KILLIP, Chris. The Station.

(Göttingen, Germany): / London: Steidl, 2020.  First edition.  Hardcover.  37.5cm by 28.5cm.  80 pages.  Cool photobook compiling a previously, lost and unpublished series of images taken by Killip in 1985 at “The Station,” an anarcho-punk music venue in Gateshead  which operated as a DIY club and rehearsal space, and served as a hub for youth sub-cultures during a time of social and economic upheaval following the miners’ strike.  compiling a previously unpublished series of images taken by Killip in 1985 at “The Station,” an anarcho-punk music venue in Gateshead (near Newcastle, England), which operated as a DIY club and rehearsal space, and served as a hub for youth sub-cultures during a time of social and economic upheaval following the miners’ strike.  A near fine copy in boards without dust jacket as issued.  A cool poignant portrayal of youth, subculture, and rebellion in 1980s Northern England.