Destroy: A Photographic Archive of the Sex Pistols, 1977

Dennis Morris ended up taking the first official shots of the Sex Pistols, at the personal request of Johnny rotten. They were both 18. The results of these, and subsequent sessions, are lavishly produced in their black-and-white glory in Destroy,MoreDennis Morris ended up taking the first official shots of the Sex Pistols, at the personal request of Johnny rotten. They were both 18. The results of these, and subsequent sessions, are lavishly produced in their black-and-white glory in Destroy, picturing the most charismatic band of all time at their wild-eyed, royalty-baiting, chaos-inducing best.-BizarreDestroy is a photographic account of the 12 months leading up to the groups burn-out, freeze-framing each shell-shocked band member. The minutiae is irresistible: timely Gang of Four graffiti on a toilet wall, Vivienne Westwood already old enough to know better- a young Richard Branson looking like a displaced member of The Eagles. Its appeal should reach beyond the nostalgists to those eager to discover more about a watershed year in popular music.-Q