Photographs of the Smiths at the Salford Lads Club and Live Shows 1984-7 and other iconic musicians.
“Stephen Wright’s photograph, used for the inside gatefold of The Queen is Dead, clinches the prize for the most famous image of the Smiths” The Guardian
Photographs of Iconic images of THE SMITHS and other artists including Prince, Miles Davis, James Brown, PIL/John Lydon.
There are several sizes of photographic paper. All are signed by Stephen. Worldwide shipping.
If you wish to use any of the photographs please contact [email protected] to arrange fees.
Print, web, broadcast and film or video uses all are charged for.
There are 3 options of Print sales
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£40
Art Prints 12×16 on 250g high gloss- Signed by Stephen Wright £40. (Discount codes do not apply.)
FANS at the Salford Lads club from various events signed prints are available CLICK HERE
Stephen Wright photographed The Smiths live across 1984-87. He photographed them at several concerts which led to the session at the Salford Lads club in November 1985. He photographed them at the Salford Lads for The Queen is Dead album sleeve and later shot the sign for the back sleeve of the Strangeways, Here We Come album – he sells photographs of the Smiths and other iconic musicians.These photographs of the Smiths and other artists have been used numerous times in magazines, newspapers and books.The album sleeve photograph from the Queen is dead sleeve is the the collections of the National Portrait Gallery London, the Manchester Art Gallery and the Salford Art Gallery.
Luckily I was the only photographer there at the Salford Lads Club!
I was assisted by the charming George Pace.
Over the past 40 years, thousands of fans of the band have made the pilgrimage to the Salford Lads Club to recreate the photo outside the stunning red brick Edwardian building.
In 1985 when we went to the club it was shut…20 years later Stephen visited the Club was allowed in for the first time! He started working with the club with various Charity fund raising events and was made an honour member of the Salford lads club in 2015.
Just before Christmas 2015, the club launched a new promotional T -shirt bearing the famous image which raised some £65,000 in a year. Stephen gave the image from the session to the Lads club to raise funds for a trip for teenagers from the Salford Lads Club to visit Native Indians in South Dakota.
If you wish to use any of the photographs (all uses print web or film/video) are chargeable please contact [email protected] to arrange fees.
Some links for the curious!
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-04-09/photos-of-the-smiths-displayed-in-new-exhibition
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/27/the-smiths-queen-is-dead-salford-marks-30-years
The Independent – Iconic image: The Smiths outside Salford Lads club
The Guardian – Photographer Stephen Wright’s best shot
And of course do go visit the Salford Lads club – there are special visit days see SALFORD LADS CLUB site
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The photo credit is Stephen Wright/www.smithsphotos.com and please put active links with online use