"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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Photographer unknown

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