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Bayliss Rare Books are delighted to have recently been featured in long article in The Telegraph, discussing the upcoming Spanish Tony exhibition 'The Rolling Stones - Elegantly Wasted | The Lost Photos of Spanish Tony':
Intimate pictures unveiling life on the road come to light after deathbed revelation by son of 'Spanish Tony', the band's friend and fixer.
A collection of personal photographs revealing life on tour with the Rolling Stones will go on display after the revelation of a family secret led to their discovery. The photographs will be on display at a gallery in Notting Hill in an exhibition titled The Rolling Stones – Elegantly Wasted from Feb 29 to March 5.
The intimate pictures of the band had been gathering dust in a south London loft for decades before being discovered by the grandsons of Tony Sanchez, the Rolling Stones’ close friend and fixer.
Nicknamed “Spanish Tony” by Keith Richards, Sanchez lived with the Stones for many years and had unprecedented access to the band.
“While the Stones were busy becoming The Stones in the 60s and 70s, Spanish Tony was snapping away and his pictures give an unrivalled view of a band at a time in their lives when anything was possible,” said Oliver Bayliss, owner & founder of Bayliss Rare Books.
Mr Bayliss said: “One will never see pictures like this of The Rolling Stones again. No one [else] had this level of access to them and then was allowed to snap away.
“These pictures show the Stones as never seen before. Tony is a fascinating figure: drug dealer, writer, photographer – a true freewheeling spirit that in my mind perfectly encapsulates the century he occupied.
“I spent months trawling through Tony’s archive – thousands of negatives and contact sheets – and am blown away by Tony’s unique eye and the quality of these images. Fans and collectors alike are in for a real treat.”
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