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Allo Darlin’ - photos that probably should have but didn’t make it into the book
I spent much of October and November 2016 going through my collection of Allo Darlin’ photos trying to put together a book to coincide their final shows. Hours and hours were spent sifting through old hard drives and photo CDs trying to select photos that weren’t too personal, that work together and all in all would give a nice overview of the years between 2009 and 2012, when the band was such a big part of of my life. I am pretty damn happy with the final result, but there are always things you realize when it’s too late to change anything. And I could really have done with a bit more time to just have done some proper editing of the chosen images. But now it’s over and the books are available, so I should really stop thinking about it.
It was an interesting exercise, trying to pick photos that might appeal to other people, not just photos I’m personally happy with. I still keep finding photos I wish I would’ve included. Some were left out because of space, some because they weren’t the most flattering of pictures and some were left out by mistake. As simple as that. I just forgot to put them in or found them when it was too late. There was just too much to choose from.
I thought I’d use this platform to post some of my favorite photos from those years, pictures that for one reason or another never made it into the book.
The image that became the band’s first album cover. Shot with a disposable waterproof 35mm camera in Byron Bay, Australia, at some point in early 2007. I’m underwater, taking a photo of Elizabeth who is standing up looking down on me.
I have so many nice pictures of Paul Rains, but for some reason I keep coming back to this blurry one when I try to pick favourites.
Greg smoking, Mike messing around and Elizabeth texting in Austin, Texas in 2010
Bill pouring himself a drink at the Scala in 2011
Bill eating liquorice somewhere in America (Boston I think), 2010
New England apple cider donuts...love the bored looking lady in the background. 2010
Getting ready for a photo shoot, whilst recording the Europe album.
If there is one single photo I really wish I had included in the book it’s probably this one. For some reason I picked two other pictures from the same session. Summer 2012.
Paul and Bill getting ready to be the party band at Elizabeth’s sister’s wedding (Australia, 2012)
Paul Rains waiting to leave a backyard show. Melbourne, 2012.
You can buy the book ‘Allo Darlin’ - The Early Years’ from my bandcamp page.
