Title: Oi! Stories
Author: Kid Stoker
ISBN: 907596402
Published: Not Known

Once upon a time in 1977 the Punk Rock scene explosion hit the English city of Sunderland. Almost overnight a Punk scene was born, the Sunderland scene that was going to produce bands like The Rebels, Angelic Upstarts, Red Alert, Red London and the Toy Dolls. The musicians from The Rebels, Red Alert and Red London have all grown up together and this friendship remained strong for over 20 years now. In that timespan they have seen it all in the world of Punk Rock. They did most of it and witnessed the rest. From touring the roads of Europe and America, meeting up with hundreds of other musicians that make up the Punk scene, to an insider's view of the Punk Rock business. So these surviving Sunderland musicians have stories to tell, Oi! stories that make this book an essential work for punks and skins. It is all there, the filth and the fury, the fun and the horror. 140 A4 pages with about 100 stories and 250 photos, covering 20 years of the Punk & Oi! scene by Kid Stoker. E-mail: getaloife@village.uunet.be

Total Madness

Title: Total Madness
Author: George Marshall
ISBN: 0951849743
Published: December, 1993

The first book ever to detail the history of one of Britain's best loved and most successful bands - from their days leading up to fame and fortune when they were known as the Invaders right through to their Madstock reunion concerts. Baggy Trousers, One Step Beyond, Embarrassment, Our House, and so the hit list continues for the nutty boys. The book includes tons of info for the casual fan as well as the Madness die-hard, and includes colour as well as black and white photos and a full UK discography.

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Nightshift
- Growing Up In And Around Wigan Casino

Title: Nightshift - Growing Up In And Around Wigan Casino
Author: Pete McKenna
ISBN: 1898927405
Published: April, 1996

The northern soul scene of the 1970s revolved around the now legendary Wigan Casino allnighters. Pete McKenna, a regular at Wigan for more years than was probably good for him, takes you back in time, through the doors of the old ballroom and back out to the floor . . .

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Boss Sounds - Classic Skinhead Reggae

Title: Boss Sounds - Classic Skinhead Reggae
Author: MarcGriffiths
ISBN: 1898927200
Published: August, 1996

'The first book to offer fans of stars like Laurel Aitken, Desmond Dekker and The Pioneers a guide to the music. If the words Trojan and Pama mean anything to you, then this book's for you.

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Reggae Routes
- The Story Of Jamaican Music

Title: Reggae Routes - The Story Of Jamaican Music
Author: Kevin O'Brien Chang and Wayne Cheng
ISBN: 976 8100 67 2
Published: May, 1998

246 pages documenting the history of ska, rock steady, reggae and dancehall

Facts, figures and information about the artists and producers who have shaped Jamaican music

The stories behind hundreds of the greatest Jamaican releases from Theophilus Beckford's Easy Snappin' through Toots & The Maytals' 54-46 to Who Shot The Colonel, DJ Colonel Josey Wales' 1997 dancehall smash

Annual charts from 1960 to 1996 plus a reggae Top 100

Hundreds of period photos, illustrations, record jackets and other memorabilia

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You're Wondering Now - A History Of The Specials

Title: You're Wondering Now - A History Of The Specials
Author: Paul Williams
ISBN: 1898927251
Published: October, 1996

In 1979, The Specials burst onto the British music scene and changed it forever. For two glorious years, The Specials and friends down at 2 Tone HQ ruled the nation's dancefloors and radio airwaves. And then, shortly after the release of the chart-topping Ghost Town, the band suddenly split. You're Wondering Now is not only the first book to fully document the band's history, but it pays equal attention to the bands that followed in its wake - Fun Boy Three, The Special AKA, JB's Allstars, The Colour Field, Vegas, and so the list goes on. Complete with full Specials discography, it's a must for anyone whose soul has been ska'd for life by Coventry's finest.

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Loud, Proud N Punk - The Story Of The Business

Title: Loud Proud N Punk
Author: Garry Fielding
ISBN: 1898927502
Published: October, 1996

Punk expert and Business roadie, Garry Fielding, details the history of Britain's top street punk band. The Business have been doing the rounds since '79, but it is only in the last three or four years that they have started to receive the recognition they deserve, with sell-out U.S. tours and appeatrances at leading hardcore and punk festivals in Europe. Full of photos and cuttings, and with full discography.

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THE COMPLETE RICHARD ALLEN VOLUME ONE
Skinhead Suedehead Skinhead Escapes
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SKINHEAD portrays with horrifying violence all the terror and brutality that has become the trademark of these teenage malcontents. SUEDEHEAD sees Joe grow his hair and swap his boots and braces for a velvet-collared Abercrombie coat. His aggro days are over - his city slicker days are just beginning. Joe's exploits of violence and anti-social behaviour were cut short by a prison sentence. But in SKINHEAD ESCAPES Joe Hawkins is on the loose again.

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THE COMPLETE RICHARD ALLEN VOLUME TWO
Skinhead Girls Sorts Knuckle Girls
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SKINHEAD GIRL gives a girl's eye-view of living for kicks. Joan Marshall was a skinhead at fifteen with all the savagery and excitement that went with it. SORTS are the Smoothies' girls. On the run from home, her skinhead lover and her memories, Terry Hurdy finds herself in a world of sex, drugs and - murder. And finally, meet Glasgow's Ina Murray in KNUCKLE GIRLS. Her violent upbringing taught her to fight for her rights - with a bicycle chain and copper wire!

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THE COMPLETE RICHARD ALLEN VOLUME THREE
Trouble For Skinhead Skinhead Farewell Top-Gear Skin
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When Joe's sent to Dartmoor prison for killing a cop, he's got new problems to face - like the arrival of his old enemy, Charlie McVey. It all adds up to TROUBLE FOR SKINHEAD. In SKINHEAD FAREWELL, Joe finds himself blazing his way across Australia to nail down Charlie McVey once and for all! In TOP-GEAR SKIN, meet Roy Baird, the leader of a skinhead gang who needs more excitement than pulling birds and putting the boot in has to offer.

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THE COMPLETE RICHARD ALLEN VOLUME FOUR
Boot Boys Smoothies Terrace Terrors
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First there were skinheads. Then came suedeheads. Now there are BOOT BOYS, ready to do battle on the terraces every Saturday afternoon. SMOOTHIES are the new villains of the peace, born out of the skinhead-suedehead cult. The aggro is always present - until they go too far! Then comes TERRACE TERRORS. Who better to tame the hooligans than Steve Penn and his crew of skins from another era?

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THE COMPLETE RICHARD ALLEN VOLUME FIVE
Mod Rule Punk Rock Dragon Skins
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MOD RULE welcomes Joe Hawkins' bastard son, Joe Watson, to Allen's pulp fiction world of sex, crime and aggro. London mods rule okay as the bikers roar their engines and head straight for Joe's crowd. In PUNK ROCK, the clash between teds and punks can mean nothing but violence. And in DRAGON SKINS, Steve Penn is back to combat a criminal mob of Kung Fu fighters.

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THE COMPLETE RICHARD ALLEN VOLUME SIX
Demo Teeny Bopper Idol Glam
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From London to Los Angeles, from Berlin to Paris, student riots are becoming more militant. In DEMO, the threat of a young people's uprising grows more real every day! Meanwhile, Bobby Sharp is the newest star in a growth of youthful worship. His records sell in their millions thanks to his manager who knows exactly how to manipulate the teeny-boppers. But not even Steve Morash can stop Johnny Holland in TEENY BOPPER IDOL. But Johnny Holland's rapid rise to fame made him enemies in the music business, and in GLAM the conflict finally erupts at the largest pop festival of the year!

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