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Punk Post Punk New Wave: Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 1978-1991
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Iconic and never-before-seen images of punk and post-punks quintessential bands In the late 70s, punk rock music began to evolve into the post-punk and new wave movements that dominated until the early 90s. During this time, prolific photographer and filmmaker Michael Grecco was in the thick of things, documenting the club scene in places like Boston and New York, and getting shots on- and backstage with bands such as The Cramps, Dead Kennedys, Talking Heads, Human Sexual Response, Elvis Costello, Joan Jett, the Ramones, and many others. Grecco captured in black and white and color the raw energy, sweat, and antics that characterized the alternative music of the time. Punk, Post Punk, New Wave: Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 19781991 features stunning, never-before-seen photography from this iconic period in music. In addition to concert photography, he also shot album covers and promotional pieces that round out this impressively extensive photo collection. Featuring a foreword from Fred Schneider of the B-52s, Punk, Post Punk, New Wave is a quintessential piece of music history for anyone looking for backstage access into the careers of punk and post punks most beloved bands.

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Punk Post Punk New Wave Onstage Backstage In Your Face 1978-1991 - photo 1

PUNK POST PUNK NEW WAVE

Onstage Backstage In Your Face 1978-1991 - photo 6

Onstage Backstage In Your Face 1978-1991 ABRAMS NEW YORK MICHAEL GRECCO - photo 7

Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face,

1978-1991

ABRAMS, NEW YORK

MICHAEL GRECCO

PUNK POST PUNK NEW WAVE

DAYS OF PUNK

When I came of age in the late seventies and early

eighties, it was in the middle of an artistic rebellion that

changed the face of politics and culture forever.

This was the era of Punk: bold, self-expressed, and

free. An era of music, attitude, and fashion that spat in

the face of the established norms.

I had grown up in an old-world Italian household

in suburban New York. Tradition and rules marked my

childhood. I was told how to be, how not to be. I felt

stifled. Walking into my first punk club in Boston at age

eighteen, I found I suddenly joined a club where every-

body belonged. I could finally be myself, or at least find

out who I really was.

Wear what you want! Say what you want! Make music

however you want! In this culture of acceptance, myself

and countless others dove headfirst into a journey of

social and artistic freedom.

This was my life from 1978 to 1991, in sticky black-

walled punk clubs at night, in the bowels of Boston, with

punk bands that would eventually become legends, as

they started off on tours around America. I toted my

35mm film camera and captured punk stars on stage,

behind the curtain, and on gritty Boston streets.

The spirit of Punk was extraordinary, its music

endures. It marked me forever. This collection of work

has never before been seen. As you look at these images,

I hope you also get touched by its infectious freedom.

Michael Grecco, July 2019

In 1976 punk rock had not really come to Athens Georgia It was pretty much a - photo 12

In 1976, punk rock

had not really come to

Athens, Georgia. It was

pretty much a beach

music sort of town,

oriented toward the

colleges and the frater-

nities and that boogie

crap. There was a group

of us who liked punk,

though it wasnt that

big. It was more like the

kids in the art school

and journalism. One of

our friends, Jerry Ayers,

had lived in New York.

He had been part of

the Warhol crowd for

a while and was a great

source of inspiration.

But at the time, there

wasnt much around.

We were into the proto-punks, the Velvet

Underground, Iggy Pop, Suicide, and all the

different alternative things. We gravitated

towards that kind of music, although when

we had a party, we played everything. We

hung out with people who liked pretty much

the same thing. I bought singles by Devo,

the Sex Pistols, the Ramones. Keith bought

Piss Factory by Patti Smith and everyone

was raving about her. We bought Pattis first

album and then we saw her in Atlanta on her

first tour, got to meet her after the show, and

were totally excited.

There was no outlet for us to hear much

of that punk music except a little bit on

college radio. It was all word of mouth. You

had to buy the records or go see the groups.

We went to see the Sex Pistols in Atlanta,

at the Great Southeast Music Hall, their

first show in the United States. It was at the

corner of two wings of a shopping mall.

We were big fans and we were excited. Me,

Keith, Ricky, and I think Kate. I dont know

if Cindy went or not. There was a big police

presence, lots of TV cameras. It was just

chaotic. I dont know how many songs they

did; I dont think they did a whole set. There

were a lot of hippies and there was a drag

queen and the TV cameras really focused on

her as a typical fan, which made no sense.

She looked good, but why is all the attention

going there?

We got together one night in 1976 and

started jamming and what came out was

spontaneous. I was living in Atlanta and I

was not liking it so I said I want to move

back. I thought, Why dont we do this as

by FRED SCHNEIDER

a hobby? Keith and Ricky worked at the

bus station, Cindy worked at the Whirly-Q

Luncheonette at Kresss Department store,

and Kate worked at something we called

the local rag. We had a lot of friends so we

crashed parties and stuff, but we just started

doing our own thing. I dont think we gave

it any thought. Vanessa from Pylon came up

to us and said, If you can do it, we can do

it, and I said, Yeah, you probably can. We

were all friends and Pylon was my favorite.

When I was in college at the University

of Georgia, the last thing I did for creative

writing was a book of poetry because I was

too lazy to do anything else. And I knew I

was dropping out, but once I started writing

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