06 Feb - 18 Apr 2010

Exploring the leading pop music personalities who helped create 'Swinging London' in the 1960s, the exhibition brings together classic images of groups such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Who plus early portraits of Cliff Richard, Billy Fury, Marianne Faithfull, Jimi Hendrix and David Bowie.

Among the previously unseen images are photographs of The Beatles taken for Boyfriend magazine by photographer Fiona Adams, who also took the famous 1963 shot of the band which appeared on the cover of the Twist and Shout EP.

The exhibition begins in 1960 and charts the pop scene throughout the decade, including the rivalry between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, and the influence pop stars had on the fashions of the decade.

Organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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