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

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      A photographic portrait of Britpop, featuring the most iconic bands of the genre, with many never-before-seen images.

      A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020



      "To flip through the book is to be immersed back in the glory days...

      £35.00

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      Product ID:9781788402200
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:CN
      Title:While We Were Getting High
      Subtitle:Britpop & the ‘90s in photographs with unseen images
      Authors:Author: Kevin Cummins
      Page Count:256
      Subjects:Photographs: collections, Photographs: collections, Popular music, Composers and songwriters, Rock & Pop music, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1990 to c 2000
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      A photographic portrait of Britpop, featuring the most iconic bands of the genre, with many never-before-seen images.

      A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020



      "To flip through the book is to be immersed back in the glory days of Cool Britannia... and it''s just as cool as you remember"
      GQ



      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


      Imprint Name:Cassell
      Publisher Name:Octopus Publishing Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-09-24

      Additional information

      Weight1290 g
      Dimensions201 × 270 × 28 mm