While a student at Leeds University, John Rettie was fortunate enough to photograph many rock groups that performed at the weekly Saturday Hop in the university's refectory.
They were not unknown groups -- they were famous rock n roll groups!
Between 1969 and 1971 he photographed:
Soon -- you will be able to purchase exhibition quality fine art prints for sale on this website.
In the meantime you can check out his photos of the Rolling Stones at their performance on 13 March 1971
Latest posting -- Nov 2, 2007 -- you can see some of his Pink Floyd images on this fan website
Latest posting -- Nov 20, 2007 -- you can see some of his Led Zeppelin images on the group's official website
Latest posting -- Dec 28, 2007 -- The UK's famous Daily Mirror newspaper published an article about these photographs -- see the text of story
Latest posting -- Jan 11, 2008 -- A Pink Floyd fan site in Austria discussed the Daily Mirror story on its website
Latest posting -- February 13, 2008 -- During a visit to Leeds University to see the posters in the refectory John stopped by the BBC Studios where he was interviewed live on local radio and the BBC programme Look North, where he discussed the photographs he took 38 years previously. Luckily someone recorded it and posted it on YouTube:
