POSSIBLY the most remarkable pictures taken of the Rolling Stones can be seen at the Lowry until November 7 as part of photographer Philip Townsend’s new exhibition.
This 1963 picture of the band in Belgrave Square, when they were broke, hungry and seeking their first record contract, comes with a fascinating story.
Between 1960 and 1969 Townsend worked as a photographer for many leading magazines and newspapers in the UK and abroad.
While other photographers took portraits, Townsend widened his frame to include backgrounds and a sheer feel of the period.
In the 1960s, there was an explosion of new music and fashion which still has echoes today.
Townsend was at the beating heart of the revolution and captured unforgettable images in an inimitable style which speaks down the years about the people and events that made the Sixties swing.
* Mister Sixties: Philip Townsend’s Portraits Of A Decade is at the Lowry, Salford Quays, until November 7. Free admission.
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