//Lloyd's lists.//

Popular music and the surrounding culture has been the primary inspiration for Lloyd Johnson’s work, so it’s important that The Modern Outfitter – which opens today at London gallery Chelsea Space – reflects the guiding relationship between sounds and vision with an especially selected soundtrack.

Some of the tracks chosen by Johnson were recorded by customers (Madness, The Specials, Johnny Thunders, the Rolling Stones, Tim Curry…), others go back to the roots of rock & roll and his formative years as a teen style Modernist in the 50s.

Johnson’s love of early 60s instrumentals – preferably pre-Beatles, the more wigged out the better – made helping out on the compilation a particular joy; here’s five you’ll be hearing as you make your way around the show.

DOWNLOAD the list of 170-plus songs on the exhibition soundtrack here.

Lloyd Johnson: The Modern Outfitter is at Chelsea Space, John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU until March 3.

Opening times: Tuesday to Friday 11am – 5pm, Saturday 10am-4pm. More info call + 44 (0)207 514 6983 or visit here

Tags: Boots, Drummin' Up A Storm, Gargantua, Johnny Thunders, Madness, Nero & The Gladiators, Rolling Stones, Sandy Nelson, The Fentones, The Krew Kats, The Mexican, The Piltdown Men, The Specials, Tim Curry, Trambone