Complicated Shadows (21 page)
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Authors: Graham Thomson
A detail of the handwritten lyrics for one of Declan’s earliest original compositions, ‘Sunflower Lancers’
Courtesy of Allan Mayes.
A detail in Declan’s own handwriting of his original composition, ‘Dull Echoes’, written circa 1972.
Courtesy of Allan Mayes.
Scenes from Flip City: Declan in trademark dungarees at an open-air festival in Stepney, 1975.
Dickie Faulkner, Ian Powling, Steve Hazelhurst, Declan MacManus, Mich Kent.
Courtesy of Ken Smith and Steve Hazelhurst
Playing at the Fitzrovia Festival, 1975
Trying their very best to be The Band. Snapped in Nonsuch Park, Surrey, 1975.
Courtesy of Ken Smith and Steve Hazelhurst
Palgrave House, Cypress Avenue, Whitton. Declan and Mary’s marital home between 1976 and 1978, where he wrote many of his most enduring songs, including
‘Alison’.
Declan marries Mary Burgoyne, 9 November 1974. Mich Kent is best man.
Credit: Peter Brown
Unleashed. Elvis leads The Attractions on their first tour of the UK in the summer of 1977.
Credit: Starfile/Ian Dickson
Elvis Costello
Credit: Pennie Smith
Pete Thomas
Credit: Pennie Smith
Bruce Thomas
Credit: Pennie Smith
Steve Nieve
Credit: Pennie Smith