Vintage Rolling Stones Photos, Recently Discovered, Show At Dilettante In LA (PHOTOS)
Posted: 09/25/2012


Have you ever fantasized about reclining poolside by a young, pouty Mick Jagger while Brian Jones does a handstand and Keith Richards stares longingly into your eyes? Well, it happened, and a new exhibition has the photos to prove it.

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"Found" is composed of 23 never-before-shown photographs of the Rolling Stones on their first American tour. The collection of candids shot by an unknown photographer in 1965 were recently found in an unmarked box at a Southern California estate sale. Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and founding member/road manager, Ian Stewart, are seen kidding around Savannah, Georgia and Clearwater, Florida. Mind you, this was before the British invasion -- and their megastardom -- took hold, so we are seeing a young band on the cusp of eternal fame.

From the collection of photos, the Stones look more like wayward twentysomethings on summer vacation then rockstars on tour. Beer cans, cigarettes and retro shades capture the innocence of those lazy sun-drenched days, when no one knew just how much the shaggy-haired British boys' lives were about to change. Whether you are a die-hard Stones fan or just getting a little nostalgic about summer's passing, we bet these photos will make your heart hurt in a good way.

Found: Photographs of the Rolling Stones" will show at Dilettante in Los Angeles from October 2 until October 26, 2012.

Slideshow here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/found-features-recently-d_n_1910879.html?utm_hp_ref=arts

Great find, Edith. Always enjoy pics of the originals.

One would think they were a boy band here. Real classy motel too. They always seemed to enjoy swimming.

Where's "Tiger Beat" (teenybopper mag of the 60's) when we need it now?

GReat images! Thanks so much...

Doesn't look like Mick is enjoying his Budweiser here:  :will-ya



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Great pictures, thank you for posting them!

I didn't know they had Instagram back then!  ;) Nice find and thanks for sharing...

Thanks for finding this, great pictures, it says this happened on their very first US Tour, I guess they got the sun & swimming in L.A.

Heart Of Stone wrote on Sep 26^th, 2012 at 7:17pm:

Thanks for finding this, great pictures, it says this happened on their very first US Tour, I guess they got the sun & swimming in L.A.

According to the article, Savannah, Georgia & Clearwater, Florida. This would have been around the days of the inception of Satisfaction.


There is a video out there of an interview conducted on a plane flight where Brian describes Georgia as "full of idiots."

I looked for it, but couldn't find it. Would like to see that again.

Edith Grove wrote on Sep 26^th, 2012 at 4:48am:

Doesn't look like Mick is enjoying his Budweiser here:  :will-ya http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/251942/slide_251942_1549498_free.jpg?1348511215417

it was before the born on dating

Thank You!  Wonderful photos

These "lost" photos have now been around for years. In fact, I'm typing while four large frame prints from this collection hanging in my living room.

The photographer is Bob Bonis. These lost Stones photos have been exhibiting in galleries for the past 3 or 4 years. Theres even been a book published in 2010 showing a huge chunk of 2,700 photos he took called The Lost Stones Photographs.

Good stuff.

My personal favorite of the ones I've purchased is the one of Jagger checking out Dylan's "Bringig It All Back Home" album cover.

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