

David Bowie and Ronnie Spector.



Jim Laspesa is a musician and hardcore rock and roll archivist who has been a source for quite a few of my groovier posts here on Dangerous Minds. Well, Jim has done it again. He’s been sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he came across a few years ago at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. These uncredited photos capture some of rock’s biggest stars at the zenith of their celestial ascent.

A case of somebody (or somebodies) being in the right place at the right time. Amateur, pro? Who knows?





Jimmy Page and John Bonham in a bathrobe.









The Righteous Brothers waiting for an elevator.









Jimmy Page and Mick Ralphs





The Plasmatics









Jagger and Simon Kirke