FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Photograph by John Stoddart (Recently featured in the National Museums Liverpool Pride & Prejudice LGBT+ collection, this is an original black & white vintage photographic print by John Stoddart. The photograph features the group in full S &M pose with Holly being held to the ground licking the boot of another band member. Frankie became infamous when their first single, 'Relax' was banned by the BBC in 1983 for its overtly sexual lyrics and homoerotic video which was set in a gay BDSM club populated by Leathermen and drag queens. Unframed, the overall dimensions are 40cm x 30cm [A3 size] with a medium format image size of 25cm x 25cm. This rare example has come direct from John Stoddart's personal archive and has been signed by him on the front. A striking image, perfect for framing and display)

Born in Liverpool, John Stoddart has been a sought out photographer for more than twenty-five years and has published two photography books, It's Nothing Personal and Peep World, both of which explored the elusive world of fame. His work has been exhibited in several galleries and museums, world-wide, including The Vault Gallery in Hollywood and La Galleria Pall Mall in London. He has had numerous solo-exhibitions including Punks, Poets and Other Stars (1997), It's Nothing Personal (2004), Peep World (2006), Society (2008), and Dirty Little Pictures (2009). He has worked for nearly every magazine in the UK and internationally, including Vanity Fair and The New York Times. The big breakthrough came with Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

"They were friends of mine and I was helping them get their record together! I did a big shoot for them and one of the images, quite controversial, got published in the NME – the Holy Grail of music publications at that time. I then started to do more work for the rock and roll press."