Photographing the event was 18 year old Martin O'Neill,
whose work resulted in an initial collection of 26* black and white photographs,

beginning in the crowd and ending up on stage behind Ian Curtis.

The collection comprises exciting close-ups of

Ian, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris

in one of their band's earliest gigs.

(Too close for Hooky, who told Martin to "f*ck off"!)

The pictures were first shown at Hale Library, Altrincham, in 2005, to mark the 25th

anniversary of the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, and Martin is proud to say that the

exhibition was visited by,among others, Ian's widow Debbie, Tony Wilson,

Ian's late mother Doreen and the producers of the movie 'Control'.

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*Martin has since added six new images to the collection.

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PRINTS

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A4 prints on Hewlett Packard Premium Plus Gloss 300gm paper

or Epson Archival Matt paper. (The choice is yours!)

A3+ prints on Epson Premium Glossy paper,

using genuine Epson inks & posted in a stout cardboard tube.

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Signed/Embossed A4 prints only £25/€30+ Postage

Signed/Embossed A3+ prints only £50/€55 + Postage

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