Punk, Post Punk, New Wave
Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 1978-1991
Published on 10. November 2020
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-4197-4854-7 (ISBN)
Description
Iconic and never-before-seen images of punk and post-punk's quintessential bands
Photographer and ?lmmaker Michael Grecco was in the thick of things, documenting the club scene in places like Boston and New York as punk rock morphed into the post-punk and new wave movements that dominated from the late '70s to the early '90s. From Sex Pistols to Blondie, Talking Heads, Human Sexual Response, Elvis Costello, Joan Jett, The Ramones, and many others, Grecco captured in black and white and color the raw energy, sweat, and antics that characterized the alternative music of the time. In addition to concert photography, he shot album covers and promotional pieces that round out his impressively extensive photo collection. The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles has o?ered Grecco an exhibition of his photographs to coincide with publication.
Photographer and ?lmmaker Michael Grecco was in the thick of things, documenting the club scene in places like Boston and New York as punk rock morphed into the post-punk and new wave movements that dominated from the late '70s to the early '90s. From Sex Pistols to Blondie, Talking Heads, Human Sexual Response, Elvis Costello, Joan Jett, The Ramones, and many others, Grecco captured in black and white and color the raw energy, sweat, and antics that characterized the alternative music of the time. In addition to concert photography, he shot album covers and promotional pieces that round out his impressively extensive photo collection. The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles has o?ered Grecco an exhibition of his photographs to coincide with publication.
Reviews / Votes
A photographic document of a critical pocket of the American punk scene in all its brash and seedy glory. * Kirkus * "Whether an action shot from the stage wing or a quiet backstage portrait, the photographs provide another perspective on the bands and musicians that defined the energy, chaos, grit and creativity of punk, post-punk and new wave." * Cool Hunting * "...a heavyweight, gorgeously visual tome for the coolest of coffee tables." * WickedLocal * "Acclaimed photographer Michael Grecco brings us back to the chaotic energy of punk rock era in the late 70s to early 90s..." * WGBH * "...like so many great eyes of his time, the punk rock scene of the late 70's and 80's, on both coasts, helped formulate his artistic individualism. Now that heady decade and a half are collected not only in his camera, but in the lavish new coffee table book..." * LA Weekly * "You can feel the intensity in every shot collected..." * The Boston Globe * "In 162 gorgeous color and black-and-white photos, Grecco takes readers back to a vibrant bygone era as his camera captures the performers' raw energy and outrageousness both onstage and off." * Newsday *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
300 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 258 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1220 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-4854-7 (9781419748547)
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E-Book
11/2020
Abrams
€34.99
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Persons
Michael Grecco is an award-winning commercial photographer and ?lm director noted for his iconic celebrity portraits, innovative magazine covers, editorial images, and advertising spreads for NBC/Universal, GE, P?zer, HBO, Kodak, ABC, IBM, Yahoo!, ESPN, WIRED, TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Premier, and more. His distinguished work is regularly featured in prestigious galleries such as Louis Stern, G. Ray Hawkins, Stephen Cohen, and Fahey Klein.