Fueled by amphetamine psychosis and the music of Bob Dylan and the Fugs, a band that was of the people playing for free from flatbed trucks and alternatively on bills with the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Deviants and Pink Fairies were key in shaping a London that was still swinging.
This is the fascinating story of a musical and social movement that left behind psychedelia and preempted punk rock, and it features the likes of the Edgar Broughton Band and Hawkwind.
Born in Leicester, 1965. After leaving school Rich became a full-time wastrel and occasional disc jockey, before he completed a Masters thesis on the British underground press. He now works at his local University and lives in Cheltenham with his girlfriend, and two Persian cats.