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"I never heard a thing about Duffy being upset about the Scary Monsters sleeve design... It may have been one of the reasons that he never did another session with David again." - Chris Duffy

This rare image of David taken by Duffy was unreleased until it was published in the Five Sessions book. The contact sheet revealed the Scottie Dog walking in during a meeting regarding the "Scary Monsters" photoshoot and sitting in the chair next to David. The location and story behind the image are pieced together with very limited information adding to the mystery and intrigue of the picture.

It has become a firm fan favourite and the most popular of Duffy's behind-the-scenes images.

Unsigned Mounted Open Edition Prints

Our Standard Archival Quality Pigment Ink Prints come in two sizes, the Standard and the Gallery.

The Standard is approx. 7.5″x7.5″ (19.05cm x 19.05cm) in a 12.4″x12.4″ (31.5cm x 31.5cm) mount. Our Standard Size open edition prints are the same size as a 12.4" vinyl album sleeve for convenient framing.

The Gallery is approx. 10.5"x 10.5" (27cm x 27cm) in a 19.75" x 19.75" (50cm x 50cm) mount. Our Gallery Size open edition prints drop straight into 50cm x 50cm frames which are ready available from many retailers. High quality black frames for Gallery prints can be made in house for mainland UK orders. Please contact us if you would like a framed print and a quote will be provided.

All of our images are ready to frame, supplied with a choice of either a black or white acid-free mount. A mount is a paper-based border around framed images between the frame and the image. The mount adds an extra decorative element and also prevents the image from making contact with the glass/perspex. We supply two sizes of mount in either square or landscape/portrait aperture, in three colours - white, black and silver.

As with all our prints, each open edition is handmade, printed, assembled and packed at the Duffy Archive. Each print is embossed with the Duffy Archive stamp, and the reverse of each mount has a sticker detailing a brief history of the session and ink stamped with a logo from Duffy's camera cases.

Duffy:Bowie Five Sessions (72-80)

The fascinating story behind this timeless session is fully documented in the Duffy Bowie Five Sessions Book told by those who were there.

"He found himself in front of Duffy's lens for the first time, and although this session was not used (and no one is exactly sure why) this encounter was enough to place Duffy at the top of David's list when it came to collaborating on his next LP sleeve, six months later." - Kevin Cann

Limited and Signed editions are available, to discuss options please Contact Us.