Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, London, 1969
About this photograph
Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart at the launch of Zappa's new label, Straight Records, who Captain Beefheart was signed to. Photographed in October, 1969 by Alec Byrne.
Print size and edition
16” x 20” - Edition of 75
20” x 24” - Edition of 25
30” x 40” - Edition of 10
40” x 60” - Edition of 5
Print type
Archival pigment print
Paper type
Canson Infinity Fibre Rag paper
Signature
Hand signed in ink by photographer
About the photographer
Alec Byrne began covering the British music scene in 1966 at age 17 and went on to work for New Musical Express. He photographed legendary artists like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and David Bowie. His archive, stored for close to four decades, was reintroduced in 2012 with a legendary one-night exhibition in Los Angeles. His work, now featured in major exhibitions and the National Portrait Gallery in London, is highly sought after by collectors. Alec’s first book, LONDON ROCK: The Unseen Archive, was published in 2017.
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