'Kid on a Red Chopper Bike; a ride through the 1970's' (the prequel to the author's 'Our Generation' stories....) re-live the 1970's!!!!
(only £8.99)
'It's a real love letter to Tony's childhood and roots, and even though I'm ten years older than him, it trigured many memories. I really enjoyed it (Gary Bushell - Daily Star, Author and music journalist)
In a humorous and nostalgic evoking style 'Kid on a Red Chopper Bike' captures in memoir form the 1970's as seen from the world of a young kid's years of coming of age. Told alongside chronological news, happenings and the in-things of the day, the story travels from the late 1960's and all the way through the writer's schooldays, taking in long-hot-summer days of an age gone by when fun and mischievousness were the order of the day and fear and PC-thinking held little place. With accompanying photos the whole decade that taste reportedly forgot is brought back to life; an era of long hair, flairs and saucy postcard seaside trips careering into Punk Rock's year Zero almost at the end of the decade. Kid on a Red Chopper Bike is guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and relate to a world never to be experienced again!
Re-live the care-free innocent days of the 1970’s – the decade that taste supposedly forgot! Refreshingly honest, often shamelessly nostalgic; take a trip back to days of power cuts, flares and Glam Rock as seen through the eyes of a mischievous young kid on a Red Chopper bike. Ride through long hot summer days of laughter and wide-eyed wonder and put on those bell-bottomed Denims to join the kid on his journey from school to Punk rebellion!
Bringing back to life days of a non-PC world and a different time where fear knew little place, Kid on a Red Chopper bike tells a tale of youthful discovery, excitement, obsession and ultimately tragedy and loss!
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This is Our Generation Calling: Punk and Mod in and around Sheffield the conclusion!
Now available
The conclusion to the 'Our Generation' trilogy with many more accounts from Punk, Mod, Indie, Britpop to the present and over 800 photos, mostly unseen before and exclusives... Iggy Pop, The Jam, The Clash, Twisted Wheel, Specials, Secret Affair, Stranglers, The Boys, the Damned and many more.
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Out of Control:Punk Rock at the Doncaster Outlook and Rotherham Windmill 1976 -1978
THIS BOOK IS THE SECOND VOLUME IN THE 'OUR GENERATION' TRILOGY.
AVAILABLE HERE
THE BOOK INCLUDES MANY EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS, PUNK POSTERS, MEMORABILIA AND VARIED ACCOUNTS FROM FANS AND BANDS THAT ATTENDED AND PERFORMED AT THE TWO VENUES.
STILL AVAILABLE FROM THE SAME AUTHOR IS VOLUME ONE IN THE TRILOGY (SEE BELOW) ADD THESE TWO BOOKS TO THE SHOPPING CART AND MAKE PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL.
Our Generation! 1976 - 1985 by Tony Beesley
For the first time - the real story behind Punk Rock in the North of England!
Fascinating reading and a right trip down memory lane (Jo Callis -The Rezillos)
Beesley's enthusiasm is infectious (Rachael Clegg - Sheffield Telegraph)
A true Punk Rock book: honest, vibrant and passionate. Highly recommended. My book of the year so far (Phil Singleton - God save the Sex Pistols website)
A real labour of love. I like the fact that people get to speak who maybe wern't in bands or were but their bands never made it, and also how the music and attitude informed their lives (Richard Chatterton - Rotherham Punk Rocker)
It pulls you in from the first paragraph. I can't recommended this book enough (Sally Burton - South Yorkshire Times)
This is the unique and very first account of the Punk generation of Sheffield and its local region told by over 150 different and varied voices of the era. From the pre-Punk days all the way through Punk's summer of hate - 1977 and beyond, the story takes in the many classic gigs, the clothes worn and searches for identity, the groups formed and broken, the fans, the records, the violence and laughs along with many exclusive photos, flyers, tickets and memorabilia. It is a story of euphoric excitement and life changing experiences told from a time when being young and different was often a dangerous past time.
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Take it to the Limit by Neil Anderson is the widely accalimed best selling book chronicling the lifespan of Sheffield's most influential, notorious but most loved club of the Punk and Post-Punk era - The Limit club on West Street 1978 - 1991
