Assassinated Beauty: Photographs of Manic Street Preachers - Hardcover

Cummins, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571312136 ISBN 13: 9780571312139

Publisher: Faber & Faber Social, 2016

Synopsis

In the early nineties, a group of disaffected and fiercely political young men from the Welsh valleys exploded onto a British music scene still in thrall to rave and acid house. It was the legendary photographer Kevin Cummins who captured James, Sean, Richey and Nicky in their most uncompromising, glam-fixated early years. Assassinated Beauty is a unique record of a band on a mission to reclaim rock n roll through literature, image and thrilling guitar pop. Working at the NME and already famous for his association with the classic images of Joy Division, The Smiths and Stone Roses, Cummins was the ideal photographer to capture the essence of a band who understood and manipulated androgynous and decadent imagery.

These photographs document the period just before the release of Generation Terrorists (1992) up to Holy Bible (1995) and the subsequent disappearance of guitarist and lyricist, Richey Edwards. A revealing mix of studio shots and never-seen-before behind the scenes photographs and the ultimate portrait of one of the last great British rock 'n' roll bands.

About this title

About the Author

Kevin Cummins was born in Manchester and was the NME's chief photographer for over a decade. Revered worldwide as one of the finest music photographers of our time, he is the author of the acclaimed book of Joy Division photographs, Juvenes, and We're Not Really Here: Manchester City's Final Season at Maine Road.

Edition details

• Publisher: Faber & Faber Social
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0571312136
• ISBN 13: 9780571312139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192