Coming soon
Rare rock and roll photographs for sale


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:

  • The Who -- Live at Leeds
  • Rolling Stones
  • Led Zeppelin
  • Yes
  • Pink Floyd
  • Procul Harum
  • Leonard Cohen
  • Ginger Baker's Airforce
  • Blodwyn Pig
  • and others......
  • 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

    And you can see other photos on Leeds University's Alumni website

    You can also read more about the photographs on another page on the Leeds University website
    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 a BBC North TV program discussing the photographs he took 38 years ago. Unfortunately there are no online archives of the interviews

    Contact John NOW if you'd like more information on obtaining a print:

    John Rettie, 655 Catania Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

    Phone: +1 805 687 7158

    All photographs on this and other sites are © copyright 1969-2008 John Rettie and rocknrollphotographs.com

    All Rights Reserved. No reproduction allowed without specific permission. Please respect this notice.

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