While most teenagers daydreamed of summer break while playing rock 'n' roll in their bedrooms, fourteen-year-old Paul Zone danced away his youth in underground clubs with those very same rock stars, exploring the concrete playground with actors, drag queens, and drug addicts.
The mid-1970s was a time when the death of glam and the birth of punk rock collided in a celebration of glitter and grunge, and Zone had a front-row seat to it all. In this incredible photo memoir, Zone shares personal images that have never been released to the public alongside memories of the era, all through the eyes of a youngster whose reverential regard to his subjects made him a regular fixture in the lives of these greats. Zone captures the joys and the fantasy of the New York underground with a genuine intimacy, making this volume a worthy tribute to the legends of underground rock royalty.
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| Sylvain Sylvain, Johnny Thunders, and Jerry Nolan (New York Dolls) at Max's, August 1973. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Debbie Harry (Blondie) at Max's, 1975. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Crayola at Max's, 1977. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Wayne County at the Coventry, Queens, 1973. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Lou Reed at the Academy of Music in December 1973. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Debbie Harry (Blondie), Arturo Vega’s loft, 1975. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| David Johansen of the New York Dolls at Max’s Kansas City, 1973. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Miki Zone (The Fast) and Richard Lloyd (Television), CBGB, 1975. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Anna Sui, Max’s Kansas City, 1978. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Tish and Snooky (with Linda Limey), Manic Panic, St. Marks Pl., 1978. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Dee Dee Ramone and Connie Gripp in the kitchen at Max’s Kansas City, 1975. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Lydia Lunch (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks), Max’s Kansas City, 1978. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Alice Cooper, Manhattan hotel room, 1975. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Arturo Vega at home, 1975. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, and Paul Stanley (KISS), Coventry, Queens, August 31, 1973. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Unknown, Le Jardin Disco, 1974. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Abbijane Schifrin and Janis Cafasso, Manhattan, 1975. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Patti Smith (Disco Ball), Blue Hawaii Discotheque, November 10, 1974. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Joey Ramone (The Ramones) and Miki Zone (The Fast), Mother’s, October 1975. |
Unseen Photos of New York City's 1970s Punk Playground Taken by a 14-Year-Old Boy
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| Jayne County, Club 82, 1974. |