badgeholder Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Saw this in the Hendrix fanzine Jimpress, thought I'd share it here, since Zep is also mentioned. Sounds like a wealth of great photos being readied for...something...book, maybe? A collection of almost three thousand original negatives and slides that include never-before-seen photos of some of the most legendary rock, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz, country and gospel performances of the '60's and '70's has been found and is being brought back to life by Jim Cummins, the photographer who shot them, and a photo restoration team headed up by Image Fortress. Jim Cummins is a former New York Times and Newsday photojournalist whose work became best known from the iconic photographs he took of the legendary rock, rhythm and blues, soul, jazz, gospel, and country-western performers during the '60's and '70's. Over 900 music albums from that era, many of which went Gold, Platinum, or Diamond, used Jim's photos as their album covers. His photos of celebrated musical performers were also published as magazine covers, as concert posters, and in feature articles in national magazines such as Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and Life. Then they got packed away, in a basement, for 43 years. "We are absolutely thrilled to be restoring and bringing back to life some of the most iconic and photographically stunning photos of artists like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Santana, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Wilson Pickett, among over one hundred legendary artiststhat Jim Cummins photographed, that are in this amazing collectionof original negatives and slides" stated Bob Pokress, Photo Editor at Image Fortress, an industry leader in digital image preservation. "The first time I viewed the original negatives and slides on a lightbox while Jim was telling me about the shoots, I felt as though I had stepped out of a time machine and was standing alongside Jim as those legends were in performance and Jim was taking those pictures," said Pokress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 It would be interesting to see if he photographed any of Jimmy Page's gigs with The Yardbirds, among other possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZ77 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 ^ fascinating and exciting! wonder if he captured Zeppelin in 1977? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanetPage Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 ^ fascinating and exciting! wonder if he captured Zeppelin in 1977? .....it is, more information background on this Photo Restoring Project, Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/imagefortress/restoring-the-lost-photos-of-jimi-janis-and-the-gr Limited edition Led Zeppelin art prints by Ioannis... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/836039837/get-the-led-out-led-zeppelin-prints-by-ioannis?ref=live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aen27 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 This sounds very interesting. I hope we see more soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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