Primrose Hill at 5.30 in the morning. What would you expect to see? An insomniac dog walker? An eager jogger? A wandering party animal lost and lonely?
The world’s most notorious rock’n’roll band posing for photographs?
Gered Mankowitz’s famous sleeve shot for the Rolling Stones 5th album was captured at around 5.30a.m after an all-night recording session. The thinking behind the timing of the shoot was to capture the Stones at their most grizzly and dissipated. The result, as you can see, was achieved perfectly.
Richard is running a 50th Anniversary Stones special walk on 12th July at 2.30pm.
Join the Rock’n'Roll London Walk on
Friday at 2pm, meeting at Tottenham Court Road Station (Exit 3) –
to book a Private Walk call 020 7642 3978 or email [email protected]
