...PHOTOBOOK...
.THE
EARLY YEARS [1951 - 1967]
...SOLO
& MODELING IN JAPAN [1968 - 1971]
...VODKA
COLLINS ERA [1972 - 1973]
...THE
ARROWS ERA [1974 - 1977]
...RUNNER
ERA [1978 - 1979]
...DERRINGER
ERA & SOLO ERA [1980 - 1985]
...PLAYING
IN THE BAND MEAT LOAF [1986 - 1989]
...ENCYCLOPEDIA
BROWN HBO SERIES [1989 - 1990]
...VODKA
COLLINS REUNION & VARIOUS PROJECTS [1991 - 2000]
...PHOTOS
- SOLO, NEW MILLENNIUM
[2000 - 2008)
...NEW
PHOTOS, 2009 AND BEYOND [2009 - PRESENT)
THE
ARROWS ERA [1974 - 1977]
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1973
winter with Clive Williams (right) as the Arrows drummer.
Jake (left and ) Alan in the centre.
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Arrows
1975, photo by Gered Mankowitz. Alan (left) Jake (centre)
and Paul Varley (right) made up The Arrows. |
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Alan
camps it up singing on the Arrows TV show 1977. |
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Alan
and Jake Hooker on the Arrows TV show. |
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Another
rare photo of the Arrows with Clive Williams (right)
Jake (left) and Alan (centre) in this 1973 pic.
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Arrows 1976 promo photo by
Gered Mankowitz. Session for the "First Hit"
album. |
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Alan and good friend Faces
bassist Tetsu Yamauchi.
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1975 press photo for "My
Last Night With You". Once again Gered Mankowitz
is the photographer.
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1977
at Jon Anderson's chapel studio, Vence France. L-R-
Steve Gould, Dallas Taylor, Paul Varley, Terry Taylor,
Alan Merrill, and Mick Feat.
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Alan recording at Ron Wood's
home studio, The Wick, London.
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One of many teen magazines
in the UK and Europe featuring Alan Merrill on the cover. |
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Alan at the Rainbow Theater
with The Arrows opening for Suzi Quatro. Note Suzi's
monitor cabinet! |
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The
view from Alan's keyboard at (Yes's) Jon Anderson's
chapel studio, 1977 South of France.
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Arrows promo phot 1976. Graanda
Televison photographer. Manchester, UK.
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Arrows concert poster, UK
1975.
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Arrows live, Alan sings 1974. |
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More
live Arrows 1974 . Alan with Mickie Most's white bass.
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1977 photo of Alan, with Bill
Wyman and Paul Varley in the south of France 1977.
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Alan, Terry Taylor, Paul Varley
and Bill Wyman, south of France.
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Yuki Shibata's wedding. Alan
(left) with Faces Tetsu and Bad Company's Paul Rodgers
also at the party. |
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Arrows
promo poster for the single "Hard Hearted".
RAK
Records 1975.
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Lunch in town, South of France.L-R-
Dallas Taylor, Terry Taylor, Paul Varley, Alan Merrill
and Bill Wyman. 1977.
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Arrows in a teen magazine promoting
their weekly TV series.
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Arrows had a weekly comic strip
in Music Star magazine UK. |
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Arrows
at the pub in late 76. Terry Taylor joins the band.
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The Arrows book, written by
Bill Harry, famed Liverpudlian journalist.
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Two photos from The Arrows
book. Top-Suzi Quatro, the Arrows spiritual sister!
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The British TV guide,
with The Arrows on the cover. The Arrows second season
of their weekly TV series. |
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Arrows
change their look, much to the horror of their record
company! 1977.
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New Musical Express gig guide.
Alan and the famed white bass.
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1974
Arrows photo by Gered Mankowitz, Paul Varley has just
joined the band (left) Alan (center), Jake (right).
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The
Arrows at number 6 in the English charts with "Touch
Too Much" - 1974 |
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The
Arrows in the English charts at number 24 in 1975 with
"My Last Night With You"
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South
of France, with Bill Wyman, Terry and Eve Taylor, and
Alan Merrill (left to right) |
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Alan
in Little Venice, London, 1974.
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At
the London Rainbow Theatre, "getting the girls at
it," Alan Merrill sings "I Love Rock N Roll." |
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Some
Arrows and a Stone in the South of France. |
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Arrows
and a Stone having ice cream in the South of France. |
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Jon
Anderson's Chapel studio in Vence, France. |
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Cocktail
hour. |
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On
the left, Brian Johnson of ACDC, then of the group Geordie,
with bandmate, Chris from Music Star, and Alan. 1975.
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Yoshiko Mandai,
Alan, Tetsu Yamauchi, and Vanessa Christian,double dating in London, 1975. |
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Alan flying with bass on Arrows tv series #1, 1976.
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Alan camping it up on Arrows tv series #2, 1977. |
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