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These rare and often unseen negatives form part of the eclectic collection of Mark Hayward who has been collecting offbeat and rare rock music imagery for the past three decades.
There are many images of the Beatles, including some of the last known images of John Lennon before his fateful shooting in 1980, as well as many images of contemporary rock stars such as Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top and Black Sabbath.
Its very rare that items such as these come up in a public sale, and it is a real opportunity to see these Rock stars in their normal surroundings, away from the stage, and public eye.
Lot 6 – BEATLES
Two very rare photos of Ringo and George visiting Bangor in Wales, these are two of the rarest photos, Brian Epstein was announced dead in London so they cut their trip short to return,the photos are by a fan who sold these to me in my shop in London way back in 1988. the photos are taken august 30th 1967
Lot 34 – T REX
Brighton Free Trade Hall 1971, 7 shots taken backstage.
Lot 50 Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page
5 rare 35mm B & W negatives taken by Philip Townsend outside the British Museum and in his studio in 1964 with Carter Lewis and the Southerners
Lot 75 – SEX PISTOLS
4 Colour 35mm transparencies of Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Glen matlock as Hippies in 1975 just before the punk explosion, taken by Lee Wood, these are super rare images of the sex pistols before they made it big.
Lot 200 – BEATLES
8 B&W negatives of the Beatles at Dorchester Gaumont cinema 10th December 1963 taken by Anthony Lowes showing a side to the Beatles before they really became famous.
