Blur drummer and founding member Dave Rowntree has released ‘No One You Know’, a photo book featuring hundreds of never-before-seen images from the band’s early years. The collection captures intimate behind-the-scenes moments with singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and Rowntree himself during the thrilling first stages of their rise. Published on February 3rd with a foreword by Rowntree and detailed memory quotes attached to each image, the book documents what it was really like to be in a young band when everything felt new and fresh. The photographs span Blur’s debut tours of America and Japan, studio sessions in the UK, tour bus games, backstage moments, hotel room antics, video shoots, and time spent with fans and friends.
‘No One You Know’ offers a unique visual insight into one of Britain’s most successful bands from one of the only four people who experienced it firsthand. Rowntree brought his camera to every early adventure, capturing close-up personal pictures that reveal the romantic energy of those vital first years. The book stands as a one-of-a-kind document of a band at the beginning of their journey, before fame changed everything. At $99, the collection preserves a crucial period in British rock history through the eyes of someone who lived it.