16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 × 18 in. (30 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin exhibition print.
Edition of 25. Hand-signed by photographer David Corio.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
“This is Dexys Midnight Runners before they had either a major label deal or hit record. I spent a few days with them in Birmingham before I saw the band perform or knew anything about their music. When I did see them live in London a few weeks later, they blew me away. With a tough horn section and stomping rhythm, tightly controlled by lead singer Kevin Rowland, this was one of the most powerful shows I had the good fortune to attend.
Journalist Gavin Martin and I met up with them several times, always in working-men’s cafes, for endless cups of tea and to hear Kevin’s philosophy on life. Kevin Rowland controlled the band completely – banning alcohol and enforcing a strict dress code of white tees, donkey jackets or leather coats and woollen docker hats. Somehow, he managed to persuade the others into going for regular early morning runs, long before jogging became fashionable. Despite their immense talent, Dexys Midnight Runners weren’t suited to the commercial music scene, and their albums didn’t sell as well as they should have. Each new album was always a surprise, as they invariably came up with a different musical style. A few years after taking this photo, I got on a plane in Lisbon after having photographed Rick Wakeman. I was wearing espadrilles with my hair in a ponytail. The whole Dexys band were already on board the plane, all wearing the matching espadrilles and sporting ponytails.” David Corio
Since he was 16 years old, pioneering photographer David Corio has built an unparalleled six-decade music photography archive. Corio has spent almost 50 years in recording studios, backstage dressing rooms and major cultural events, documenting the 20th century’s most groundbreaking musicians.
16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 × 18 in. (30 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin exhibition print.
Edition of 25. Hand-signed by photographer David Corio.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
“This is Dexys Midnight Runners before they had either a major label deal or hit record. I spent a few days with them in Birmingham before I saw the band perform or knew anything about their music. When I did see them live in London a few weeks later, they blew me away. With a tough horn section and stomping rhythm, tightly controlled by lead singer Kevin Rowland, this was one of the most powerful shows I had the good fortune to attend.
Journalist Gavin Martin and I met up with them several times, always in working-men’s cafes, for endless cups of tea and to hear Kevin’s philosophy on life. Kevin Rowland controlled the band completely – banning alcohol and enforcing a strict dress code of white tees, donkey jackets or leather coats and woollen docker hats. Somehow, he managed to persuade the others into going for regular early morning runs, long before jogging became fashionable. Despite their immense talent, Dexys Midnight Runners weren’t suited to the commercial music scene, and their albums didn’t sell as well as they should have. Each new album was always a surprise, as they invariably came up with a different musical style. A few years after taking this photo, I got on a plane in Lisbon after having photographed Rick Wakeman. I was wearing espadrilles with my hair in a ponytail. The whole Dexys band were already on board the plane, all wearing the matching espadrilles and sporting ponytails.” David Corio
Since he was 16 years old, pioneering photographer David Corio has built an unparalleled six-decade music photography archive. Corio has spent almost 50 years in recording studios, backstage dressing rooms and major cultural events, documenting the 20th century’s most groundbreaking musicians.
