...PHOTOBOOK...

...THE EARLY YEARS [1951 - 1967]
...SOLO & MODELING IN JAPAN [1968 - 1971]
...VODKA COLLINS ERA [1972 - 1973]
...THE ARROWS ERA [1974 - 1977]
...RUNNER ERA [1978 - 1979]
...DERRINGER ERA & SOLO ERA [1980 - 1985]
...PLAYING IN MEATLOAF [1986 - 1989]
...ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN HBO SERIES [1989 - 1990]
...VODKA COLLINS REUNION & VARIOUS PROJECTS [1991 - 2000]
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CURRENT PHOTOS [2000 - Current]

THE ARROWS ERA [1974 - 1977]

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pad 1973 winter with Clive Williams (right) as the Arrows drummer. Jake (left and ) Alan in the centre.
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pad Arrows 1975, photo by Gered Mankowitz. Alan (left) Jake (centre) and Paul Varley (right) made up The Arrows.
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Alan camps it up singing on the Arrows TV show 1977.

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pad Alan and Jake Hooker on the Arrows TV show.
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Another rare photo of the Arrows with Clive Williams (right) Jake (left) and Alan (centre) in this 1973 pic.
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pad Arrows 1976 promo photo by Gered Mankowitz. Session for the "First Hit" album.
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pad Alan and good friend Faces bassist Tetsu Yamauchi.
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pad 1975 press photo for "My Last Night With You". Once again Gered Mankowitz is the photographer.
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1977 at Jon Anderson's chapel studio, Vence France. L-R- Steve Gould, Dallas Taylor, Paul Varley, Terry Taylor, Alan Merrill, and Mick Feat.

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pad Alan recording at Ron Wood's home studio, The Wick, London.
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pad One of many teen magazines in the UK and Europe featuring Alan Merrill on the cover. pad

pad Alan at the Rainbow Theater with The Arrows opening for Suzi Quatro. Note Suzi's monitor cabinet!
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The view from Alan's keyboard at (Yes's) Jon Anderson's chapel studio, 1977 South of France.

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pad Arrows promo phot 1976. Graanda Televison photographer. Manchester, UK.
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Arrows concert poster, UK 1975.

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pad Arrows live, Alan sings 1974.
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pad More live Arrows 1974 . Alan with Mickie Most's white bass.

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pad 1977 photo of Alan, with Bill Wyman and Paul Varley in the south of France 1977.
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pad Alan, Terry Taylor, Paul Varley and Bill Wyman, south of France.
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pad Yuki Shibata's wedding. Alan (left) with Faces Tetsu and Bad Company's Paul Rodgers also at the party.
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Arrows promo poster for the single "Hard Hearted".

RAK Records 1975.

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pad Lunch in town, South of France.L-R- Dallas Taylor, Terry Taylor, Paul Varley, Alan Merrill and Bill Wyman. 1977.
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pad Arrows in a teen magazine promoting their weekly TV series.
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pad Arrows had a weekly comic strip in Music Star magazine UK.
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pad Arrows at the pub in late 76. Terry Taylor joins the band.

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pad The Arrows book, written by Bill Harry, famed Liverpudlian journalist.
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Two photos from The Arrows book. Top-Suzi Quatro, the Arrows spiritual sister!

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The British TV guide, with The Arrows on the cover. The Arrows second season of their weekly TV series.

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pad Arrows change their look, much to the horror of their record company! 1977.

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pad New Musical Express gig guide. Alan and the famed white bass.
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pad 1974 Arrows photo by Gered Mankowitz, Paul Varley has just joined the band (left) Alan (center), Jake (right).

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pad The Arrows at number 6 in the English charts with "Touch Too Much" - 1974
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pad The Arrows in the English charts at number 24 in 1975 with "My Last Night With You"

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pad South of France, with Bill Wyman, Terry and Eve Taylor, and Alan Merrill (left to right)
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pad Alan in Little Venice, London, 1974.
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pad At the London Rainbow Theatre, "getting the girls at it," Alan Merrill sings "I Love Rock N Roll."
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pad Some Arrows and a Stone in the South of France. pad

pad Arrows and a Stone having ice cream in the South of France.
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pad Jon Anderson's Chapel studio in Vence, France. pad

pad Cocktail hour.
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pad On the left, Brian Johnson of ACDC, then of the group Geordie, with bandmate, Chris from Music Star, and Alan. 1975.
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pad Yoshiko Mandai, Alan, Tetsu Yamauchi, and Vanessa Christian,double dating in London, 1975.
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pad Alan flying with bass on Arrows tv series #1, 1976.
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pad Alan camping it up on Arrows tv series #2, 1977.
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