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    Alan "Aleecat" Merrill Photos (Updated Jan. 28, 2012)-

    • 1952 It all starts in The Bronx, New York City
    • 1954- Shaggy haired capeboy in the pre Beatles era!
    • 1955- With the then popular Davy Crockett coonskin cap
    • 1959- Bolkejo Norway - From "Born Under The Sign Of Jazz" (Randi Hultin)
    • 1959- Backstage - with Stan Getz, Alan's the longhair boy reading
    • 1962 Boarding school, 4rth from left, front row. Aiglon, Villars, Switzerland
    • 1964 L-R: Alan Vollweiler and Alan Merrill, The Alabasters, semi-pro years NYC
    • 1965 Alan Merrill, The Alabasters / lead guitar & vocals NYC
    • 1965 First studio recording - New York City
    • 1965 First studio recording, with halo! - New York City
    • 1965 Practicing at home, West 72nd st. - New York City
    • 1966 The Kaleidoscope (NYC)- At the "Cafe Wha?" (photo left)
    • 1967 Alan Merrill's first true love, Kathy Tate, "Cafe Wha?" NYC
    • 1974 Fronting The Watertower West at "The Cafe Wha?" Greenwich Village, NYC -pic1,pic2,pic3
    • 1966 Alan Merrill and his first Rickenbacker 12 string
    • 1967 Wearing the round mirror glasses - NYC
    • 1967 Wearing the round mirror glasses 2 - NYC
    • 1967 The Watertower West band, Hastings-On-Hudson - NYC
    • 1968 Standing in Central Park with the band Birth Of Spring
    • 1968 A new arrival's first summer in Tokyo
    • 1968 Alan Merrill - outside new home in Sendgaya, Tokyo
    • 1968 Michi Nakao, Alan's first steady girlfriend in Japan
    • 1968 The foreign resident mod in Tokyo
    • 1968 First pro band, The Lead, in Tokyo. RCA Records
    • 1969 Alan Merrill's Watanabe Productions promo pictures
    • 1969 At home in Sendagaya Tokyo, back yard
    • 1969 Solo! Atlantic records promotional poster
    • 1969 A Watanabe Productions official press photo
    • 1969 Alan Merrill and manager Yokichi Ohsato of Watanabe Productions
    • 1969 Stock print press Alan Merrill photo-2
    • 1969 A Watanabe Productions official press photo-3
    • 1970 First promo single on Atlantic Records Japan
    • 1970 "My life is rock" signed on this Japanese Alan Merrill single
    • 1970 Working as a pop star-model in Japan
    • 1970 Alan Merrill and star model Diana Hodges on a date, Kyoto Japan
    • 1970 Backstage with Tom Kuhata of The Rock Pilots, Expo 70, Osaka Japan
    • 1970 Expo 70, Getting ready to go on stage - with Rock Pilots backing.
    • 1970 Alan Merrill walking toward the stage to perform at Expo '70 Osaka
    • 1970 Alan Merrill (center) being interviewed at Expo '70 Osaka
    • 1971, TV performance - with Rock Pilots backing.
    • 1971 Feb., On tour, The Rock Pilots, Kenji Sawada and Alan Merrill
    • 1971 Photo in the "Who's Who" - Japan's rock scene
    • 1971 Alan Merrill and girlfriend Yoshiko Mandai, Tokyo Japan
    • 1972 Glam rocker with legendary band Vodka Collins
    • 1972 Glam rock Vodka Collins Tokyo style
    • 1972 Alan Merrill and girlfriend Yoshiko Mandai in Meiji park
    • 1972 One more of Alan and girlfriend Yoshiko in Meiji park
    • 1972 Alan Merrill, after a Vodka Collins show Koseinenken Hall Tokyo
    • 1972 Vodka Collins' whirling dervish Alan Merrill, Waseda University
    • 1973 Hibya park Vodka Collins concert
    • 1973 Live at Kosei Nenken hall Tokyo
    • 1974 Alan & the Arrows do BBC TV's Top of The Pops - "Touch Too Much" UK
    • 1974 UK hit band The Arrows (photo centre)
    • 1974 Alan Merrill of The Arrows, photo Gered Mankowitz
    • 1974 Alan Merrill of The Arrows, photo Gered Mankowitz (2)
    • 1974 Gered Mankowitz photographs Arrows. Poster - Disc, UK
    • 1974 UK - Alan and Arrows fan Ali outside of RAK Records
    • 1974 Arrows "Touch Too Much" video -pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4
    • 1974 The Arrows in the Berkeley Square London (photo centre)
    • 1974 Bill Harry photo of Alan with dog Popgun in Hyde Park
    • 1974 Arrows second 45 rpm single release "Toughen Up."
