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Brothers Ron and Russell Mael formed their first band Halfnelson in Los Angeles in 1968 and issued their debut album four years later when the two brothers also opted to re-name their band Sparks. After the UK Number 2 success of their debut single ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us’ and the Top 5 album Kimono My House in 1974, Sparks notched up a string of hit singles and albums during the 70s until the failure of their 1980 album Terminal Jive. They returned to the charts in the 1990s and in 1997 issued a new version of their first hit under the billing Sparks vs Faith No More. I loved Sparks! They were a great band who made some terrific music and had a wonderfully weird image. Brothers Ron and Russell Mael worked brilliantly off each other and understood the dynamic of a photo shoot, making them superb subjects. I shot several sessions with them and we became good friends for a while. The black and white shots for the Terminal Jive album were from one of the strangest and funniest shoots I have ever done! 📸 by Gered Mankowitz Purchase fine art from the archive: iconicimagesstore.net or contact: [email protected] License photography from the archive: iconiclicensing.net #geredmankowitz #photography #photographer #hasselblad #hasselblad500c #musicphotography #iconicimages #iconiclicensing #fineart #filmphotography #limitededitionphotography #fineartphotography #hasselbladculture #musicphotographer #photographyaddict #photographysouls #aesthetics #throughthelens #sparks #ronmael #russellmael #thistownaintbigenoughforthebothofus #kimonomyhouse #terminaljive #halfnelson #supermarket #shop