Joyous photos take you back to Leeds in January 1998

It was the month your YEP turned the spotlight on a new up and coming Leeds rock and roll band.

Rockabeats - Little Red, Johnny B, Slim, and Sugar Ray - were showing off new haircuts after a visit to the Vidal Sassoon salon on Albion Street in the city centre. This was January 1998 and the photo is one of 16 showcasing the 31 days in the life of your city and its residents. It was a month which featured pupils forming part of a human chain around a primary school as part of a demonstration against its planned closure, a window cleaner left stranded by pranksters and a trio of Leeds United coming together at Harry Ramsdens. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

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