Rockarchive Gallery

Great place full of history. People need to wake up an understand that it cost a great deal to print high quality photos and frame them. I would suggest if you think its too expensive just price printing a 16×24 print from your local printer, then check on prices for framing. You will understand the cost that are involved then. These pictures are worth every pence. If you want cheap poster for your dorm room or first apartment this is no the place for you. If you want great quality limited edition prints that make a statement in your media room you have found the right spot. You will understand when you own your first house… Fine art is exactly what you will find here…

As I am no longer a student, I realise that it is not acceptable for me to adorn my interiors with posters of Bob Marley smoking marijuana or some similarly cliched image most probably purchased at Camden Market. Bearing this in mind, the Rockarchive would appear to be a good option, apart from the fact that I had more money when I was at university and even if I had managed to bag a job that pays more than double figures after graduating, I would not be seen dead buying art from this sham of a shop.
Perhaps that’s a bit strong, but as everybody else has noted, it’s not very Rock and Roll is it? Peaches probably buys pictures of her dad rocking out from there with her pocket money and in my opinion it really is a massive pile of overpriced wank. It’s not accessible at all and although the prints are limited and come with nostalgic, slightly fawning stories from the people who took them, who really cares?
In terms of actual visual effect I think a nicely framed poster of Jimi Hendrix from a regular old poster shop would be a much more sensible investment and would leave us normal folk with enough pennies left over to go to a gig, buy a pint of lager and a packet of crisps. Yeah.

The idea behind Rock Archive is to make rock & roll limited edition prints more accessible to the public and fans. They are printed on high quality fine art paper; a shop that started 10 years ago with only 30 prints has now grown to 500 prints from photographers and art directors world wide. If you know you photographers you will find pieces by Francine Wimham, Fernando Aceves and Allan Ballard. If you don’t have a clue what I am saying then you will see artists like Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Bob Marley. They are rare instances of these famous people’s lives and they are quite penetrating in that sense. In any case, an Allan Ballard, Bob Marley contact sheet digitally printed will cost around £1100 for A1 size. I cannot see how that is accessible to the public and fans.

Terrible. What a horrid idea. This place is not rock n roll. So un-​rock n roll, I want to break in and smash every beautiful limited edition rock print photo to bits. And then start on the owner
I know, why don’t we find the best ‘cool’ photographs of ‘respected’ and ‘cool’ and ‘credible’ rock n roll stars, and charge an absolute fortune for them, just relegating the mere mortals who actually like and respect these bands and artists, to the wet pavement? So that posh twats and bar owners can come and peruse these beautiful prints, safe in the knowledge that they’ve been commodified and only appeal and apply to them. And so they can buy their cool. Yeah that’s a great idea
So I really didn’t like it. Standardly, the products themselves are amazing. But ridiculously priced, and so just the opposite of rock n roll. Imagine Sid Vicious was still alive people, what would he think of Rock Archive Gallery?

Nice small gallery, that feels more like a shop, located in Angel antique area. They sell printed black and white photos of famous and legendary rock stares. The pictures are high quality and unique, so not those you see in every post card. I will definitely get my self on when I grow up!

This is a great little gallery and is really intersting as i love doing a bit of photography on the side. Some of the shots are amazing. Deffinately a must see!

Calling all Rock and Roll fans. This is a perfect gallery for anyone who loves their Indie Rock and Roll scene. It has excellent pictures of artisits from The Beatles to Amy winehouse. Excellent place to visit if your into photography.
I fell inlove with one of the Bob Marley photographs which I wish I could purchased but maybe next time.
Must visit

Walking past this shop I often try to tell myself I need a picture to go on my wall — it’s just so bare! But for me and the other unfortunate, unemployed souls, they are a bit too expensive. I expect the reality is that they are a reasonable price considering what you’re getting, but I always have to drag myself away as I can’t justify spending that much money, hence my three stars instead of four. What they produce, however, is amazing: huge pictures of the Beatles; Led Zepplin at his absolute best and Iggy Pop by Mick Rock, London in July 1972 are but a few. I advise a look at their website to get more of an idea of the quality (which is top-​notch) and to see if they have prints of th rock star you want to live in your house. The website does also state that as the prints sell out, the prices climb, so be sure to purchase your picture as soon as you can otherwise you’ll be in for a pocket burner. If all that sounds too good to be true, visit Rock Archive now and add your first item to your shrine of your favourite rock artist.