Alec Byrne covered the rock and roll scene in London from the mid- 1960s through the mid-1970s—the heart of London’s rock revolution.
After sitting in storage for close to four decades, his archive was reintroduced to the world in late 2012 with an acclaimed one-night-only show in Los Angeles attended by more than a thousand people.
Since then, Alec’s work has been featured during the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, exhibited at the South by Southwest music festival, featured in numerous magazines and album reissues, and accepted into the National Portrait Gallery in London. His first book, LONDON ROCK: The Unseen Archive, was released in Dec. of 2017 by Insight Editions in the US and Virgin Books in the UK
David Bowie posing in Beckenham Palace Park in September 1969
The Rocketman himself, Elton John, brings it onstage at London's Crystal Palace in July 1971.
Elton John performing onstage at the Crystal Palace Garden Party at Crystal Palace Bowl, London in July 1971
Contact sheet of Bob Dylan taken at the Isle of Wight Press Conference in August 1969
The Jimi Hendrix Experience backstage at the Granada Theatre, Tooting, London in April 1967
John Lennon performing at Madison Square Gardens, New York in August 1972
John Lennon attending an Apple party at the Mayfair Hotel, London in 1968
David Bowie captured at Coventry Theatre on the Humble Pie Tour in October 1969
Alec Byrne shot of David Bowie at Paddington Green, London in September 1969
The Faces captured by Alec Byrne on Hampstead Heath, London in July 1970
Fleetwood Mac sit for a portrait in Hyde Park, London in 1969.
Frank Zappa photographed at the private Bailiffscourt Hotel, Sussex in June 1970
Iggy Pop performing onstage with The Stooges during their legendary performance at Scala (Kings Cross Cinema), London in July 1972
Jimi Hendrix & Mick Jagger captured together on their first ever meeting at the Top of the Pops studio in May 1967
Jimi Hendrix relaxing backstage at the Saville Theatre, London in May 1967
August 1967, the Jimi Hendrix Experience perform their single 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp' on Top of the Pops in London
Alec Byrne photograph of Jimi Hendrix backstage at Saville Theatre. Jimi wears a handmade Nehru jacket made by Mick Jagger's brother Chris
Keith Richards on the set of Top of the Pops in 1971 getting ready to perform 'Brown Sugar' for the first time on the TV
The Marquee Club, London in 1971, Mick Jagger during a sound check
Underwater photo of Krist Novoselic in a LA swimming pool whilst on a Nirvana publicty shoot
Contact sheet of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers photographed at Hyde Park, London in 1991
Relaxing backstage at Abbey Road Studios during the recording of debut album 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn'
Stunning image of Amy Winehouse taken in a North London launderette during a photo shoot in winter 2004.
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Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, musician, & guitarist who achieved international fame & acclaim.
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Jeff Beck is one of rock’s most respected and dynamic instrumentalists. He is widely regarded as a “guitarist’s guitarist”.
Here are the very latest prints we have added to our collection. We hope you love them as much as we do.
Jill Furmanovsky is one of the greatest ever rock & roll photographers with a huge archive of iconic shots of the world's best music artists
Album covers can define a band almost as much as the music itself. Now you can put this great art on your wall as well as your turntable
Our contact sheet print collection is a rare opportunity to look back at the hidden moments surrounding some of rocks most iconic images.
