Personal photos of rollers of the late 60s

A series of personal photographs of The Rolling Stones, taken by close friend Michael Cooper in London and California in the late 60s, is exhibited this week in a London gallery. The pictures show the Rolling Stones relaxing in Stonehenge, Joshua Tree National Park and Los Angeles as their fame rises.

Photographer Michael Cooper has photographed The Rolling Stones throughout their career and is also the author of iconic images of The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Andy Warhol and others.

(Total 7 photos)

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1. Snapshot of the band in 1967 - the year of the drug scandals and the release of their sixth album called Their Satanic Majesties Request. The cover art for this album is also directed by Cooper.

2. The Glimmer Twins (the pseudonym of the creative tandem Jagger - Richards) in the back seat of a limousine, London, 1967. Cooper was part of the group's close circle of friends from 1963 until his death in 1973, which allowed him to take very personal portraits of Jagger, Richards and the rest of the Rolling Stones.

3. Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg in 1968. Pallenberg dated both Brian Jones and Keith Richards and had two children with her second.

4. Keith Richards and Mick Jagger at Stonehenge, 1967 Then such raincoats were quite in the order of things.

5. Keith Richards and Graham Parsons ride around Los Angeles, 1969.

6. Keith Richards enjoys views of Joshua Tree National Park in California, 1969.

7. Keith Richards in California, 1969 Richards, Pallenberg and Graham Parsons were fond of things that were popular in the late 60s, which cannot be talked about on the RuNet.

Photo: Michael Cooper