The original Anthony Burgess novel was said to have been influenced by the conflict between mods and rockers (although for me, it seems a little early to have done so), while the movie of A Clockwork Orange took that shock value to another level on its release. 40 years on, […]
Tag: book
1960s Yale USA t-shirt remade
If the t-shirt above looks familiar, it's probably because you own a copy of the Mods book by Richard Barnes, where it is featured at least a couple of time within the book. Actually. it's also showing at the Reading Steady Go exhibition too. Anyway, the main point here is […]
eBay watch: Lambretta book by RH Warring
Interesting little book on eBay, going by the name of The Second Book of the Lambretta – LI and TV models by RH Warring. Very few details on the site, as it seems to be a charity selling it rather than a scooter enthusiast. But you can probably gather than […]
Day of the Peacock book reviewed
Remember we mentioned The Day of the Peacock: Style for Men 1963-1973 by Geoffrey Aquilina Ross a few weeks back? Well, now we have a review of the book online. The Scenester has donw the honours, reviewing a book by the former men's editor for Vogue in the 1960s, recalling […]
Something Beginning With 'O' on eBay
If you own a copy of Paolo Hewitt's 'mod compilation' book The Sharper Word, you might have encountered a piece in titled Something Beginning With 'O' by Kevin Pearce. It was taken from a now quite rare book of the same name – and a copy has just landed on […]
The Day of the Peacock book
How did we miss this gem? From the V&A comes a hardback book by the name of The Day of the Peacock: Style for Men 1963-73 by Geoffrey Aquilina Ross. Geoffrey Aquilina Ross was the men's editor for Vogue in the 1960s and in this book, he recalls the era’s […]
eBay watch: A Glasgow Gang Observed
I know we have flagged up copies of this before, but a copy of A Glasgow Gang Observed by James Patrick on eBay is always worth a mention as the book remains a sought-after item with little chance of a reissue. It's an academic book about Glasgow gangs (including 'mod' […]
Small Faces book launch party
More of a relaunch than a launch, as The Small Faces – The Young Mods Forgotten Story by Paolo Hewitt has been out before. But regardless of that, there's a launch party taking place in London next month. Specifically, the revised edition of the book gets an official premiere on […]
