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Wings: A large archive of photographs from their Empire Pool concert taken by Steve Emberton (British, born 1947), sold with copyright, 20th October 1976, approx. 260 total
26 May – 4 June 2025, 13:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge£10,000 - £15,000
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Wings: A large archive of photographs from their Empire Pool concert taken by Steve Emberton (British, born 1947), sold with copyright,
20th October 1976,
comprising approx. 160 colour transparencies and 106 black and white negatives of Paul McCartney's Wings band on stage at the Empire Pool in London, images show Paul McCartney on stage playing guitar, playing the piano, singing, in full-length poses, head and shoulder poses and band shots, images also feature Linda McCartney with some on her own, some with Paul and the band, almost all unpublished, sold with copyright via deed of assignment, (approx. 260 total)
comprising approx. 160 colour transparencies and 106 black and white negatives of Paul McCartney's Wings band on stage at the Empire Pool in London, images show Paul McCartney on stage playing guitar, playing the piano, singing, in full-length poses, head and shoulder poses and band shots, images also feature Linda McCartney with some on her own, some with Paul and the band, almost all unpublished, sold with copyright via deed of assignment, (approx. 260 total)
Footnotes
Wings performed at the Empire Pool in London, England, on 19 October 1976. It was the 63rd night of the 65-date Wings Over The World Tour, which ran from September 1975 to October 1976, and the first of three consecutive nights in London.
Wings were Paul McCartney on vocals, guitar, bass guitar, and keyboards; Linda McCartney on vocals and keyboards; Denny Laine on vocals, guitar, and bass guitar; Jimmy McCulloch on guitar and vocals; and Joe English on drums, plus a horns and brass section consisting of Howie Casey, Tony Dorsey, Steve Howard, and Thaddeus Richard.
Provenance:
Offered directly by photographer Steve Emberton (British, born 1947).
Steve Emberton's photos have been used on album sleeves, in magazines, newspapers, books and on TV for over thirty years around the world. In the 70's, he worked as the staff photographer for the music paper Record Mirror. He's also worked for NME, Sounds and other magazines, newspapers, record and PR companies. He has photographed pop stars, TV personalities, politicians, actors, and models. Rolling Stone Magazine selected one of his well-known pictures of Sid and Nancy for their 50th Anniversary Of Rock, Fifty Greatest Portraits Issue (Sept. 2004) alongside the work of others like Richard Avedon, Anton Corbijn, Herb Ritts, David Bailey and Annie Leibovitz.
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