Chad & Jeremy were a Pop/Folk duo and one of the first musical artists I worked with. They were signed to a small independent label called Ember Records by the labels A&R manager John Barry who also produced some of their early tracks
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John Barry working with Chad & Jeremy at CTS Studios in London during the recording of "Yesterdays Gone" the duo's first hit record
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The great composer & producer John Barry who was an important figure in my early career
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Bass player Ray Styles - although I photographed all seven members in a group photo there were really too many for my small studio and getting them all together with their instruments proved tricky, so I photographed them individually in the style of one of my heroes Irving Penn
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Lead guitarist Ray Russell who remains a good friend to this day
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Saxophonist Terry Childs
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Guy Stevens was a DJ who was obsessed with obscure R&B and was approached by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell to run Sue Records in the UK - this portrait is from a series we shot for the cover of "The Sue Story" in his Earls Court flat
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Millie Small was a huge talent who had had some considerable success in her home Jamaica before being brought to London by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and making the seminal hit record "My Boy Lollipop"
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The Spencer Davis Group were another great band signed by Chris Blackwell and featured the extraordinary voice of Steve Winwood together with his brother Muff on bass and Pete York on drums and Spencer Davis on guitar
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Andrew formed Immediate Records in 1965 and I made this portrait of him at his office in New Oxford Street
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Although The Small Faces had their primary success at Immediate Records I had photographed them in 65 with their original line-up including Jimmy Winston
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Ian McLagan replaced Jimmy Winston in 66 joining Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane and Kenney Jones
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I worked with the Small Faces throughout their Immediate years and they were always fun to hang out with but often tricky to photograph
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This was the cover for the band's 1967 single "Tin Soldier" which featured the great PP Arnold
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Ronnie "Plonk" Lane at home for one of the portraits I shot for the "Ogdens Nut Gone" sleeve
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This portrait of PP is from one of my first sessions with her soon after she left Ike & Tina Turner
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Patricia Arnold came to the UK as an Ikette backing Tina Turner on the Rolling Stones 1967 UK tour and was named PP by me when Immediate was searching for a stage name - it stuck! This portrait is from the "1st Lady of Immediate" album cover
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This was for the "Kafunta" album cover shoot - Andrew Loog Oldham always encouraged me to experiment and push my boundaries - working for Immediate was a very creative period
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