Our Generation Archives
Here are some bits and pieces in relation to Our Generation that will be of interest to Punk completists!
Above: An early Damned R.M Front cover. There are many interesting and often humurous accounts of Damned moments in Our Generation, including when a fan peeped backstage at Sheffield Top Rank and saw singer Dave Vanian in a coffin
Above: Classic Clash front cover from around the time of their first LP in 1977. Clash stories, meeting the Clash and Joe Strummer, tour posters, the famous Joe v Mick onstage fight on the London Calling tour and much more are featured in 'Our Generation' the book.
The story of meeting Joe Strummer and some wise words spoken from the Clash singer, along with exclusive photos are within the 444 pages of the Our Generation book
Above: Mid 1977 line up of Chelsea. Read about Rotherham Punk fan Paul Clarkson's introduction to Chelsea on a trip to London in early 1977 and an account of their Sheffield Marples gig scuffle and Gene October's tantrum in Our Generation
Above: A Record Mirror Penetration review by R.M scribe Jack Bowers - who is infact Paul Bower who produced Sheffield's very first Punk fanzine, was singer/guitarist with 2.3 and was important in getting the Human League signed up. Paul has contributed some fantastic stories from the days when he was writing for Gun-Rubber and making trips to the Roxy club in London, supporting numerous punk bands in 2.3 and blagging a support slot with the Stranglers etc...Penetration also feature in the book
Above: A sad but true occurence during the Punk era was the rivalry and outbreaks of violence between different youth cults. There are a fair share of accounts of being attacked by Teddy Boys, skinheads and Punk baiting straights told with great vigour and humour in Our Generation.
Above: Joy Division feature from 1978 and below another early articles. Joy Division influenced a good proportion of the local Punk crowd and fans speak about them in Our Generation
Our Generation the book is available from this site and in branches of Waterstones, WH Smith and HMV as well as the Sheffield vision site (with an exclusive cd) ebay and amazon
