The Sharper Word: A Mod Anthology - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1900924102 ISBN 13: 9781900924108

Publisher: Helter Skelter Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

Though the Mod phenomenon returned to the media spotlight with the rise of Britpop, Blur and Oasis, its heyday was undoubtedly the early sixties. At the dawn of that most celebrated of decades, Mod was more than just a type of music or a style of dress, it was a religion - an all encompassing code of life, defined by Ace Face Pete Meaden as, "Clean living, under difficult circumstances."Paolo Hewitt, celebrated former NME scribe and Oasis biographer, has collected some of the best ever writing on the original, and peculiarly British, cult of Mod, including hard-to-find pieces by Tom Wolfe, Nik Cohn, Andrew Motion, Colin MacInnes and Irish Jack. 192 pages / 235mm x 156mm

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Review

"An unparalleled view of the first world-conquering British youth cult." -- The Guardian, December 1999

"This is a great read." -- Mojo, December 1999

From the Author

pleased at reader reaction
Thanks for the comments about my Sharper Word book. It's always great to get such positive feedback.And if any readers might now care to sample my Oasis tour book, please don't let me stand in the way.

Edition details

• Publisher: Helter Skelter Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1900924102
• ISBN 13: 9781900924108
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Paolo Hewitt