All of a sudden, The Rolling Stones are everywhere again! (Their new album, "Hackney Diamonds," their first album of all new material in eighteen years, is out next Friday, and the advance press has been exceptional ... as are the first two tracks leaked, "Angry" and "Sweet Sounds Of Heaven.")
We told you about a new book profiling the key women in The Rolling Stones' lives ("Parachute Women") ... and a new documentary, "The Stones And Brian Jones," is coming to streaming services November 17th. (Other recent documentaries profiling Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts individually have also made the rounds in the recent past.)
Now comes news of another new book release ...
The Rolling Stones: Icons
Introduction by Harvey Kubernik
The Rolling Stones: Icons brings together the greatest photographs ever taken of the greatest rock ’n’ roll band of all time. The result is the most important anthology of The Rolling Stones’ images ever compiled, featuring the iconic, the awe inspiring and the surprising.
Photo by Terry O'Neill
Spanning six heady decades, and countless tours and album covers, this thrilling portfolio features imagery from some of the most eminent names in photography, alongside the photographers’ own memories and reflections. From Terry O’Neill’s images of the young, uncompromising new band taken in Tin Pan Alley, through Michael Brennan’s photos of their creative peak in the ’70s, and on to the stadium tours of the 21st-century, as shot by Greg Brennan, The Rolling Stones: Icons captures many of the milestone moments of the band’s remarkable career.
Over 300 pages, this massive volume also features images taken by founding member, bassist, and photographer, Bill Wyman as well as Linda McCartney, who working as an editorial assistant for Town & Country, was assigned to interview and photograph the band as they chartered a yacht along the Manhattan coastline.
Includes photographs by: Terry O’Neill, Michael Ward, Gered Mankowitz, Linda McCartney, Michael Joseph, “Spanish Tony” Sanchez, Dominique Tarlé, Ed Caraeff, Barry Schultz, Al Satterwhite, Michael Brennan, Ken Regan, Brian Aris, Denis O’Regan, Douglas Kirkland, Greg Brennan and founding member, bassist and photographer, Bill Wyman.
Book Highlights:
Publisher: ACC Art Books
Publish Date: October 16, 2023
ISBN: 9781788842389
Pages: 300
● Includes iconic, rare and unseen images of The Rolling Stones
● Each photographer has selected images for their chapter and written an introductory text about their time working with the band
● Produced to the highest quality – this will be the photography book of 2023
About Harvey Kubernik: Harvey Kubernik is the author of 20 books, including 2009’s Canyon Of Dreams: The Magic And The Music Of Laurel Canyon, 2014’s Turn Up The Radio! Rock, Pop and Roll In Los Angeles 1956-1972, 2015's Every Body Knows: Leonard Cohen, 2016's Heart of Gold: Neil Young and 2017's 1967: A Complete Rock Music History of the Summer of Love. Sterling/Barnes and Noble in 2018 published Harvey and Kenneth Kubernik’s The Story Of The Band: From Big Pink To The Last Waltz. In 2021 they wrote Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child for Sterling/Barnes and Noble. In 2023, Harvey and Kenneth signed a book deal with Insight Editions and are collaborating with Iconic Images for Images That Rocked the World (The Music Photography of Ed Caraeff). Otherworld Cottage Industries in 2020 published Harvey’s Docs That Rock, Music That Matters.
