BECK
Shop rare prints of Beck from the original photographers – the innovative singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in the 1990s with his genre-blending sound and inventive style. From the slacker anthem "Loser" to acclaimed albums like Odelay, Sea Change, and Morning Phase, Beck’s ability to fuse rock, folk, hip-hop, and electronic music has made him one of the most versatile and influential artists of his generation.
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Signed limited edition print of Beck by Jake Chessum.
Jake recalls the session: “This was late 1994, just after “Loser” was released. I met Beck at a car park in London. I had a huge brick phone that he played with. He had cool sunglasses with a big crack in one lens. No publicist, no stylist, no grooming…those were the days!”
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Signed limited edition print of Beck by acclaimed British photographer, Andrew Cotterill.
“I love Beck and was really pleased to be asked to shoot him. This was shot in 2005 in London at the Soho Hotel. Beck was super chilled out and almost a little shy when we meet and started our little session. Really interesting and a joy to shoot.
This image was shot on a Pentax 6x7 120mm film camera that i shot on a lot around this time. A real beast of a camera but beautiful to shoot on. We shot this image in a tiny ally behind the hotel with only top light and very little space but i think pulled it off. Really captured him i think.”
Beck, taken in Amsterdam in 1994 by photographer Martyn Goodacre.
Goodacre recalls, "Beck himself was lovely with an air of strangeness and charm. A joy to photograph, he is always looking to make a shot slightly unusual. His over zealous tour manager was a different case. 'You have 7 minutes' he barked "not 8 or 9 or 10. He then demanded I post all the pics to The USA for copy approval. What a wanker! Unlike Beck who was terribly nice."
Beck was in Amsterdam performing the 'Mellow Gold' tour, the name of the official debut studio album and third album overall. Mellow Gold was released on March 1, 1994, following the surprise success of "Loser". "Mellow Gold" is a concept album. Critics noted the album's hybrid of various styles including rock, hip hop, folk, psychedelia, and country,[1] and ironic, witty lyrics. The decidedly anti-commercial attitude of Mellow Gold became an unexpected commercial success and went platinum.