GEM ARCHER

444 black and white photos in all in a 336 page book chronicling Gem’s time in three bands - The Contenders, Whirlpool and Heavy Stereo before he joined Oasis. Along with 21 images covering flyers, venue documents and demo covers, there are also 92 informal shots from the period of The Contenders when both Gem and Jeff worked at the Bull & Gate and ‘Defiance’ at the Tally Ho. There are also 11 undated live photos THE CONTENDERS – 179 photos come from Bull & Gate 16.1.88, Marquee 2,2.89, Hype all-dayer 27.3.89, Powerhaus April 1989, Holloway Studios Label Showcase 1989 and Dingwalls, October 1989. WHIRLPOOL – 94 photos from Borderline 1991 and Falcon 23.11.91. Heavy Stereo – 68 photos from Africa Centre 31.5.95.