Pete Frame is the world's premier Rock archivist, artist, writer and historian.

A great British original, whose pre Rock n Roll History The Restless Generation (2007 Rogan House), is the definitive account of rock n roll's arrival on these shores, Frame's unique contribution to music culture is undoubtedly his Rock Family Trees.

First appearing in his own Zig Zag magazine and subsequently across the national music press they became the focus for books, a TV series and have been featured on CD and album sleeves.

These hand drawn, beautifully calliagraphed genealogical forests (Frame trained as a Chartered Surveyor) are now available for the first time ever in exclusive signed limited editions of 1-100, signed by the artist via Pete's Family of Rock Website (www.familyofrock.com)

Available in two parts Frame's awesome history focussed on Manchester's late 70s/80s scene - Heady Days In Madchester Parts 1 and 2 - is labyrinth in detail, split over two Trees tracing the development of every major and many minor player in the period of the city's most fabled and fertile musical uprising.

Heady Days In Madchester Part 1
Heady Days In Madchester Part 2

The Smiths are, naturally, central to both Trees, the various members coming through the ranks of such rescued from obscurity outfits as the Morrissey/Billy Duffy winter 77 outfit Sulky Young, The Nosebleeds and early Mike Joyce outfits The Hoax and Victim. With the Johnny Marr featuring Paris Valentinos and post Smiths Andy Rourke outfit Delicious (1995) among the many branches in this piece (drawn and researched in 1996) it’s a classic combination of artful information and perceptive annotation. A Christmas Present to last a lifetime.