Ian Dickson's critically acclaimed book 'Flash Bang Wallop! - Photographs of the Punk Explosion' was released in mid October 2000. God Save The Sex Pistols present an exclusive interview with Ian.

Ian has been photographing rock stars since 1972 and his work has appeared in Disc, Record Mirror, New Musical Express, Sounds, Vox, Mojo, Q, Rolling Stone and elsewhere over the years. In 1992, he held his first exhibition in London followed by several around Europe, with considerable success. In 1994, a selection of his work was shown at the MTV Awards in Berlin, at the Brit Awards at Alexandra Palace, and at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo and Copenhagen.

"In November 1976, Ian Dickson was sent by his music paper Sounds to photograph the Sex Pistols at Notre Dame Hall where the band were recording a Janet Street-Porter television slot in front of a select audience. Vivienne Goldman, the paper's features editor, instructed Ian to include as much of the audience as possible in his brief. As a result there are images of a younger, pre-Pistol Sid talking to Viv Westwood and of Billy Idol, complete with entourage, watching on and thinking about his time to come.

"Let's just say the book's a trip - And represents the membership -The speeding nights, the teenage kicks - The punked up class of '76" (Mick Jones)

Flash Bang Wallop contains over one hundred and fifty images covering the cyclonic first year of punk and, instead of reiterating the well documented story of the Pistols and their brethren, there are latterday quotes from many of the individuals represented, both expressing their thoughts and impressions of the 'class of '76'."

Available in Paperback - 208 pages Abstract Sounds Publishing
ISBN: 0953572447