In 1969, Rolling Stone Magazine, then barely a year old, published a scandalous issue on the backstage proclivities of rock stars, and the women who sought them out. The magazine pulled out all the stops, daring to put a full page ad on the back of the New York Times.
For the first-time, the original chronicle is published in book form and showcases Baron Wolman‘s portraiture. Baron’s approach yielded elegant, bohemian results, capturing the women’s adventurous side, their playfulness and vulnerability.
“The ones who caught my attention were young women who had clearly spent an inordinate amount of time and effort putting themselves together for their backstage appearance. These were not just chicks coming to hang, they were back there strutting their stuff. This was something new—style and fashion mattered greatly, were central to their presentation, and I became fascinated with them because these were obviously not just girls in jeans looking for guys to take home. I discovered what I believed to be a subculture of chic and I thought it merited a story”
Baron Wolman
BOOK
Groupies and Other Electric Ladies
Photographs by Baron Wolman
With the reprint of the original Rolling Stone Issue 27 article ‘The Groupies: And Other Girls’ by John Burks, Jerry Hopkins, Paul Nelson, published February 15, 1969
Edited by Carrie Kania
Design Direction by Stephen Reid
Introduction by Holly George-Warren
Afterword by John-Michael O’Sullivan
Production: Tamara Hussain, Mariona Vilaros and Victoria Schofield
Publisher: ACC Editions
Size: 300 mm x 240 mm
Pages: 192 Illustrations: 200 b&w
Hardback
ISBN: 9781851497942
40£
