And God Created Punk

AND GOD CREATED PUNK, text by Mark Perry, photographs by Erica Echenberg, softcover, illustrated with numerous B/W photos, 1996. BOOK CONDITION: good. The text block and illustrations are in fine condition with no dog ears, marks, or tears. There is no bookplate nor signature of a prior owner. Bookstore label residue on half-title page. This is not a remainder or library book. The illustrated wraps are in good condition (curling of corners). 10 ¼ x 9 ¾, 143 pages, 20 ounces XX [From the back cover] Part of England wasn't dreaming in 1976, it was screaming, Look at me; I Wanna Be Me; I wanna riot of my own. Photographer Erica Echenberg and Sniffin' Glue fanzine founder Mark Perry were at the heart of Punk, the original, exciting, innovative youth movement which rocked the foundations of pre-Thatcherite Britain. In this stunning visual documentary, they picture and describe with thrilling accuracy what Punk was really all about. Among the shots of Punks pogoing at the Roxy Club, bands slamming noise against a wall of long-haired students and outlandishly dressed catwomen, are pictures of future stars slouched in doorways, and insolent, bored teenagers yelling Off! If you really want to know what went on in the dark, dank, smoke and sound-filled cellars of London in the summer of '76, read this.…