The remarkable story of London’s communal bands of the 1960s and 1970s via Deviants and Pink Fairies.
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“If Reg Presley and The Troggs could make hit records, surely anyone could. Our only mistake was that we neglected to write Wild Thing.”
—Mick Farren, from his Introduction
This is the remarkable story of London’s communal bands of the 1960s and 1970s from the perspective of two of its most crucial exponents.
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A rare insider’s view of the post-industrial music underground.
A collection of candid interviews spanning 24 years with unique and free-thinking artists.
The definitive rock’n’roll novel, written by a definitive, award winning, best-selling rock’n’roll critic.
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