Name: While We Were Getting High By Kevin Cummins
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While We Were Getting High Summary

While We Were Getting High: Britpop & the '90s in photographs with unseen images by Kevin Cummins

A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR

To flip through the book is to be immersed back in the glory days of Cool Britannia... and it's just as cool as you remember
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Remember Britpop and the '90s through hundreds of its most striking images - with many seen here for the very first time.

Taken by renowned photographer Kevin Cummins, chief photographer at the NME for more than a decade, the images in this book explore the rise and fall of Cool Britannia and all that came with it.

Nostalgic, anarchic and featuring contributions from icons of the Britpop era including Noel Gallagher and Brett Anderson, While We Were Getting High is a seminal portrait of a decade like no other.

Artists featured include:

Oasis
Blur
Suede
Pulp
Elastica
Supergrass
The Charlatans
Gene
Sleeper
Kula Shaker
Echobelly
The Bluetones

...and many more

About Kevin Cummins

Manchester-born Kevin Cummins has an international reputation as one of the world's leading photographers and is famed for his iconic portraits of musicians including Ian Curtis, Bowie, The Smiths, Iggy Pop, Bjork, Debbie Harry, Bob Marley, Public Enemy, Patti Smith and Oasis. These photographs have appeared on magazine covers and in galleries and museums worldwide, including: Brooklyn Museum, Sydney Opera House, Pace Gallery, and other cities including New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Berlin, London, and Bologna. His work is included in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery, V&A Museum and Manchester City Art Gallery. Cummins had a 20 year association with British Rock 'bible' NME, where he created many of the best-known images in modern music history. He was awarded an honorary doctorate (arts) by Manchester Metropolitan University in 2015. His monographs for Octopus include Joy Division: Juvenes, Morrissey: Alone and Palely Loitering, Britpop: While We Were Getting High and Telling Stories: Photographs of The Fall.

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Sku

NGR9781788402200

ISBN 13

9781788402200

ISBN 10

1788402200

Title

While We Were Getting High: Britpop & the '90s in photographs with unseen images by Kevin Cummins

Author

Kevin Cummins

Condition

New

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Octopus Publishing Group

Year published

2020-09-24

Number of pages

256

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

While We Were Getting High Kevin Cummins

While We Were Getting High by Kevin Cummins

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While We Were Getting High Summary

While We Were Getting High: Britpop & the '90s in photographs with unseen images by Kevin Cummins

About Kevin Cummins

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