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Assassinated Beauty

Assassinated Beauty

Limited Edition

by Kevin Cummins
Hardback
Publication Date: 02/01/2015

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In the early nineties, a group of fiercely political young men from the Welsh valleys exploded onto a British music scene. It was the legendary photographer Kevin Cummins who captured James, Sean, Richey and Nicky in their most uncompromising, glam-fixated early years. Assassinated Beauty is a unique record of a band on a mission to reclaim rock 'n roll through literature, image and thrilling guitar pop. Working at the NME and already famous for his association with the classic images of Joy Division, The Smiths and Stone Roses, Cummins was the ideal photographer to capture the essence of a band who understood and manipulated androgynous and decadent imagery. These photographs document the period just before the release of Generation Terrorists (1992) up to Holy Bible (1995) and the subsequent disappearance of guitarist and lyricist, Richey Edwards. A revealing mix of studio shots and never-seen-before behind the scenes photographs and the ultimate portrait of one of the last great British rock n roll bands.Assassinated Beauty Limited Edition100 copies are available to buy at £250 on the Faber & Faber website.Spec details - 192pp as per standard edition, plus tipped-in signed numbered limitation page - Book to be full-bound in dark grey cloth, large debossed area on front panel containing printed image of Richie on art paper, title blocked on front and spine in white foil. The book will be signed by the members of Manic Street Preachers and Kevin Cummins - Head & Tail bands, gold endpapers - Package to contain exclusive high-quality print, signed by Kevin Cummins, numbered - Printed paper-covered slipcase (leopard skin pattern), supermatt lamination and white foil blocking - Brown paper wrapped and numbered label
ISBN:
9780571312153
9780571312153
Category:
Rock & Pop music
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
02-01-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Faber & Faber, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
275x219x30mm
Weight:
1.23kg
Kevin Cummins

Kevin Cummins is an internationally renowned British rock photographer, known for his collaborations with Mick Jagger, Ian Curtis, Morrissey, The Smiths, Bowie, Joy Division and more. He was chief photographer at the New Musical Express for ten years, then the world's biggest selling rock weekly.

His portraits feature in the collections of The National Portrait Gallery and The V&A. Kevin has also published several critically acclaimed monographs on the artists with whom he has worked.

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