Mod: Clean Living Under Very Difficult Circimstances

Terry Rawlings

ISBN 10: 0711968136 / ISBN 13: 9780711968134

Published by Omnibus Press, GB, 2000

About this Item

Terry Rawling's book perfectly captures the look and soul of Mod. Tracing its roots back to London's Soho of the Forties, he unearths every impulse and expression of the only surviving British youth movemebt that can be looked back on 'without embarrassment'. Includes exclusive interviews and audiences with some of the Mod scene's main movers past and present, including Richard Barnes, Johnny Moke, Graham Hughes, Peter Stringfellow, Kenney Jones, Bobby Gillespie and 'Mani' Mounfield, Eddie Piller and Gary Crowley. With chapters on the origins of Mod, its music, scooters, clothes and fashions, the beach riots and for the first time, the story of the Mod revivals of the late Seventies and beyond. Features hundreds of pictures, many gleaned from private collections and never published before.

Seller Inventory # LU-9780711968134

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mod: Clean Living Under Very Difficult Circimstances
• Publisher: Omnibus Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0711968136
• ISBN 13: 9780711968134
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Mods were always the essence of cool. Terry Rawlings' book perfectly captures the look and soul of Mod. Tracing its roots back to London's SoHo of the Forties, he unearths every impulse and expression of the only surviving British youth movement that can be looked back on without embarrassment. Includes exclusive interviews and audiences with some of the Mod scene's main movers past and present, including Richard Barnes, Johnny Moke, Graham Hughes, Peter Stringfellow, Kenney Jones, Bobby Gillespie and Mani Mounfield, Eddie Piller and Gary Crowley.

About the Author

Terry Rawling's is a writer and graphic designer who has written biographies on The Small Faces, Brian Jones and Ronnie Wood.