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Syd Shelton Rock Against Racism images that define an era
The Guardian
6 September 2015
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Rock Against Racism: the Syd Shelton images that define an era This article is more than 9 years old Between 1976 and 1981, Britain’s youth tribes rose up against the National Front. As a new book of his pictures is published, photographer Syd Shelton talks about a unique moment in music culture
When Rock Against Racism was born, photographer Syd Shelton was there to record it
Loved the music, hated the bigots | The Independent | The Independent
Loved the music, hated the bigots
Forty years ago this summer, when Rock Against Racism was born, photographer Syd Shelton was there to record it. As his new show opens, he explains how a musical youth movement stemmed the rising tide of prejudice
Glossy poster available after the gig.
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NEW WAVE POSTERS. Collection of 8 assorted posters, mostly circa 1980s magazines/Personality/Pace etc. Condition and sizes vary. Echo and the Bunnymen, The Clash, Wings, OMD, Human League etc. Sold for £30 Hammer Price
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This Dbl sided 5th Column T-shirt was adapted for the Clash’s Pearl Harbour US 1979 Tour, BUT this one was bought at the Rainbow RAR gig on this the 14th of July 1979.
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Robin Tate - The top original Dbl sided 5th Column T-shirt, Was adapted for the Clash’s Pearl Harbour US 1979 Tour, this one belonged to Paul Simonon & was sold via Evilbay. Next is the same T-shirt but this one was bought at the Rainbow RAR gig on the 14th of July 1979. Then comes this very unusual US T-shirt. Facebook
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Newcastle 1980 review uses photo from this gig at the Rainbow
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Paul Simonon of The Clash
Paul Simonon of The Clash performs on stage at the Southall Kids Are Innocent Rock Against Racism Benefit gig at The Rainbow Theatre, London, following the Southall Riots in July 1979 (Photo by Virginia Turbett/Redferns)
Photo of Joe STRUMMER and CLASH and Mick JONES and Paul SIMONON
UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 14: RAINBOW THEATRE Photo of Joe STRUMMER and CLASH and Mick JONES and Paul SIMONON, L-R: Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon - performing live onstage at Rock against Racism show (Photo by Virginia Turbett/Redferns)
THE CLASH - LIVE AT THE RAINBOW THEATRE, 1979 - PHOTO PRINT.
The Clash, a 20x16" digital print of The Clash, live at the Rainbow Theatre, July 1979. Signed by the photographer Virginia Turbett, mounted and printed on acid free card.
Virginia Turbettís first photo assignment was in June 1977 photographing the Sex Pistols recording the Pretty Vacant Video.
She spent the next ten years photographing for Sounds, Smash Hits, The Face, New Sounds New Styles, Flexipop and Record Mirror : the music, the fans and fashion of the punk, heavy metal, mod, new romantic, reggae, 2-tone and electro pop scenes.
Her work took her all over the world photographing features on hundreds of bands and solo artists including The Clash, Blondie, Iggy Pop, Prince, The Jam, U2, Andy Warhol, Frank Zappa, Nick Cave, Depeche Mode, Madness, David Bowie and Duran Duran.
Virginiaís music, youth culture and social history photographs have been used to illustrate many thousands of magazines, books and are frequently used in documentaries and films.
Virginia has not made a hand made, darkroom, print since 1995. All prints made since then are digitally scanned at 3200 dpi from the original negative and printed on Canon Paper with Canon inks except for prints over A3+ size which are printed using silver gelatin process by Harman Lab.
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14th July '79. The Clash played this Benefit show organised by People Unite and RAR for victims of the Southall Riot (23rd April 79) It went under the banner 'Southall Kids Are Innocent' Below are my original Penni Smith press photo & Ticket from the night (the Clash were on fire at this gig)
