The Eyes Provide A Different Sensory Experience
Listening is the primary way we experience and enjoy music. However, visuals can further enhance the connection we have to a song, album or concert. Things like handbills, concert programs, videos and photos captured during a performance, on the road, back stage or even at an artist’s home provide an intriguing glimpse into the lives of our favorite musicians. That’s why we love a good photobook.
The Bynx Photobook Collection
We are always on the hunt for pretty much anything related to music, so curating a collection of photobooks is fun as fans/collectors and a great option for our customers. Whether the images are studio quality or candid, on stage or behind the scenes, a photobook can show you different sides of your favorite artist.
Check out some of the different photobooks we have in the Bynx collection!
- Roxanne Low – We Walk These Streets At Night
- Over two dozen color images are presented from September 1979, complete in their original Kodak mounts, front and back.
- Rod Allen – The Last Great Festival Book
- A souvenir program from the third Isle of Wight festival – the line-up included artists such as Joni Mitchell, The Who, Leonard Cohen, and Jimi Hendrix. This was one of Jimi Hendrix’s last performances before his death in September 1970.
- Genesis – Jimi Hendrix
- A spectacular selection of photographs of the greatest guitarist that the world has ever known, as well as commentary by some of the world’s most accomplished musicians, including Joe Perry, Noel Redding, Ozzy Osbourne, Pete Townshend, Slash, David Crosby and numerous more.
- Baron Wolman – Janis Joplin
- A Janis Joplin mini book featuring a rare photographs for Janis Joplin and her band Big Brother and the Holding Company in San Francisco by Rolling Stone Magazine’s founding photographer, Baron Wolman.
- Bill Wyman – Rolling With The Stones
- Straight from Wyman’s huge personal archive, Rolling with the Stones features over 2000 photographs, more than 45 beautifully designed tour spreads, song lists from every show, and biographies on each band member.
- Astrid Kirchherr – Liverpool Day
- In 1964 Astrid Kirchherr and Max Scheler travelled from Hamburg to London to photograph The Beatles. She knew the band well and had photographed them when they were honing their craft in the Hamburg clubs. This project involved shooting The Beatles on the set of A Hard Day’s Night and in their London homes. From there the pair travelled to Liverpool to photograph The Beatles’ haunts, other Liverpool groups and to record lunchtime sessions at The Cavern Club. An extraordinary collection of unpublished photographs.
- Gered Mankowitz – Mason’s Hill to Primrose Hill
- From 1965-67, Gered Mankowitz captured unique and breathtaking images of The Rolling Stones at work and at play and for those two years Gered’s relationship with the Stones flourished and he had unrivalled access to the band’s concerts, recording sessions and hotel rooms.
If any of these photobook titles interest you, or you’re curious to see what else we have in our inventory, be sure to head over to our website and check out our Music & Musicians tab. We hope you find something you’ll enjoy!
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