Stein and Harry with The Stilettoes

“I would just give my camera to somebody else when I was playing on stage. I’ve just handed it to someone else here. It’s a great picture but I’m not exactly sure who took it. Things were just transitional then – before the boys started getting haircuts. We were still in the glitter period then! I’m pretty sure it was CBGB, 1973 or 1974. The Stilettoes lasted a year, or a year and a half, before Blondie. Not that long. Elda [Gentile, Stilettoes founder] just died. She was the leader. The band was her brainchild and she named it.”