Big thanks to Tracy for flagging up this little gem on eBay – the Get Dressed London boutique guide from 1966. Published by the Garnstone Press, the book is written by Millicent Bultitude and has a forward by Mary Quant. It's also an 80-page reference book on London's 'fashion boutiques' […]
Tag: book
Bossa Nova book by Gilles Peterson
Possibly of interest to both music and art/design fans is Bossa Nova: Bossa Nova and the Rise of Brazilian Music in the 1960s by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker. It's out via Soul Jazz later this month. So what's it about? Well, Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker have produced a […]
Friday On My Mind – 2nd edition
Regular readers might well be familiar with Friday On My Mind by Don Hughes, but if you've not yet picked up a copy, you might like to know thay a 2nd edition has been published. if you missed it, it's one man's tale of life as a mod in the […]
Review: This is Our Generation
Big thanks to Paul 'Smiler' Anderson for reviewing the third in trilogy of books from Tony Beesley, going by the name of This is Our Generation Calling – The Conclusion. It's a book about Sheffield and surrounding areas, but more specifically, it's about youth cults, particularly in the 70s and […]
On Tour: Bradley Wiggins book
A book that you just might enjoy on two levels – On Tour: Bradley Wiggins – which is published by Orion next week. Bradley Wiggins did the 2010 Tour de France, but not only that, he took along photographer and fellow mod Scott Mitchell to capture it, which he did […]
The Who By Numbers book
This one has passed me by over the summer – indeed, I only noticed it via a review in the recent Shindig! But after reading that, I suspect The Who By Numbers: The Story Of The Who Through Their Music by Steve Grantley and Alan G. Parker with Sean Body […]
Rare Record Price Guide 2012
This sneaked out a couple of weeks back – the Record Collector Rare Record Price Guide 2012. It is pretty much what it claims to be – the 11th edition of the best-selling guide to record collecting. The new edition packs 1,440 pages and over 100,000 entries, covering pretty much […]
David Bowie 1947 – 1974 book release
On the face of it, Any Day Now: David Bowie The London Years (1947 – 1974) by Kevin Cann might not be obvious Modculture fodder, but some of the images within are sure to be of interest to anyone with an interest in this site and the 60s era. Published […]
