Berlin Bromley - Hardcover

Bertie Marshall

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0946719934 ISBN 13: 9780946719938

Publisher: S A F Pub Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

“'Berlin, Bromley is fascinating, strangely poetic and compelling.”—Michael Bracewell, The Guardian

Bertie Marshall’s memoir as “Berlin” in the notorious Bromley Contingent cuts to the core of the punk sensibility of 1976/77. Combining the outrageous zeitgeist with the lifestyle of scenester and rent boy, Marshall’s account bristles with a raw freshness and honesty.

The Bromley Contingent included Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Severin, Billy Idol and Jordan. Marshall is the ideal narrator, taking in Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s Sex shop, the formation of the Sex Pistols and the gay netherworld of late 70s London. A post-glam, pre-punk version of The Naked Civil Servant.

About this title

About the Author:

As a member of the Bromley contingent which also included Siouxie Sioux, Steve Severin, Billy Idol and Jordan, Marshall is the ideal narrator of a tale which takes in Malcolm MacClaren and Vivienne Westwood?s SEX shop, the formation of the Sex Pistols, and the gay netherworld of late 70s London. Severin (also a member of The Bromley Contingent) is a founder member of the revered British Punk idols Siouxie and the Banshees.

About this edition

• Publisher: S A F Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0946719934
• ISBN 13: 9780946719938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 307