On the Pavement of Sohos Famous Tin Pan Alley
If you walk through the West End today Denmark Street still is famous for its guitar shops and in 1963 it already was a well‑known centre for Londons music publishers and songwriters.
Terry O'Neill shot the group portrait outside the Tin Pan Alley Club on Denmark Street in Londons Soho district in 1963.
At that time the street was closely linked to the music business making it a fitting setting for a photograph of The Rolling Stones.
When Andrew Loog Oldham, the Stones manager asked Terry to photograph The Rolling Stones O'Neill decided to take The Rolling Stones to Tin Pan Alley to capture an image of The Rolling Stones.
Than using a formal studio backdrop Terry photographed the five members outside the club against the buildings exterior on the London pavement. The Rolling Stones distinctive clothing and unsmiling expressions gave the portrait a rebellious character.
Terrys photographs from the Denmark Street session became an enduring record of The Rolling Stones during their career capturing The Rolling Stones at a formative moment before The Rolling Stones rose to international fame.
To inspect prints, from this 1963 session visit Iconic Images Gallery at 16 Waterloo Place, St Jamess (SW1Y 4AR) or visit iconicimagesgallery.com.