While We Were Getting High: Britpop & the ‘90s in photographs with unseen images (Hardback)

Kevin Cummins (author)

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Hardback 256 Pages
Published: 24/09/2020

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Remember Britpop and the '90s through hundreds of its most striking images - with many seen here for the very first time.

Taken by renowned photographer Kevin Cummins, chief photographer at the NME for more than a decade, the images in this book explore the rise and fall of Cool Britannia and all that came with it.

Nostalgic, anarchic and featuring contributions from icons of the Britpop era including Noel Gallagher and Brett Anderson, While We Were Getting High is a seminal portrait of a decade like no other.

Artists featured include:

Oasis
Blur
Suede
Pulp
Elastica
Supergrass
The Charlatans
Gene
Sleeper
Kula Shaker
Echobelly
The Bluetones

...and many more

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781788402200
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 1280 g
Dimensions: 266 x 198 x 28 mm

Kevin Cummins

In the pages of both NME and The Face, Kevin Cummins established the musical look of a generation and his work has graced many magazines, record sleeves and book jackets. Outside of music, he is in much demand as a portrait photographer and has worked extensively in British theatre, notably The National Theatre, Manchester’s Royal Exchange, The Royal Opera House, The Royal Northern Ballet, The Liverpool Playhouse and The Oxford Playhouse. His photographs are held in the permanent collection of The National Portrait Gallery.

Visit the Kevin Cummins author page