“It’s about letting the viewer into my world”: Scarlet Page announces new photo book, Exposed: 3 Years With Placebo

Scarlet Page has announced a brand-new photo book, Exposed: 3 Years With Placebo.

Capturing Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal during the era of the band’s first three records – 1996’s Placebo, 1998’s Without You I’m Nothing and 2000’s Black Market Music – the release will feature a whopping 220 previously-unseen pics.

“It’s about letting the viewer into my world with the band at that time – honest, unguarded, and very real,” explains Scarlet. “These are fly-on-the-wall moments. No captions. No commentary. Just the images, as they were.”

Those include backstage photos as well as various goings-on in rehearsal, on tour and even ‘rare moments of calm’. It’s available in two different editions – the standard copy, and an individually-numbered collector’s version housed in a black linen-bound box with a signed Scarlet print, and a certificate of authenticity, co-signed by Brian, Stefan and Scarlet.

Get yours here.

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