Publisher's Synopsis
It's over forty years since The Jam inspired a new generation with their 'All Mod Cons' album - released in the dying months of 1978. But the mod revival was far more than just a one-band phenomenon inspired by the arrival of the film version of The Who's 'Quadrophenia'. A succession of groups including The Purple Hearts, The Jolt, The Chords and Secret Affair amongst many others added to Weller's powerful songs with great tunes. It was a movement that had been growing organically for more than a year and was a fitting answer to the increasingly grim post-punk scene. This is Garry Bushell's funny, informative and affectionate history of the rise and influence of the mod revival. In it, he covers all of the major bands and most of the minor ones. It is the story of those times through the dispatches he sent from the front line.
