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While We Were Getting High
Britpop & the ‘90s in photographs with unseen images
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Ideal for fans of Britpop, 1990s music culture, photography enthusiasts, and those interested in British arts and culture during the Cool Britannia era.
A photographic portrait of Britpop, featuring the most iconic bands of the genre, with many never-before-seen images.
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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"
GQ
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.
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ISBN: 9781788402200
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 24 September 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Cassell
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 198.0mm
Height: 266.0mm
Weight: 1280g
Pages: 256
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About the Author
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.Also by Kevin Cummins
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