The Ramones, Bowery Alley, New York City, 1977, photographed by Chalkie Davies.
Chalkie Davies

The Ramones, Bowery Alley, New York City, 1977

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In early 1977 the NME sent Chalkie Davies and writer Mick Farren to New York to cover the punk scene. "The main reason we were there was to do a cover story on the Ramones."

After meeting at Joey Ramone's apartment on a Sunday afternoon, they walked to an alley off the Bowery, full of garbage and abandoned furniture. "The city had just declared itself bankrupt and was very different from the way it is today." The band's art director, Arturo Vega, helped with the poses: "I told them where to stand, and he told them how to stand."

From the session that produced the Ramones' NME cover.

Photograph by Chalkie Davies. Available as a print signed by the artist. Sizes, edition details and price on request.

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Chalkie Davies
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The Ramones, Bowery Alley, New York City, 1977
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Chalkie Davies

From the last night of Ziggy Stardust to The Specials' first album, Chalkie Davies photographed the musicians who shaped British music in the 1970s and 1980s, for the NME, The Face and Rolling Stone.

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