The Rolling Stones. Updated Edition

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The kind of fame and success The Rolling Stones have achieved in their almost 60-year career is without parallel; their most famous riffs and catchiest lyrics are indelibly engraved in our collective memory. With their mesmerizing on- and off-stage presence, the Stones set the standard for how a rock band should sound, pose, pout, and behave. They were the first to instinctively understand that what you looked like was as important as the music, and that photography had a vital role in promoting that image. “The clothes and the hair are always impeccable,” describes author Luc Sante. “They were playing themselves, but with such consistent finesse you knew they were instinctively aware of the camera and how good they will look in the photos.” Unsurprisingly many of the greatest photographers in the history of the medium wanted to take their picture. Produced in close collaboration with the band, this updated edition charts the Stones’ remarkable history and outrageously cool lifestyle in over 450 pages of photographs and illustrations, gathered from archives all over the world. Unprecedented access to the Rolling Stones’ own archives in New York and London adds an equally extraordinary, more private side to their story. For Mick, Keith, Charlie, and Ronnie this is their official photographic record. Features: Over 450 pages of incredible images from some of the world’s greatest photographers, including David Bailey, Annie Leibovitz, Cecil Beaton, Anton Corbijn, Herb Ritts, Albert Watson, Andy Warhol, David LaChapelle, Peter Beard, Helmut Newton, Bent Rej, Gered Mankowitz, and Norman Parkinson. Essays from award-winning writers David Dalton, Waldemar Januszczak, and Luc Sante Appendix including the Stones in the media, a Stones timeline, a discography, and photographers’ biographies Review: The best one. - Being an American fan since the beginning, I can say this is the best book on the Rolling Stones. If you are like me, we are lucky to have grown up with The Stones, you will know each photo shoot that resulted in those iconic album covers. They are all represented including great outtakes. I'm a big fan of the early/mid Stones and the vast selection of photos from that era is astounding. With an added amazing collection of ads, posters, LP and 45 covers, and more, the high quality reproduction of the photos etc. and completeness of the Stones career are presented perfectly. It can't get any better than this book. Well done! Beautiful! Get it....(Mine did NOT arrive in a heavy cardboard box with a handle, just shrink-wrapped with no bubble wrap in a medium thick cardboard box) Review: A Must Have - Bought this for my husband's birthday. He loved it! This is a must have for any true Rolling Stones fan.