You're browsing through some albums or cds and all of a sudden one crops up which causes a moment of recognition and a feeling of 'haven't I seen this cover before somewhere?' The answer is that you might well have done. This book contains a selection of over 650 album sleeves. The original covers are shown alongside them.

Back in the late fifties and into the sixties Manchester was a happening centre of popular music, rivalling Liverpool and London. Local lad Brian Smith saw it happen. In the mid-1950s Brian was introduced to skiffle, early rock and roll and the blues boom. A keen amateur photographer, Brian soon became known to door staff as 'the fan with the camera' and along with his friends went backstage to meet musicians, chat, and take photographs. This collection of his work features some of the most significant artists of the time, including Johnny Guitar Watson, Big Joe Turner, Chuck Berry, Screaming...