Keith Richards beside a sprinkler valve during the Their Satanic Majesties Request photo shoot
The image reflects a moment of spontaneity and improvisation
one of the defining voices of New York’s no wave movement
images like this one capture Mercury's command of a stage before Queen became a stadium act
and performers shaped one another’s public language
Debbie Harry, Gramercy Park, New York, 1978 Size:20 × 24 in (50.8 × 61 cm) Keith Richards beside a sprinklerDebbie Harry on the street beside Gramercy Park in New York, 1978, photographed by Martyn Goddard during the sessions around Blondie's breakthrough. Dark sunglasses, a flash of red hood, a downtown sidewalk, the picture has the loose, candid feel of the city that made the band. Goddard travelled with Blondie through 1978 as they crossed from cult favourites into genuine stars, and his New York frames from that year are among the most evocative of the