Burning Britain : the history of UK punk 1980-1984 by Glasper, Ian, author instant download

Burning Britain : the history of UK punk 1980-1984 by Glasper, Ian, author instant download

1 online resource :, The product of years of research, travel, and countless conversations, Burning Britain is the true story of the UK punk scene from 1980 to 1984 told for the first time by the bands and labels that created it. Covering the country region by region, author Ian Glasper profiles legendary bands like Vice Squad, Angelic Upstarts, Blitz, Anti-Nowhere League, Cockney Rejects, and the UK Subs as well as more obscure groups like Xtract, The Skroteez, and Soldier Dolls through hundreds of new interviews and photographs. As the 1970s closed the media was quick to declare punk dead, but a new generation of even more aggressive and political bands were announcing their presence through some of the most primal and potent music ever committed to plastic. This book is the definitive guide to that previously overlooked era, Print version record, Preface to the present edition -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Disclaimer -- A country fit for heroes -- -- Chapter one: The Southwest: Vice Squad ; Chaotic Dischord ; Sex Aids ; Dead Katts ; Disorder ; Chaos UK ; Court Martial ; Lunatic Fringe ; The Undead ; Demob ; Screaming Dead -- Chapter two: The Midlands: GBH ; Dead Wretched ; Drongos for Europe ; Cadaverous Clan ; Sensa Yuma ; The Stench ; The Varukers ; The Samples -- Chapter three: The Northwest: Blitz ; Attak ; The Violators ; Mayhem ; Blitzkrieg ; The Insane ; The Fits ; One Way System ; Instant Agony ; Emergency ; Xtract ; Distortion -- ^Chapter four: The Northeast: Angelic Upstarts ; The Toy Dolls ; Red Alert ; Total Chaos ; Uproar ; Major Accident ; Abrasive Wheels ; The Expelled ; The Underdogs ; Ultra Violent ; Criminal Justice ; Mau Maus ; Red London -- ^Chapter five: The North and East Midlands: Discharge ; Broken Bones ; The Skeptix ; Anti Pasti ; The Enemy ; Resistance 77 ; Riot Squad ; Septic Psychos -- ^Chapter six: The East and Southeast: The Destructors ; English Dogs ; ABH ; The Adicts ; Special Duties ; Newtown Neurotics ; Anti Establishment…