    • 1974 Alan Merrill sings with Arrows on TV
    • 1974 Arrows with Suzi Quatro in Berlin Germany
    • 1974 Fronting The Arrows at The Rainbow Theater London -pic1,pic2,pic3
    • 1975 Alan, Arrows -The Rainbow Theater London-pic1,pic2
    • 1975 Alan Arrows photo at the Rainbow Theater
    • 1975 Alan photo Arrows era, teen magazine
    • 1975 Melody Maker, Alan Merrill, RAK Rocks Britain.
    • 1975 Arrows in Fab 208 Magazine, UK.
    • 1975 On stage with producer Mickie Most's legendary Fender bass
    • 1975 Arrows photo by Gered Mankowitz
    • 1975 Arrows Alan Merrill says "I love rock n roll" is a #1 song"
    • 1975 Fronting Arrows on TV in a white suit-pic1,pic2,pic3
    • 1975 Alan with girlfriend Yoshiko Mandai, Tetsu Yamauchi & Vanessa Christian
    • 1975 Yoshiko Mandai & Alan Merrill, Tetsu Yamauchi & Vanesssa Christian
    • 1975 Yoshiko Mandai & Alan Merrill, Tetsu Yamauchi & Vanessa Christian, Machiko & Paul Rodgers
    • 1976 The Arrows weekly TV series Granada-ITV-UK
    • 1975 Fronting Arrows TV series on the 1st Show-pic1,pic2,pic3
    • 1976 The Arrows "Once Upon A Time" Sheet Music
    • 1976 Singing "Once Upon A Time" on weekly TV series 1, 1st Show-pic1,pic2,pic3
    • 1976 Alan Merrill on Arrows weekly TV series 1, 2nd Show-pic1,pic2,pic3
    • 1976 Singing on Arrows weekly TV series 1, 2nd Show-pic1,pic2,pic3
    • 1976 Alan stamp from the weekly TV series Granada-ITV-UK
    • 1976 Summer Romance, Mackenzie Phillips, Alan Merrill
    • 1976 Paul Varley and Alan Merrill TV-UK
    • 1976 Jake Hooker and Alan Merrill from the TV series -UK
    • 1976 Arrows perform "I love rock n roll" - TV series -UK
    • 1976 - Alan Merrill and The Arrows TV show -pic1, pic2, pic3
    • 1976 - Alan fronting The Arrows TV show -pic1, pic2, pic3
    • 1976 -More photos from The Arrows TV show -pic1, pic2, pic3
    • 1976 - Even more from The Arrows TV show -pic1, pic2, pic3
    • 1976 Alan on The Arrows weekly TV series Granada-ITV-UK
    • 1976 Great Alan shot from The Arrows TV series Granada-ITV-UK
    • 1976 More Alan on The Arrows weekly TV series Granada-ITV-UK
    • 1976 Arrows filming their weekly TV series
    • 1976 Alan singing "Movin' Next Door To You" - knock knock!
