"Ray - Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 1983"

The guitar he's holding belonged to Mick Jones.

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Photographed by Ray Stephenson

"Sigue Sigue Sputnik circa - 1985"

Queen Mary College Student Union?
Ray is playing a Simmons SDS-8 drum kit with a few modifications...
He is using 3 pads instead of the usual 5. Also notice the real hi-hat and (when fitted!) a real crash (both Paiste).

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"Ray Mayhew and Billy Idol at the "Dortmunder Westfahlen Halle" dressing room - Germany 1986"

This was taken during recording for "Peters Pop Show".
Billy performed "To be a Lover" and "Don't need a gun".
Sputnik performed "21st Century Boy" and "Sex Bomb Boogie".
Many thanks go to "Mr Idol" from the Billy Idol forum for all the useful information.

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Eddie Kidd (left), Ray's Mum (centre) and Ray (right)

This was taken in Stringfellows nightclub on Ray's Mums birthday
It was photographed by Margo Mitchell who was an in-house photographer for the club at the time.
Check out Eddie's website. Once a biker, always a biker.

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Photographed by Margo Mitchell

Peter Stringfellow, Andy and Ray

We are not entirely sure who took this.
It could be either Margo Mitchell or Keith Butcher who were in-house photographers for Stringfellow's at the time.
Many thanks to Pat Jay at Stringfellows for all her help in trying to indentify the photographer.

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Leo Sayer and Ray - taken at the Limelight Club circa 1986/87

Our thanks to David Koppel for his kind permission to use this photo.
David has since founded the St. Giles Street Gallery in Norwich.
Be sure to check out the site as there is some very nice work displayed there.

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Photographed by David Koppel

Billy Idol's birthday at the Limelight, London.

"More bubbly, Gabor?" Ever-generous, Sir Billy shoots the bar, while Perry Lister searches her frock for her lost contact lens and Chris Sullivan embarks on some interminable anecdote about his days as a fashion leader with Blue Rondo."
"He's here! Lawks alive...Wylie's looking a bit rough but it's been a long hard season of ligging."
"Ian Astbury and unidentified goddess give it some for Gabor. Keep it up and you could be in the Wylie class yet."

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Cutting taken from Melody Maker - December 1986
Photographed by Gabor Scott

"Man's best friends"

Clipping taken from the London Daily News - circa 198?

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Photographed by Mark Anderson

"Ribbon for Sputnik"

Southampton born drummers Ray Mayhew and Chris Kavanagh cut the ribbon at the revamped Mayflower Theatre - circa 1987?

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"Sigue Sigue Sputnik's Ray Mayhew leeches on to captive audience Kevin O'Dowd"

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Cutting taken from the Sunday Sport - 12/07/87

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