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Contains one hundred previously unpublished photographs taken in london clubs and parties during many long nights in the 1980s. The dark carnival by derek ridgers, 97819082185, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Theres also a punk book planned touch wood for 2016. This guy has been photographing clubs in england for five. Portraits from the endless night is the newest hardbound collection of black and white photographs by british photographer derek ridgers.
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