    • 1976 Aleecat throwing voodoo on the weekly TV series
    • 1976 Alan smoking a Harrods bought Mahawat, on a recording break
    • 1976, On the Arrows Show Various -pic1, pic2, pic3
    • 1976, On the Arrows Show Various 1-pic1, pic2, pic3
    • 1976, On the Arrows Show Various 2-pic1, pic2, pic3
    • 1976, On the Arrows Show Various 3-pic1, pic2, pic3
    • 1976 Alan sings on The Arrows weekly TV series
    • 1976 Press photo by Gered Mankowitz
    • 1976 Alan sings and reaches out to the TV show audience
    • 1976 Alan sings with some attitude on TV
    • 1976 Alan fronts on The Arrows Show
    • 1976 Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker on The Arrows Show
    • 1976 More from The Arrows Show, season two
    • 1977 Arrows Show re-runs -pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4
    • 1977 Alan Merrill & wife, model Cathee Dahmen
    • 1977 Ami Yamauchi, Alan Merrill, Cathee Dahmen & Vanessa Yamauchi (photo by Tetsu)
    • 1977 Tina Chow, mom Helen Merrill, wife Cathee
    • 1977 Alan Merrill and wife Cathee Dahmen
    • 1977 Alan Merrill and Bill Wyman recording in France
    • 1977 DallasTaylor, Alan Merrill, Steve Gould - France
    • 1978 Alan Merrill home at Lurline Gardens, London
    • 1978 Runner band era publicity photo -Island Records
    • One more Runner '78 publicity photo -Island Records
    • 1979 Alan Merrill and Steve Gould, Runner group rehearsal
    • 1979 Runner, Steve Gould, Mick Feat, Alan Merrill (l-r)
    • 1980 Benjy King, Rick Derringer, Jimmy Wilcox, Alan Merrill, Donnie Kisselbach(l-r)
    • 1980 Alan Merrill - Playing with the Derringer Band-pic1,pic2
    • 1981 On stage at The Lone Star Cafe NYC
    • 1981 Alan Merrill, 1st Annual Fair of Puerto Rico
    • 1982 Alan Merrill -On stage with Derringer -pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4
    • 1982 White heat, red light. Aleecat and Derringer
    • 1982 Alan Merrill on tour with Derringer
    • 1982 On stage with Rick Derringer in Canada
    • 1982 Alan Merrill, Rick Derringer, Don Kisselbach, NYC
    • 1982 More Alan Merrill with Rick Derringer on stage
    • 1982 Alan "Aleecat" Merrill and Rick Derringer
    • 1982 Rick Derringer, Alan Merrill, Jimmy Wilcox backstage
    • 1982 Alan Merrill and Rick Derringer face to face
    • 1982 Alan Merrill and Donnie Kisselbach, Derringer band
    • 1982 Alan Merrill and Donnie Kisselbach, Derringer band tour
    • 1982 The Derringer band in Atlantic City, July 4th. -pic1,pic2,pic3
    • 1982 Alan Merrill with Derringer and Tim Bogert -Ritz NYC
    • 1982 With Tim Bogert and Karla DeVito
    • 1982 NYC Ritz, with Tim Bogert and Karla DeVito
    • 1982 Alan Merrill, Tim Bogert, Karla DeVito, and Ted Nugent
    • 1982 One more with Derringer and Bogert - The Ritz
    • 1982 Alan Merrill singing with Rick Derringer
    • 1982 Alan Merrill singing with Donnie Kisselbach
    • 1982 Alan Merrill with Toronto rock promoter Cheryl Harris
    • 1982 Alan Merrill with Hall and Oates at the Palladium NYC
    • 1982 Cathee Dahmen, Alan Merrill, Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger
    • 1985 Alan Merrill Solo PolyGram press photo
    • 1985 Alan Merrill "Hard Hearted Woman" video -pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4
    • 1985 Alan Merrill "Hard Hearted Woman" video, 2 -pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4
    • 1985 Alan Merrill "Hard Hearted Woman" video, 3 -pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4
    • 1985 Alan Merrill "Hard Hearted Woman" video, 4 -pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4
    • 1985 Alan Merrill's screen kiss with Joan Hastings - "Hard hearted Woman" video
    • 1986 New to the Meat Loaf band
    • 1987 On stage with the Meat Loaf band
    • 1986 Alan Merrill with the Meat Loaf's Amy and Elaine Goff
    • 1987 Alan Merrill with Meat Loaf-pic1,pic2, pic3
    • (More) 1987 Alan Merrill with Meat Loaf-pic1,pic2, pic3
    • 1987 Meat Loaf tour book photos -pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4
    • 1988 Alan Merrill with Meat Loaf -pic1, pic2, pic3
    • (More)"Lost Boys and Golden Girls" tour -pic1, pic2, pic3
    • 1988 Alan Merrill live Meat Loaf tour, from stage-side
    • 1988 Alan Merrill in the Meat Loaf tour book
    • 1988 Elaine Goff, Amy Goff, Meat Loaf, Alan Merrill live
    • 1988 Soloing with the Meat Loaf group
    • 1988 More guitar work with Meat Loaf
    • 1988 Alan Merrill and Meat Loaf tour manager John Ross
    • 1988 Domenic Cichetti and Alan Merrill on tour
    • 1988 Day off in Iceland, touring with Meat Loaf
    • 1988 Yet more Meat Loaf life
    • 1988 Meat Loaf band - Aleecat on the right
    • 1988 Alan Merrill lead vocals with Meat Loaf on "Revels"- UK tour -pic1,pic2,pic3
    • 1989 Filming the HBO Encyclopedia Brown TV series
    • 1989 Scene from the HBO Encyclopedia Brown TV series
    • 1989 More from the HBO Encyclopedia Brown TV series
    • 1989, Scenes from the Encyclopeida Brown TV series-pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4
    • 1989-90 More scenes from Encyclopedia Brown-pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4
    • 1989 The Encyclopedia Brown concert scene grand finale
    • 1990 in Tokyo live, Robin LeMesurier and Alan Merrill. Vodka Collins reunion tour.
    • 1991 Vodka Collins reunion in Japan
    • 1994 Official press photo
    • 1994 Fronting the Jon Tiven Group at the Bar Bat NYC
    • 1994 Alan Merrill recording at Studio 900, NYC
    • 1994 Alan with Unsteady Freddie and Beatlemania's Mitch Weissman
    • 1995 Alan Merrill backstage in Paris
    • 1995 Alan Merrill, reharasal at Bar Amrta, Tokyo
    • 1996 Vodka Collins tour of Japan
    • 1996 Spring tour of Japan promoting "Chemical reaction"
    • 1996 Winter tour promoting "Pink Soup"
    • 1997 Live outdoor concert in Japan
    • 1997 Alan and friend, Tokyo legend and club-owner Coco
    • 1998 At dawn. Tipsy in a Tokyo taxi
    • 1998 Vodka Collins rehearsal in Tokyo
    • 1998 Concert in Yokohama
    • 1998 Recording - "Boys Life" sessions -Malibu Studios
    • 1998 Vodka Collins "Boy's Life" album promo tour of Japan
    • 1999 London Hard Rock Cafe tribute to Brian Connolly
    • 1999 London Hard Rock Cafe, after performing on stage
    • 1999 Paris resident alien inebriated again
    • 2001 Official press photo by Mick Rock
    • 2002 Mountain jam- Alan Merrill, Leslie West and Corky Laing
    • 2002 Arrow & Mountain - Alan Merrill and Leslie West-pic1, pic2
    • 2002, Dec. - Kali Hawk, Alan Merrill, Yuko Ichioka
    • 2002, July - Alan Merrill, in The Hamptons, LI, NYC
    • 2002 -One more from the beach. Montauk NY.
