Photograph of Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio

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A black and white photograph of Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK Fallout Shelter Studio in St. Peters Square, 1981, London, England. Sly is sitting behind a drum set. He is holding a drumstick in his left hand. He is wearing a hat and a button down shirt with a vest. He has a mustache. Robbie is standing behind him, holding a guitar. He is wearing a hat and a jersey with the number "99" on it. He has a goatee. The two men are both looking up at something. They are both also wearing several rings. Each of the images has a white border around it. The borders are thinner on the tops and bottoms and thicker on the sides. The border for 2015.132.160.2 is slightly thicker because the image is slightly smaller. The back of 2015.132.158.1 is white. There are blue ink smudges in different areas.

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