 1980s, who had one of the earliest commercial successes in the acid house genre.

Shenead O'Connor in the pool at Strawberry Hill Jamaica.

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Although experiencing significant personnel changes, it has continued to tour to a cult following through that decade and into the new millennium.

Simply Red were an English soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Since their early days the main driving force behind the band was singer Mick Hucknall.

Spandau Ballet is a British band formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by, and an integral part of, the New Romantic movement.

Spiritualized are an English space rock band formed in 1990 by Jason Pierce alias J. Spaceman after the demise of his previous outfit, space-rockers Spacemen 3.

Squeeze came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the new wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s.

Sniff 'n' the Tears is a British rock band best known for their 1979 song "Driver's Seat", a hit in many countries

Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an award winning English songwriter and musician whose genres include blue-eyed soul, R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz.

Stephen James Howe (born 8 April 1947) is an English musician, songwriter and producer, best known as the guitarist in the rock band Yes

Another grey October morning in 1978. Joining the train for the second Stiff Records UK tour ‘Be Stiff ‘78’, featuring Wreckless Eric, Jona Lewie, Rachel Sweet, Lene Lovich and Mickey Jupp. The tour used a specially chartered train. Stiff records had hit the big time .. how much does it cost to hire a train? These pictures also include a team shot from the original 1777 Stiff tour which included Ian Dury Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe. Stiff Records was the last great independent record label and it all started in a back room West London’s Alexander Street by Dave Robinson. Some other pics have strayed into this section .. including pics from Stiff at the Races and the Stiff office. “If it ain’t stiff it ain’t worth a fuck”

UK Rock Band .. Photos of Straight Eight - London 1980. Straight Eight originally formed in 1976 and were signed to Pete Townshend's Eel Pie Records Label. After one album they were signed to Transatlantic/Logo and subsequently RCA in the USA. They toured extensively throughout the UK and Europe. They are back together in 2015 with a new album and tour

Streetwalkers were an English rock band formed in late 1973 by two former members of Family, vocalist Roger Chapman and guitarist John "Charlie" Whitney. They were a five piece band which evolved from the Chapman, Whitney band.

The Beat or London Beat : Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar), Ranking Roger (vocals), Andy Cox (guitar), David Steele (bass), Everett Morton (drums), and Saxa (saxophone).

The Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.

The Christians are a musical ensemble from Liverpool, England, who had several UK and international chart hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The Distractions are a British punk rock/New Wave band from Manchester, England. These images are from a 1979 photosession.

The faith Brothers - A passionate brand of rock, spiced with an old soul feel, allowed the Faith Brothers to address important political and moral issues without needing to preach. Their debut single, ‘Country Of The Blind’, in 1985, set the tone, an attack on a nation in the clutches of consumer fever and a decaying welfare state.

The Fratellis are an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland.

The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped clothes, and they incorporated a number of mainstream 1960s rock and R&B influences rather than rejecting them, placing The Jam at the forefront of the mod revival movement. Wikipedia

The Police Photosessions - The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Sting (vocalist, bassist and principal songwriter), Andy Summers (guitarist) and Stewart Copeland (drummer). The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and are generally regarded as one of the first new wave groups to achieve mainstream success.

The Primitives - A British indie pop band from Coventry, best known for their 1988 international hit single "Crash". Features vocalist Tracy Tracy and guitarist Paul Court.

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962 and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music.

1973 Dynamic Sounds Studio, Kingston Jamaica. Goats Head Soup sessions. It was a day off work for .. a break from teaching physics in Port Antonio. A trip to to meet the Rolling Stones at the Terra Nova hotel Kingston. It was my first real music photosession. A friend and Rolling Stone magazine writer Robert Greenfield wrote and asked if I would like to take some snaps. The letter contained the time and place .. I just turned up, and followed them to Dynamic Sounds studio where I spent an hour or so taking photographs. Most of the rolls of film left with the Stones to be delivered to the record company in NY. I got to keep 2 rolls, and I got paid. These are some those pics…

The Selecter are a 2 Tone ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in mid 1979.

The Small Faces were an English rock and roll band from East London, heavily influenced by American rhythm and blues.

The 2-Tone movement of the late 1970s was a natural outgrowth of the punk-reggae fusion. Thanks to Jerry Dammers, the leader of the Specials and 2-Tone, the galloping beat of ska music was all over the UK charts in 1979 and 1980. These images were taken in the early1980's. Montreux Jazz festival, London and Brighton.

Artist and producer The Sweet Chap, AKA Mike Comber has always liked to do things differently.

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon.

Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Front man Phil Lynott died in 1986.

John Peel an english DJ who broadcast on the pirate station Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s and was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in 1967.

Tricky blends different styles, particularly in his musical fusion of rock and hip hop, high art and pop culture. His debut album Maxinquaye was nominated for the Mercury Prize and voted Album of the Year by NME Magazine. These photographs were taken in 2006 in London with Brownpunk artists The Dirty and Kira Skov

Following the breakup of Ducks Deluxe, Sean Tyla formed "Tyla Gang" initially with guitarist Bruce Irvine, bassist Brian "Kid" Turrington and drummer Mike Desmarais, Turrington and Desmarais having played together in The Winkies.

Ultravox are a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s

Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Along with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Uriah Heep had become one of the top rock bands in the early 1970s

Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired.

Richard Christopher "Rick" Wakeman is an English keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter, and author. He is best known for being in the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004 and for his solo albums released in the 1970s.

Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop rock band that formed in the 1980s. They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world.

Wilko Johnson is an English singer, guitarist and songwriter, particularly associated with the rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood in the 1970s. Johnson and Dr Feelgood have been credited as one of the founding influences of the English punk movement.

Wings live in London

Inspired by the burgeoning UK punk scene, Wire are often cited as one of the more important rock groups of the 1970s and 1980s.

XTC were a New Wave pop band from Swindon, England, active between 1977 and 2005. These pictures were taken during the 1980 USA tour.

Yazoo were a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex, England, consisting of former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet.

Years %26 Years are a British synth-pop band, founded in London, United Kingdom. The band consists of Olly Alexander, Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen. Years %26 Years' music has been described as electropop, mixing R%26B and 1990s house elements.

Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction