Not Fade Away: 50 years of the Rolling Stones in 50 fascinating photographs

They have rocked the world for 50 years and the Mirror’s photographers have captured all the ups and downs

Start us up: The five all together in 1964

On Thursday July 12, 1962 six young lads took to the stage of the Marquee Club and a legend was born.

They have rocked the world for 50 years and the Mirror’s photographers have captured all the ups and downs.

So when the Rolling Stones decided to release a book to mark the milestone, they knew where to come to find the best images.

The Rolling Stones: 50 is crammed with amazing snaps hand-picked by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood, many from our extensive archive.

“This is our story of 50 fantastic years,” the rock ’n’ rollers said of the official book yesterday.

“We started out as a blues band playing the clubs and more recently we’ve filled the largest stadiums in the world with the kind of show that none of us could have imagined all those years ago.

“Curated by us, it features the very best photographs and ephemera from and beyond our archives.”

 

Iconic: The logo for the Rolling Stones 50 book 

 

The photographic autobiography features images selected by the band accompanied by their own words.

The photographers include Gered Mankowitz, Jean-Marie Périer, Dezo Hoffman, Michael Cooper, Terry O’Neill, Bent Rej and Philip Townsend – the photographer for their first ever shoot.

Across 352 pages, The Rolling Stones: 50 features 700 Illustrations, 300 of which are in colour.

The book is published by Thames & Hudson and will be available from all bookshops on July 12, for £29.95, but can be pre-ordered now.

Click here for the Amazon page and here for more information on the Thames & Hudsonwebsite.

To whet your appetite, we've selected 50 great photos from our archive, some of which will feature in the book.

 

 

 

Any brown sugar in that tea? Mick in September 1964MirrorpixGimme shelter: Keith Richards pictured in September 1964MirrorpixSuits you: Keith Richards on 4 June 1964 when they were taken shopping by their managerMirrorpixTime is on my side: Taking a breather in the shopMirrorpixStreet buying men: Rolling Stones attract a crowd going shoppingMirrorpixEngland's newest hitmakers: Group photo of the Stones in 1964MirrorpixStreet driving man: Mick at Tettenhall Magistrates Court, Staffordshire where he was found guilty of 3 motoring offences on 26 November 1964MirrorpixYou can't always get what you want: Mick leaving the courtMirrorpixThe Mad Mod Ball: Bill Wyman, Keith, Charlie Watts, Mick and Brian Jones. 8 September 1964MirrorpixPlay with fire: Bill on stageMirrorpixTime is on our side: Youthful Mick, Charlie, Brian, Keith and Bill on Juke Box Jury in 1964MirrorpixMick talking to manager Andrew Oldham after refusing to go on a revolving stage at The London Palladium ShowMirrorpixJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono among the guest celebrities at the Rolling Stones Rock 'n' Roll Circus in 1968MirrorpixWe go wild: Food fight at launch for Beggar's Banquet at The Gore Hotel, 5 December 1968MirrorpixAll down the line: More Stones drama captured in this undated photoMirrorpixLook sharp: The NME Poll Winners Concert at Empire Pool, Wembley, 11 April 1965MirrorpixWe wanna be your men: Stones with presents from fansMirrorpixSparks will fly: The Stones arrive in Manchester from London in August 1964MirrorpixSolid rock: Stars in their sunglassesMirrorpixHappy: The band share a giggleMirrorpixFan-tastic: Posing with (left) Kathryn Brennan, 14, and Judy Brennan, 15 at their hotel prior to their concert in Manchester on 28 September 1966MirrorpixCome on: On stage at their free concert in London's Hyde Park on 5 July 1969MirrorpixJumpin' Jacket Flash: Undated photo of Mick in a fur coatMirrorpixYou better move on: The Stones on a park bench in 1967MirropixBetween the buttons: Undated photo of band in studioMirrorpixFlashpoint: Bill stares at the cameraMirrorpixSatisfaction: Mick and Keith enjoy a drink in a London pub after a night in the cells for drug offences in 1967MirrorpixBack stage: Stones in concert at the Belle Vue theatre in August 1964MirrorpixWhat a shame: Love You Live album launch in 1977 with no KeithMirrorpixOnly rock'n'roll but I like it: Smiles after appearing on Sunday Night at the London Palladium on 22 January 1967MirrorpixThe Rolling Stones pictured in Green Park London for a press conference 11th January 1967Mirrorpix

 

 

Thinking man's rock star: Keith in Redlands, West Sussex 31 July 1973MirrorpixYou got us rocking: At Knebworth on 22 August 1976MirrorpixBill Wyman and Keith RichardsSent to Coventry Theatre: Charlie, Mick and his girlfriend Bianca De Macias arrive 6 March 1971MirrorpixHot stuff: Mick's amazing studded outfit from the 1970sMirrorpixWild horses: Keith appeared in Aylesbury courthouse on a charge of possessing LSD and cocaine on 11 January 1977Alisdair MacDonald / MirrorpixThrough the past, darkly: Shaded Mick talking about his recent tour of the States on 2 August 1972MirrorpixA bigger bang: Mick and Ronnie at London's 100 Club at a surprise gig for invited fans in 1982Rock and a hard place: At the Alamo in Texas on 4 June 1975MirrorpixRocking on: The Stones in the 1970sMirrorpixThey're a rainbow: Undated colour photo of the StonesStar me up: Mick in American apparelGet off my cloud: At Wembley Stadium in July 1995Mike Allen / MirrorpixLicky fingers: Ronnie in June 1999 at Murrayfield Stadium in EdinburghPhil Spencer / MirrorpixShine a light: Ronnie and Mick at the Isle of Wight festival 10 June 2007Adam Sorenson / Daily MirrorOld gods: Keith and Ronnie at the Isle of Wight festivalExile on Isle of Wight: Keith rocking at the festivalMirrorpix