Mick Rock
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| - | '''Michael David Rock''' (born 1948), commonly known as '''Mick Rock''', is an [[English photographer]]. He is best known for taking iconic photographs of rock music legends such as [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[David Bowie]], [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]], [[Syd Barrett]], [[Lou Reed]], [[Iggy Pop]] and [[The Stooges]], [[The Sex Pistols]], [[The Ramones]], [[Joan Jett]], [[Talking Heads]], [[Roxy Music]], [[Thin Lizzy]], [[Geordie]], [[Mötley Crüe]], and [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]. | + | |
| + | '''Michael David Rock''' (1948 – 18 November 2021) was a [[British photographer]]. He photographed rock music acts such as [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[David Bowie]], [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]], [[Syd Barrett]], [[Lou Reed]], [[Iggy Pop]] and [[The Stooges]], [[The Sex Pistols]], [[The Ramones]], [[Joan Jett]], [[Talking Heads]], [[Roxy Music]], [[Thin Lizzy]], [[Geordie]], [[Mötley Crüe]], and [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]. Often referred to as "The Man Who Shot the Seventies", most of the memorable shots of Bowie as [[David Bowie#Ziggy Stardust|Ziggy Stardust]] were shot by Rock in his capacity as Bowie's official photographer. | ||
| + | ==Album cover photography== | ||
| + | The following album covers feature Rock's photography: | ||
| + | * ''[[The Madcap Laughs]]'' - [[Syd Barrett]] (1970) | ||
| + | * ''[[Deuce (Rory Gallagher album)|Deuce]]'' - [[Rory Gallagher]] (1971) | ||
| + | * ''[[Transformer (Lou Reed album)|Transformer]] - [[Lou Reed]] (1972) | ||
| + | * ''[[Lonesome, On'ry and Mean]]'' - [[Waylon Jennings]] (1973) | ||
| + | * ''[[Raw Power]] - [[The Stooges]] (1973) | ||
| + | * ''[[Foreigner (Cat Stevens album)|Foreigner]]'' - [[Cat Stevens]] (1973) | ||
| + | * ''[[Pin Ups]]'' - [[David Bowie]] (1973) | ||
| + | * ''[[Queen II]]'' - [[Queen (band)|Queen]] (1974) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Psychomodo]]'' - [[Cockney Rebel]] (1974) | ||
| + | * ''[[Don't Be Fooled by the Name]]'' - [[Geordie (band)|Geordie]] (1974) | ||
| + | * ''[[Sheer Heart Attack]]'' - Queen (1974) | ||
| + | * ''[[Coney Island Baby]]'' - Lou Reed (1975) | ||
| + | * ''[[Silly Sisters (album)|Silly Sisters]]'' - [[Maddy Prior]] and [[June Tabor]] (1976) | ||
| + | * ''[[Rock and Roll Heart]]'' - Lou Reed (1976) | ||
| + | * ''[[Timeless Flight]]'' - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1976) | ||
| + | * ''[[We Have Come for Your Children]]'' - [[Dead Boys]] (1978) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Candidate (album)|The Candidate]]'' - [[Steve Harley]] (1979) | ||
| + | * ''[[End of the Century]]'' - [[Ramones]] (1980) | ||
| + | * ''[[Come Upstairs]]'' - [[Carly Simon]] (1980) | ||
| + | * ''[[I Love Rock 'n Roll (album)|I Love Rock 'n Roll]]'' - [[Joan Jett|Joan Jett & The Blackhearts]] (1981) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Blue Mask]]'' - Lou Reed (1982) | ||
| + | * ''[[Teaser (Angela Bofill album)|Teaser]]'' - [[Angela Bofill]] (1983) | ||
| + | * ''[[Out of the Vein]]'' - [[Third Eye Blind]] (2003) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Quality of Mercy (album)|The Quality of Mercy]]'' - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (2005) | ||
| + | * ''[[Parallax (Atlas Sound album)|Parallax]]'' - [[Atlas Sound]] (2011) | ||
| + | * ''[[Underneath the Rainbow (album)|Underneath the Rainbow]]'' - [[Black Lips]] (2014) | ||
| + | * ''[[Plastic Hearts]]'' - [[Miley Cyrus]] (2020) | ||
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Michael David Rock (1948 – 18 November 2021) was a British photographer. He photographed rock music acts such as Queen, David Bowie, T. Rex, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Joan Jett, Talking Heads, Roxy Music, Thin Lizzy, Geordie, Mötley Crüe, and Blondie. Often referred to as "The Man Who Shot the Seventies", most of the memorable shots of Bowie as Ziggy Stardust were shot by Rock in his capacity as Bowie's official photographer.
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Album cover photography
The following album covers feature Rock's photography:
- The Madcap Laughs - Syd Barrett (1970)
- Deuce - Rory Gallagher (1971)
- Transformer - Lou Reed (1972)
- Lonesome, On'ry and Mean - Waylon Jennings (1973)
- Raw Power - The Stooges (1973)
- Foreigner - Cat Stevens (1973)
- Pin Ups - David Bowie (1973)
- Queen II - Queen (1974)
- The Psychomodo - Cockney Rebel (1974)
- Don't Be Fooled by the Name - Geordie (1974)
- Sheer Heart Attack - Queen (1974)
- Coney Island Baby - Lou Reed (1975)
- Silly Sisters - Maddy Prior and June Tabor (1976)
- Rock and Roll Heart - Lou Reed (1976)
- Timeless Flight - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1976)
- We Have Come for Your Children - Dead Boys (1978)
- The Candidate - Steve Harley (1979)
- End of the Century - Ramones (1980)
- Come Upstairs - Carly Simon (1980)
- I Love Rock 'n Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (1981)
- The Blue Mask - Lou Reed (1982)
- Teaser - Angela Bofill (1983)
- Out of the Vein - Third Eye Blind (2003)
- The Quality of Mercy - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (2005)
- Parallax - Atlas Sound (2011)
- Underneath the Rainbow - Black Lips (2014)
- Plastic Hearts - Miley Cyrus (2020)
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