    • 2003 December at the Osaka Blue Note -
    • 2003 Alan Merrill at B.B. King's club in NYC
    • 2003 Alan Merrill poster for his show at club Amrta in Tokyo
    • 2003 Tokyo late night jam session with friends
    • 2003 With author Henry Miller's widow Hoki, in Tokyo
    • 2003 At the family house in Montauk New York
    • 2004, February UK, Aleecat band -Pete Phipps (l) and Dave Glover (r)-
    • 2004, Oct 14th, Alan Merrill sings at Club Bold in Tokyo
    • 2004, Oct 30th, Alan "Aleecat" Merrill and his Bailey Dog"
    • 2004, Oct., The Aleecat, live in Tokyo ! Photo Eva Taylor
    • 2004, Oct., Hiroshi Oguchi, Alan Merrill and Toshikatsu Uchiumi (Carol), at bar Amrta, Tokyo.
    • 2004, Oct., Alan Merrill, David Peel, May Pang.
    • 2005, Jan 17th, Alan Merrill sings at B.B.King's
    • 2005, Jan 17th, Alan Merrill with Jon Paris on guitar
    • 2005, Feb 2, Aleecat and Killah Priest of Wu Tang Clan
    • 2005 Feb. 9th, with vodka rocks at Continental Divide NYC.
    • 2005, Feb 9th, With famed Stone rock artist Ken Hiratsuka
    • 2005 Feb. 19th, Birthday at Mister Chow NYC
    • 2005, March 10th, Cutting Room with Jan Tilley & Dave Glover
    • 2005, March 10th, Cutting Room -Dave Glover, Alan Merrill, Pete Phipps
    • 2005, March 11th, Aleecat bassist Dave Glover scrutinizes a map of Manhattan
    • 2005, April 9th, Crash Mansion with NYC rocker Patti Rothberg
    • 2005, April 9th, Crash Mansion. Alan Merrill with Sal Maida
    • 2005, April 17th on stage at B.B. Kings, New York -pic1, pic2, pic3
    • 2005, April 24th at Lucille's NYC with Amy Madden and Kenny Ashby- pic 1, pic2
    • 2005, May 7, Irving Plaza NYC with Soulive's Neal Evans
    • 2005, Tokyo Bar Amrta, Alan Merrill, Grico and Michiaki Suzuki (l-r)
    • 2005, May 7, At Decibel Sake bar NYC with bartender
    • 2005, May 7, Irving Plaza with pedal steel wizard Robert Randolph
    • 2005, May 18th, Ye Old Tripple Inn, NYC
    • 2005, May18th, Playing some bass at the Tripple Inn, NYC
    • 2005, June 5th, With Teruo Nakamura at Birdland, NYC
    • 2005, June 7th, On Broadway NYC with producer Chris Johnson
    • 2005, June 18th, rock n rollin' at Lucille's with Jon Paris
    • 2005, June 18th, Singing and playing bass at Lucille's NYC
    • 2005, June 18th, Biting Glam Rock Angie's head, Lucille's NYC
    • 2005, July 10th, Blue Note Tokyo - with Elliot Zigmund, drums
    • 2005, July 15th, South Street Seaport, NYC, Sal Maida on bass
    • 2005, July 15th, South Street Seaport, NYC, Mark Bosch on guitar
    • 2005, July 15th, Seaport Backstage with talented gorgeous Antonique Smith
    • 2005, July 15th, Backstage at the Seaport with Ian Lloyd
    • 2005, July 15th, Backstage at the Seaport with rocker Jan Tilley
    • 2005, October 12th, Aleecat and Bella puppy dog

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      The Vodka Collins "Pink Soup" tour of Japan, 1997

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      Alan Merrill, The Arrows Show- ITV / season one, March 1976 -

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      Alan Merrill, London Hard Rock Cafe / Brian Connolly Memorial 1999 -

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      Alan Merrill and guitar, getting ready to go on stage at Expo '70, Osaka Japan.

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